G/SPS/N/USA/3278  
 
23 September 2021  
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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  
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):  Fresh mangoes  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Grenada  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notification of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the 
Importation of Fresh Mango ( Mangifera indica  L.) Fruit From Grenada Into the 
United  States - Docket No. APHIS -2021-0016. Language(s):  English . Number of 
pages:  1 
https://www.regulations.gov/document/APHIS -2021-0016-0001 
6. Description of content:  APHIS is advising the public that  it has  prepared a pest risk 
analysis that evaluates the risks  associated with the importation of fresh mango fruit from 
Grenada into the United States. Based on the analysis, APHIS has determined that the 
application of o ne or more phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of 
introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of  fresh 
mango fruit from Grenada. We are making the pest risk analysis available to the public for 
review and comment. Published in the Federal Register, page 50524, Vol. 86, No. 172, 
Thursday, 9 September 2021.  
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 related 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  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/USA/3278  
 
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  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) : 8 November 2021  
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:   
Mr. Marc E. Phillips, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, 
Unit 133, Riverdale, MD  20737 -1236; Tel: +(301) 851 2114; E -mail: 
Marc.Phillips@usda.gov  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] Nationa l Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www.regulations.gov/document/APHIS -2021-0016-0001