G/SPS/N/USA/2890  
 
5 September 2016  
(16-4695) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff i tem number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Fresh persimmon with calyxes  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Japan  
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed Rule: Importation of Fresh Persimmon with 
Calyxes from Japan into the United States (Docket # APHIS -2015-0098) . Language(s): 
English . Number of pag es: 5 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS -2015-0098-0001 
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
proposing to amend the regu lations concerning the importation of fruits and vegetables 
to allow the importation of fresh persimmon with calyxes from Japan into the United 
States. As a condition of entry, the persimmons would have to be produced in 
accordance with a systems approach that would include requirements for orchard 
certification, orchard pest control, post -harvest safeguards, fruit culling, traceback, and 
sampling. The persimmons would also have to be accompanied by a phytosanitary 
certificate with an additional declaration  stating that they were produced under, and 
meet all the components of, the agreed upon systems approach and were inspected and 
found to be free of quarantine pests in accordance with the proposed requirements. This 
action would allow the importation of fr esh persimmons with calyxes from Japan while 
continuing to protect against the introduction of plant pests into the United States.  
Federal Register/Vol. 81, No. 168/Tuesday, 30 August 2016/Pgs. 59522 -59526.  
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commissio n (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  G/SPS/N/USA/2890  
 
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  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:   
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  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 October 20 16 
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 -2015-0098.  
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS -2015-0098, 
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 -2015-0098. 
For further informat ion: Mr David B. Lamb, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, IRM, 
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737 -1231; +(301) 851 2103  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax num ber and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IR SD), Stop 1014, Washington 
D.C. 20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 1301; F ax: +(1 202) 720 0433; E -mail: 
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov