G/SPS/N/USA/2645/Add.1  
 
20 June 2014   
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Committee on Sanit ary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 20 June 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Implementation of the Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernizati on Act Amendments 
to the Reportable Food Registry Provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; 
Reopening of Comment Period  
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening the comment period for the advance notice 
of proposed rulemaking that  appeared in the Federal Register of 26 March 2014. In the advance 
notice of proposed rulemaking, FDA solicited comments, data, and information to assist the 
Agency in implementing the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which added new 
provisions to  the Reportable Food Registry (RFR) requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act). FDA is taking this action in response to a request for an extension to 
allow interested persons additional time to submit comments.  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/USA/14_2801_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[X] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] 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 potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumsta nces, such as extension of originally 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) : 18 August 2014  G/SPS/N/USA/2645/Add.1  
 
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  Agency or au thority 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, identified by Docket No. FDA -2013-N-0590, by any of the f ollowing 
methods:  
Electronic Submissions  
Submit electronic comments in the following way:  
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments.  
Written Submissio ns 
Submit written submissions in the following way:  
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA -305), 
Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.  
Instructions: All submissions received must include Docket No. FDA -2013-N-0590 for this advance 
notice of proposed rulemaking. All comments received may be posted without change to 
http://www.regulations.gov , including any personal informatio n provided. For additional 
information on submitting comments, see the ''Request for Comments'' heading of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.  
Text available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. 
Addre ss, 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  
Text available in the Federal Register, Vol. 79, No. 117, at page 34668 or at 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg /FR-2014-06-18/pdf/2014 -14213.pdf . 
 
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