G/SPS/N/USA/3333  
 
16 June 2022  
(22-4704) Page: 1/2 
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:  US Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service 
(USDA FSIS)  
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):  Siluriformes fish and siluriformes fish products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Siluriformes Fish Salmonella  Sampling . Language(s):  
English . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media_file/2022 -06/FSIS -2022-0009.pdf  
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/federal -register -rulemaking/federal -register -
notices/siluriformes -fish-salmonella -sampling  
https://www.regulations.gov/document/FSIS_FRDOC_0001 -0723 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/USA/22_4125_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The US Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection 
Service (USDA FSIS) is announcing that, starting 13 July 2022, it will suspend its current 
FSIS Salmonella  sampling program for Siluriformes fish and fish products based on 
consumer cooking practices, lack of recent outbreaks attributed to Siluriformes fish, and 
low percent positives detected. Full text for this Federal Register notice (87 FR 35720)  can 
be accessed at: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FSIS_FRDOC_0001 -0723. 
USDA FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice. Please submit 
comments on or b efore 13 July 2022. USDA FSIS will suspend Salmonella  sampling in 
domestic and imported Siluriformes fish and fish products on 13 July 2022.  
Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:  
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:  This website provides commenters the ability to type 
short comments directly into the comment field on the web page or to attach a file for 
lengthier comments. Go to https://www.regulations.gov . Follow the on -line 
instructions at that site for submitting comments;  
• Mail: Send to Docket Clerk, US Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection 
Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758, Washington, DC 20250 -3700;  
• Hand- or Courier -Delivered Submittals:  Deliver to 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 
Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 350 -E, Washington, DC 20250 -3700.  
Instructions:  All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must include the Agency name 
and docket number FSIS -2022-0009. Comments received in response to this docket will be 
made available for public insp ection and posted without change, including any personal 
information, to https://www.regulations.gov . G/SPS/N/USA/3333  
 
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  Docket:  For access to background documents or comments received, call +(202) 720 5627 
to schedule a time to v isit the FSIS Docket Room at 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20250 -3700.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] 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 standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whene ver possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/policy/federal -register -rulemaking/federal -register -
notices/siluriformes -fish-salmonella -samp ling 
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media_file/2022 -06/FSIS -2022-0009.pdf  
https://www.regulations.gov/document/FSIS_FRDOC_0001 -0723 
(available in English)  
10. Proposed dat e of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 13 July 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 June 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 13 July 2022  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 July 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
For further information contact  
Rachel Edelstein, Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development by 
telephone at +(202) 205 0495.  
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.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media_file/2022 -06/FSIS -2022-0009.pdf