I did a small lots permit under the new eFile and it is indeed easier, though I didn't get an email saying the permit was issued. Also, new labels are reusable, but port specific so you download a label for each port and keep using that one if that port is the one you want to use. James On Sun, May 1, 2022, 7:02 AM XYZ2 in Virginia via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > I received the following email from a USDA plant and seed import specialist > on April 28th. I include it here to give PBS members in the USA with a > USDA > plant and/or seed import permit advance notice (in case you weren't already > aware) that changes are soon to come. The current ePermits system is being > replaced with a new eFile system. Amendments to the current system will > soon no longer be allowed. Furthermore, all permits will have to > transition > to the new eFile system in the fairly near future. Hopefully the new eFile > system will be easier to use. The full text of the USDA email follows from > here.. > > > > As a courtesy, I have processed your application P587-220424-001 and > amended > your permit (P37-20-02618). This permit is still active and expires on > 10/13/2023. However, once ePermits is taken offline, you will no longer be > able to Amend this permit. > > > > Please be aware that ePermits has been replaced with our new and automated > eFile permitting system. ePermits is being taken offline and will be > decommissioned in the coming months; however, we don't have an exact date > of > when that will occur. Once ePermits is officially taken offline, > stakeholder > (such as yourself) will no longer have access to the system or be able to > submit amendment applications into ePermits. Additionally, our permitting > specialists will also lose access and will not be able to process any > submitted amendment applications within the older, replaced ePermits > system. > Currently, our specialists are no longer able to RENEW permits or issue NEW > permits in the ePermits system. Permits that were issued in the older > ePermits system are not available or accessible in the new eFile automated > permitting system. Your permit will not transfer over to eFile. > > > > APHIS recommends that applicants log into eFile and create a new account, > if > he/she hasn't already done so. Your eAuthentication credentials (current > user name and password) should still be valid and the link to create a new > account in the eFile system is as follows: > > > > <https://efile.aphis.usda.gov/> https://efile.aphis.usda.gov/ (Note: you > should also see a link to eFile when you log into your ePermits account) > > > > Once you have created your new account in eFile, you will be able to apply > for a NEW permit for your future import needs (again, any permit that was > issued in the replaced ePermits system will NOT be available or accessible > in eFile). Permits generated and issued within eFile will be eligible for > any subsequent and necessary amendments - as well as for Renewal, when > eligible. We appreciate your patience while we are updating our customer > service portal. Thank You. > > > > For questions, please call 877-770-5990. > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>