Proposed Rule: Imports: Hass Avocados from Colombia (Docket # APHIS-2016-0022).

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is
proposing to amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of
Hass avocados from Colombia into the continental United States. As a condition of entry,
Hass avocados from Colombia would have to be produced in accordance with a systems
approach that would include requirements for importation in commercial consignments;
registration and monitoring of places of production and packinghouses; pest-free places
of production; grove sanitation, monitoring, and pest control practices; lot identification;
and inspection for quarantine pests by the Colombian national plant protection
organization. Additionally, avocados from Colombia would be required to be
accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration stating that the
avocados have been produced in accordance with the proposed requirements.
This action would allow for the importation of Hass avocados from Colombia into the
continental United States while continuing to provide protection against the introduction
of plant pests.
Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 208, Thursday, 27 October 2016, pages 74722-74727.