G/SPS/N/USA/3250  
 
4 June 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 (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):  Plants for planting  
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:  Notice of Decision To Add Taxa of Plants for Planting 
That Are Quarantine Pests or Hosts of Quarantine Pests to the Lists of Plants for Planting 
Whose Importation Is Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis [Docket No. APHIS -
2018-0066] . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  3 
https://www.regulations.gov/document/APHIS -2018-0066-0136 
6. Description of content:  APHIS is advising the public of our decision to add 26 taxa of 
plants for planting that are quarantine pests (weeds), all Myrtaceae taxa (when destined 
to Hawaii), and 43 other taxa of plants for planting that are hosts of 17 quarantine pests, 
to our list s of plants for planting whose importation is now not authorized pending pest 
risk analysis. A previous notice made datasheets available for public comment that listed 
the evidence we used to determine that the taxa are quarantine pests or hosts of 
quarant ine pests. This notice responds to the comments we received and announces final 
versions of the datasheets. (Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 104; Wednesday, 2 June 20221; 
pp. 29548 -29550)  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  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 seria l 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 G/SPS/N/USA/3250  
 
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  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) : 2 July 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 2 June 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 2 July 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Add ress, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Dr. Indira Singh, Botanist, Plants for Planting Policy, IRM, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road 
Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737 -1236; E -mail: Indira.Singh@usda.gov; +(301) 851 2020  
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 -2018-0066-0136