Final Rule: Importation of Orchids in Growing Media From the Republic of Korea Into the Continental United States (Docket#  APHIS–2015–0091)

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending the regulations governing the importation of plants for planting to add orchid plants of the genera Phalaenopsis and Cymbidium from the Republic of Korea to the list of plants that may be imported into the continental United States in an approved growing medium, subject to specified growing, inspection, and certification requirements. APHIS is taking this action in response to a request from the Republic of Korea and after determining that the plants could be imported under certain conditions without resulting in the introduction into, or the dissemination within, the United States of a plant pest or noxious weed.

Federal Register Vol. 82, No. 177, Thursday, 14 September 2017, pages 43155-43157.

https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS_FRDOC_0001-2110