G/SPS/N/USA/3308  
7 February 2022  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Acer spp. ( Acer buergerianum, A. palmatum, and 
A. pseudosieboldianum ) Dwarf Plants  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Korea, Republic of  
5. Title of the notified document:  Importation of  Acer spp. ( Acer buergerianum, 
A. palmatum, and A. pseudosieboldianum ) Dwarf Plants From the Republic of Korea Into 
the Continental United States [Docket No. APHIS -2021-0076] . Language(s):  . Number 
of pages:  2 
https://www .regulations.gov/document/APHIS -2021-0076-0001 
6. Description of content:  We are advising the public that we have prepared a pest risk 
analysis relative to the importation of three  Acer spp. (  Acer buergerianum, 
A. palmatum,  and A. pseudosieboldianum  ) dwarf plants from the Republic of Korea into 
the continental United States. Currently,  Acer spp. are included in our lists of taxa of 
plants for planting whose importation into the United States is not authorized pending 
pest risk analysis. Based on the findings of the pest risk analysis, we are proposing to 
remove  Acer buergerian um, A. palmatum,  and A. pseudosieboldianum  dwarf plants from 
the Republic of Korea from the not authorized pending plant risk analysis lists, thereby 
allowing the importation of such  Acer spp. into the United States, subject to certain 
conditions. We are m aking the pest risk analysis available to the public for review and 
comment. (Federal Register Vol. 87, No. 20; Monday  31 January 2022; pp. 4832 -4833 
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or relate d text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  G/SPS/N/USA/3308  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Dr. Narasimha Chary Samboju, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 
River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737 -1236; Tel: +(301) 851 2038.  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www.regulations.gov/document/APHIS -2021-0076-0001