Mar 18, 2020

Public field hearings in Florida, Georgia on seasonal and perishable produce postponed

Consistent with recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the field hearings scheduled in Florida and Georgia on April 7 and April 9 by the U.S. Trade Representative and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Commerce will be postponed and rescheduled at a later date.

Interested parties are still encouraged to submit written comments and information via Regulations.gov here. The original deadline for written submissions – March 26, 2020 – has been waived.  The public docket will remain open and will accept written submissions during this period of postponement, and new submission deadlines will be announced in connection with the announcement of new hearing dates.

The Federal Register notice with instructions on how to submit written materials can be viewed  here.