In the December 6, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service ("FAS") issued a final rule amending the Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing Program to clarify that, for the purposes of the program, U.S. Customs and Border Protection import entries submitted electronically, as well as on paper, are acceptable. The rule was effective December 6, 2016.

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