G/SPS/N/USA/2676  
 
16 June 2014  
(14-3491)  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: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Equine 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  
5. Title of the notified document: Notice of Availability for Evaluation of the African 
Horse Sickness Status of Saudi Arabia (Docket No. APHIS-2014-0013)  Language(s): 
English  Number of pages: 2 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docu mentDetail;D=APH IS-2014-0013-0001  
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the 
public that we have determined that Saudi Arabia is free of African horse sickness 
(AHS). After reviewing the documentation submitted by Saudi Arabia in support of its 
request and considering other factors, the Ad ministrator of the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service has determined that AHS is not present in Saudi Arabia. We are 
making that determination, as well as an evaluation we have prepared in connection 
with this action, available for review and comment. 
Federal Register Volume 79, No. 113, Thursday, 12 June 2014, pages 33714-33715. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] 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 st andard? 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 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/USA/2676 
 
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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 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 August 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0013 . 
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2014-0013, 
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, 
Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. 
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0013 . 
For further information contact Dr Chip Wells , Senior Staff Veterinarian, Regionalization 
Evaluation Services, Sanitary Trade Issues Team, National Import Export Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; +(301) 851 3317. 
13. Texts 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 Auth ority, USDA Foreign 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