Notice of Decision To Deregulate Chrysanthemum White Rust and the Importation of Chrysanthemum spp. Cuttings, and In Vitro Plantlets, and Synonymous Taxa From Certain Countries Into the Continental United States

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS-2021-0081] ( printed page 64325) AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: We are advising the public of our decision to deregulate Chrysanthemum White Rust and authorize the importation of Chrysanthemum spp. cuttings, in vitro plantlets, and synonymous taxa from certain countries into the continental United States as described in this notice. Based on the findings of the pest risk analyses, which we made available to the public for review and comment through a previous notice, we modified and updated the commodity import evaluation and pest list documents and determined that the importation of Chrysanthemum spp. cuttings, in vitro plantlets, and synonymous genera from certain countries does not pose a risk of introducing quarantine pests into the United States. DATES: Imports may be authorized beginning November 9, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Heather Coady and Ms. Shannon Jarman, Regulatory Policy Specialist, Plants for Planting Policy, PPQ, APHIS, 5601 Sunnyside Ave., Beltsville, MD 20705; (240) 935-1598; PPQ.NAPPRA@USDA.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Under the regulations in “Subpart H-Plants for Planting” ( 7 CFR 319.37-1 through 319.37-23 , referred to below as the regulations), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) prohibits or restricts the importation of plants for planting into the Uni…