G/SPS/N/USA/2243/Add.1  
 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 27 April 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Khapra Beetle: New Regulated Countries and Regulated Articles (Docket No. APHIS-2013-0079) 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection is amen ding the khapra beetle regulations by adding 
additional regulated articles and regulated countries. We are also updating the regulations to 
reflect changes in industry practices that have af fected the risk of khapra beetle being imported 
into the United States and country names that have changed since the regulations were originally 
published. Finally, we are removing the list of countries where khapra beetle is known to occur 
from the regulations and moving it to the Plant Protection and Quarantine Web site. These actions 
are necessary to prevent the introduction of khapra beetle from infested countries on commodities 
that have been determined to be hosts for the pest, reflect current industry practices, and make it 
easier to make timely changes to the list of regulated countries. 
This notice is available in English at: http://www.regulations.gov/ #!documentDetail;D=APHIS-
2013-0079-0001 . 
Federal Register Volume Vol. 79, No. 248, Monday, 29 December 2014, pages 77839-77841. 
On 8 July 2011, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a Federal Order 
(DA-2011-38) to require a phytosanitary certific ate of inspection for the entry of rice ( Oryza 
sativa ) in commercial shipments from countries where khapra beetle is known to occur. A second 
Federal Order (DA-2011-39) also issued on 8 July 2011, prohibited shipments of rice from those countries in passenger baggage and personal effects. On 14 December 2011, APHIS issued 
another Federal Order (DA-2011-71) to expand the requirement for a phytosanitary certificate to 
commercial shipments of chick peas ( Cicer spp.), safflower seeds ( Carthamus tinctorius ), and 
soybeans ( Glycine max ) from countries where khapra beetle is known to occur due to these 
commodities being repeatedly found to be infested with khapra beetle. Shipments of chick peas, 
safflower seeds, and soybeans from those countries in passenger baggage and personal effects 
were prohibited through a Federal Order (DA-2011-70) also issued on 14 December 2011. We are codifying the requirements of these Federal Orders by adding rice, chick peas, safflower seeds, 
and soybeans to the list of regulated articles in § 319.75-2. However, because the current 
regulations require that all regulated articles be treated prior to entering the United States, we are amending § 319.75-2 to specify that rice, chick peas, safflower seeds, and soybeans are allowed 
entry into the United States if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with an additional 
declaration stating that the articles in the cons ignment were inspected and found free of khapra 
beetle in accordance with § 319.75-9. 
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 G/SPS/N/USA/2243/Add.1 
 
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  [ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:   
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) : This interim rule is effective 29 December 2014. We will consider all 
comments that we receive on or before 27 February 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: 
You may submit comments by either of the following methods: 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-
0079.  
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2013-0079, 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-2013-0079 . 
For further information contact Mr George Apgar Balady, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, 
Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, 
MD 20737-1236; Tel: +(1 301) 851 2240.  
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 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 
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