G/SPS/N/USA/2661  
 
22 April 2014  
(14-2464)  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): Plants and plant products; honey bees 
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: Final Rule: Consolidation of Permit Procedures; Denial 
and Revocation of Permits (Docket # APHIS-2011-0085)  Language(s): English   
Number of pages: 8 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docu mentDetail;D=APH IS-2011-0085-0005  
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
consolidating the regulations concerning the issuance of permits for the importation and 
interstate movement of a wide variety of regulated plants, plant products, and other 
articles. We are also making corresponding changes to the regulations concerning permits for the importation and interstate movement of noxious weeds and the 
importation of honeybees and other beekeeping articles. The regulations will also include 
new provisions for the denial of a permit an d the revocation of a permit once issued. 
These changes will make our permit procedures more transparent and easier to use, 
allow us to evaluate a permit application more quickly and thoroughly, and help us hold 
permittees accountable for complying with permit conditions. 
Federal Register, Vol. 79, No. 69, Thursday, 10 April 2014, pages 19805-19812. 
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 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)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None G/SPS/N/USA/2661 
 
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  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) : Not applicable. This rule is effective 12 May 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:  
For further information contact: Mr Marc Phillips, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, 
Regulatory Compliance and Coordination, RPM, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; +(301) 851 2114 
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