USDA Seeks Input on Hawaii Plant Movement Form Revisions
Published Date: 4/7/2026
Notice
Summary
The USDA wants to update and keep collecting info about moving fruits, veggies, and plants from Hawaii and U.S. territories to other states. This affects farmers, shippers, and businesses who need to follow new rules to keep plants safe from pests. You’ve got until June 8, 2026, to share your thoughts—no extra fees, just some paperwork tweaks!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Paperwork for Moving Fruits and Plants
If you are a wholesaler, producer, grower, shipper, exporter, State plant regulatory official, or irradiation facility worker involved in moving fruits, vegetables, or plants from Hawaii or U.S. Territories, APHIS is keeping and revising the paperwork rules. The collection covers limited permits, inspections, transit permits, compliance agreements, labeling, facility approval requests, trapping/surveillance, recordkeeping, and sweet potato certification; APHIS requests OMB approval for 3 years and is accepting comments through June 8, 2026.
Estimated Paperwork Burden Numbers
APHIS estimates the information collection will average 0.151 hours per response, involve an estimated 73 respondents making about 301 responses each (21,950 total responses), and total about 3,304 annual burden hours. Comments on this collection are due by June 8, 2026; the OMB Control Number is 0579-0346.
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