G/SPS/N/USA/2617/Add.1  
 
9 July 2015  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 8 July 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Final Rule: Importation of Beef From a Region in Brazil (Document No. APHIS-2009-0017) 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Servic e is amending the regulations governing the 
importation of certain animals, meat, and other animal products by allowing, under certain 
conditions, the importation of fresh (chilled or frozen) beef from a region in Brazil (the States of Bahia, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, 
Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Rondônia, São Paulo, Sergipe, and Tocantins). Based 
on the evidence in a recent risk assessment, we have determined that fresh (chilled or frozen) beef can be safely imported from those Brazilian  States provided certain conditions are met. 
This action provides for the importation of beef  from the designated region in Brazil into 
the United States while continuing to protect the United States against the introduction of foot-and-mouth disease. 
This notice is available in English at:  
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docu mentDetail;D=APH IS-2009-0017-0884 . 
Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 127, Thursday, 2 July 2015, pages 37923-37934 
On 23 December 232013, we published in the Federal Register (78 FR 77370-77376, Docket 
No. APHIS-2009-0017) a proposal to allow, under certain conditions, the importation of fresh 
(chilled or frozen) beef from a region in Brazil (the States of Bahia, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, 
Rondônia, São Paulo, Sergipe, and Tocantins). We solicited Comments concerning our proposal for 
60 days ending 21 February 2014. We reopened and extended the deadline for comments until 
22 April 2014, in a document published in the Federal Register on 27 February 2014 (79 FR 10999, Docket No. APHIS-2009-0017). We received 870 comments by that date. 
To view the proposed rule, the supporting risk assessment, economic analysis, and the comments 
we received, go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2009-0017 . 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] 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:   G/SPS/N/USA/2617/Add.1 
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally 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) : The rule is effective 31 August 2015. 
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
Dr. Silvia Kreindel, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Regional Evaluation Services Staff, National Center 
for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; +1 (301) 
851-3313.  
Text(s) available from: [X] National Notificati on Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Authority, 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 
 
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