G/SPS/N/USA/2760  
 
7 May 2015  
(15-2442)  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): Citrus 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Peru 
5. Title of the notified document: Proposed Rule: Citrus from Peru; Expansion of Citrus-
Growing Area (Docket No. APHIS-2015-0005)  Language(s): English  Number of 
pages: 3 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docu mentDetail;D=APH IS-2015-0005-0001  
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
proposing to amend the fruits and vegetable regulations to allow citrus fruit from the 
entire country of Peru into the continental United States. Currently, the regulations allow 
the importation of citrus fruit to the United States from five approved citrus-producing 
zones in Peru, subject to a systems approach. However, based on the findings of a pest 
list and commodity import evaluation docume nt, we have determined that this systems 
approach also mitigates the plant pest risk associated with citrus fruit produced in all other areas of Peru. This action would allow the importation of citrus fruit from the entire 
country of Peru while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of plant 
pests into the continental United States. 
Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 84, Friday, 1 May 2015, pages 24838-24840 
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 stan dard? 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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/USA/2760 
 
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  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) : 30 June 2015 
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:  
You may submit comments by either of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/ #!docketDetail;D=APHIS
-2015-0005  
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2015-0005, 
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-2015-0005 .  
For further information contact Mr Tony Román, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, PPQ, 
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; Tel: +(1 301) 851 2242 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (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