G/SPS/N/USA/2892  
 
22 September 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff i tem number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Grapefruit  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partne rs   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Australia  
5. Title of the notified document: Treatment Evaluation Document; Cold Treatment of 
Grapefruit from Australia (Docket #APHIS -2016-0049) . Language(s): English . Number 
of pages: 2 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2016-0049-0001 
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
advising the public that we have determined that it is warrant ed to amend cold 
treatment schedule T107 -d-3 in the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual 
to extend the applicability of the treatment to grapefruit from Australia. We have 
prepared a treatment evaluation document that describes the amended trea tment 
schedule and explains why we have determined that it is effective at neutralizing certain 
target pests. We are making this treatment evaluation document available to the public 
for review and comment.  
Federal Register/Vol. 81, No. 180/Friday, 16 Sept ember 2016/pgs. 63735 -63736  
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 internati onal 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, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
internat ional standard:   G/SPS/N/USA/2892  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 November 2016  
Agency or authority desig nated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
You may submit comments by either of the following methods:  
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -
2016-0049-0001. 
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS -2016-0049, 
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PP D, APHIS, Station 3A -03.8, 4700 River Road, 
Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737 -1238.  
For further information contact:  
Ms Dorothy C. Wayson, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, Imports, Regulations and 
Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, R iverdale, MD 20737 -1231; 
+(301)  851 2036  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Forei gn Agricultural  
Service, International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, 
Washington D.C. 20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; E -mail: 
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov