Notice:  Importation of Phalaenopsis Spp. Orchid Plants for Planting in Approved Growing Media from the Republic of Costa Rica into the United States (Docket No. APHIS-2019-0015)

We are advising the public of our decision to authorize the importation into the United States, including territories, of Phalaenopsis spp. orchid plants for planting in approved growing media from Costa Rica. As a condition of entry, Phalaenopsis spp. orchid plants in approved growing media from Costa Rica will have to meet all relevant requirements included in the US Department of Agriculture Plants for Planting Manual and detailed in a bilateral workplan. This action will allow for the importation of Phalaenopsis spp. orchid plants for planting from Costa Rica in approved growing media while providing protection against the introduction of plant pests.The plants for planting covered by this notice may be authorized for importation after 8 June 2023.[Federal Register Vol. 88, No. 110, Thursday, 8 June 2023, pp. 37506-37507]