G/SPS/N/USA/3135/Add.2  
 
9 April 2020  
(20-2800) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 8 April 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods; Extension of Comment Period  
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is extending for a second time the comment period 
for the proposed rule, and for the information collection related to the proposed rule, entitled 
"Laboratory Accreditation for Analy ses of Foods " that appeared in the Federal Register of 
4 November  2019. We are taking this action in response to a request from several food industry 
associations to extend open comment periods while their members focus on continuity of critical 
infrastruc ture operations due to the recent COVID -19 public health declaration. We also are taking 
this action to keep the comment period for the information collection provisions associated with the 
rule consistent with the comment period for the proposed rule.  
DATES: FDA is further extending the comment period on the proposed rule published on 
4 November  2019 (84 FR 59452), which was first extended to 28 February 2020 (85 FR 11893). 
Submit either electronic or written comments on the proposed rule by 6 July 2020 . Submit comments 
on information collection issues under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) by 6 July 2020 
(see the "Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 " section of the proposed rule).  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/USA/20_2506_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[X] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of  originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 6 July 2020  G/SPS/N/USA/3135/Add.2  
 
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  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:  
Submit electronic comments in the following way:  
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments. Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to 
https://www.regulations.gov  will be posted to the docket unc hanged . 
Submit written/paper submissions as follows:  
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA -305), 
Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.  
• For written/paper comme nts submitted to the Dockets Management Staff, FDA will post your 
comment, as well as any attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, as 
confidential, if submitted as detailed in "Instructions. " 
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Text can be found in the US Federal Register, Vol. 85, No. 66, page 19114 or on the internet at: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-04-06/pdf/2020 -07171.pdf   
 
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