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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/USA/2501 
10 January 2013  
 (13-0126) 
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) of the 
US Department of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Swine, pork, and pork products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Italy 
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Rule:  Notice of Availability of an Evaluation 
of the Swine Vesicular Disease Status of Certain Regions in Italy (Docket No. APHIS-2012-0094)  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  1 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docum entDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0094-0001  
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
advising the public that we have determined th at the Italian regions of Lombardia, Emilio-
Romagna, Veneto, and Piemonte and the autonom ous provinces of Trento and Bolzano are 
free of swine vesicular disease.  This determ ination is based on our review of the 
documentation submitted by the Government of Italy in support of its request and the 
findings of our own animal health risk evaluation.  We are making our determination, as 
well as the evaluation we have prepared in conn ection with this action, available for review 
and comment. Federal Register Volume 77, Number 243 (Tuesday 18 December 2012), Pages 74787-74788 
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.    G/SPS/N/USA/2501 
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8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 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) :  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) :  19 February 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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/#!docum entDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0094-0001 . 
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:  Send y our comment to Docket No. APHIS-2012-0094, 
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, AP HIS, 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-2012-0094 . 
For further information contact:  Dr. Chip We lls, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Regionalization 
Evaluation Services, Sanitary Trade Issues Te am, National Center for Import and Export, 
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231;  +(1 301) 851 3089. 
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 Authority, USDA Fore ign 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.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov