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Washington, DC--The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the delay of implementation of a rule introducing user fees on all airline passengers and conveyances entering the United States from Canada and adding additional inspections on agriculture products entering the United States from Canada.

The delay will allow affected industries time to prepare for the change.

In comments submitted to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the North American Millers' Association (NAMA) expressed concern that the proposed rule would disrupt cross-border trade between the United States and Canada.

NAMA sited the need for more details on how APHIS plans to implement the rule and that USDA must give the industry time to hire the staff to build the infrastructure necessary to execute the plan.

Although a withdrawal of the rule at this point appears unlikely, NAMA intends to work with USDA and Department of Homeland Security officials to try to minimize the impact on the milling industry due to the low risk profile.

See Related Websites/Articles:

• NAMA's Comments to APHIS
• APHIS
• NAMA

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