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Regulated Garbage
In accordance with Title 7 Code of Federal Regulations 330.400 -330.403 and Title 9 Code of Federal Regulations 94.5, regulated garbage is not allowed to be imported, except from Canada. Regulated garbage arriving on means of conveyances from foreign regions, other than Canada, is allowed entry under certain conditions. Garbage arriving from Hawaii, the US territories and/or US possessions is also allowed entry under certain conditions.
Mission
Veterinary Regulatory Support (VRS)
is a team of veterinarians and administrative support personnel who are
committed to keeping foreign animal diseases, such as foot-and-mouth disease,
out of the country by regulating the handling of Regulated Garbage. To achieve
this endeavor, VRS provides technical advice and assistance in evaluating
Regulated Garbage handling entities, including aircraft cleaners, cartage firms,
Fixed Base Operators, that express an interest in handling Regulated Garbage.
VRS works to enter U.S. based companies that have demonstrated compliance with APHIS Regulated Garbage regulations, into compliance agreements. Compliance greements specify allowances and prohibitions associated with handling Regulated Garbage.
VRS’ Role in Safeguarding Regulated Garbage |
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Although VRS is headquartered in Riverdale, MD it has a field staff of Agriculture Quarantine Inspection Veterinary Medical Officers (AQI VMO) strategically assigned throughout the United States and its territories. These AQI VMOs are located where the concentration of foreign cargo activity and international travelers are highest. These veterinarians provide regional oversight for operational procedures designed to prevent the introduction of infectious, contagious, or communicable diseases of livestock and poultry into the United States.
VRS collaborates with officials in CBP and other APHIS PPQ personnel to ensure appropriate and consistent handling of regulated garbage at U.S. ports of entry and elsewhere.
- APHIS Authorized Disinfectants For Use When Handling APHIS Regulated Garbage
- Guidelines for Developing Standard Operating Procedures for APHIS Regulated Garbage
- Procedures for USDA Approval to Handle Regulated Garbage
- Procedures for Airports to Receive International Commercial Passenger or International Commercial Cargo Aircraft
- Procedures for Companies Requesting Approval to Transport Regulated Garbage Interstate
- Procedures for Informing APHIS of a Company Name Change
- PPQ - Veterinary Regulatory Support(VRS)- Headquarters
- AQI VMO Territorial Map and Contact Information
- USDA’s No Free Ride video (informational video on the handling and safeguarding of USDA Regulated Garbage) (windows media player software is needed to view this video)
Compliance Agreements for APHIS Regulated Garbage
A compliance agreement is a signed, written, legal agreement issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) personnel to facilities that have been approved by APHIS to handle regulated garbage. A compliance agreement consists of PPQ Form 519 Compliance Agreement and all of the required addenda, including the company Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). Compliance agreements (and addenda) are used to formalize agreements with caterers, garbage haulers, garbage processors, and other entities responsible for handling or processing regulated garbage. The compliance agreement indicates the facility understands the methods, conditions, and procedures necessary for compliance with APHIS regulations.
Compliance agreements covering regulated garbage handling are valid from the Date of Agreement (Box #10 on PPQ Form 519) and are in effect indefinitely unless administrative or other changes occur. Compliance agreements must be reviewed at least once annually during a quarterly enforcement visit with the establishment.
Below are example templates for each category of APHIS regulated garbage compliance agreements.
- Compliance Agreement for Aircraft Cleaning Firms (PDF; 188 Kb)
- Compliance Agreement for Cartage Firms (PDF; 197 Kb)
- Compliance Agreement for Caterers (PDF; 231 Kb)
- Compliance Agreement for Cruise Ships with Bermuda, Caribbean or Mexico Itineraries - Supervising Landing Garbage (PDF; 133 Kb)
- Status Categories for Cruise Ships (PDF; 28 Kb)
- Compliance Agreement for Cruise Ships with Bermuda, Caribbean or Mexico Itineraries - Passenger Education
- Status Categories for Cruise Ships (PDF; 28 Kb)
- Compliance Agreement for Regulated Garbage Processing (PDF; 227 Kb)
- Compliance Agreement for Military Bases/Facilities (PDF; 191 Kb)
- Compliance Agreement for Fixed Base Operator (PDF; 202 Kb)
- Compliance Agreement for Regulated Garbage Storage (PDF; 136 Kb)
Note: The Compliance Agreement Template for Freight Trains Which Transit the Border between the United States and Mexico (Rail) is currently under development.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or require further information regarding handling Regulated Garbage, please contact VRS:
- Phone number (301) 851-2295
- Fax number (301) 734-8538
- Send requests to handle Regulated Garbage: approvals, name changes, hauling route changes, status of application, etc, to email PPQ_VRS.Regulated.Garbage@aphis.usda.gov
- Mail at:
USDA, APHIS, PPQ, VRS
4700 River Road, Unit 129
Riverdale, MD 20737
NOTE: Applicants must also contact local state, federal and Environmental Protection Agencies for their requirements to handle garbage.