G/SPS/N/USA/2156/Add.5  
 
14 August 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 13 August 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Food Safety Modernization Act Domestic and Foreign Facility Reinspection, Recall, and Importer 
Reinspection Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2015; Notice 
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the fiscal year (FY) 2015 fee rates for certain domestic and foreign facility reinspections, failures to comply with a recall order, and importer reinspections that are authorized by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C 
Act), as amended by the FDA Food Safety Modern ization Act (FSMA). These fees are effective on 
1 October 2014, and will remain in effect through 30 September 2015. 
FDA recognizes that there is significant international interest in how we are implementing the Food 
Safety Modernization Act of 2010 and as a result has elected to notify this action even though this 
notification is not an obligation under Article 7, Annex B. 
Text may be found at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2014-08-01/pdf/2 014-18172.pdf . 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] 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 
[X] Other: Notice on fee rates under the FD A Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) 
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) : Not applicable to notices 
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: 
For further information contact: Hunter Herrman , Office of Resource Management, Office of 
Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration, 12420 Parklawn Dr., Rm. 2049, Rockville, MD 20857, +(240) 402 3102, E-mail: Hunter.Herrman@fda.hhs.gov  G/SPS/N/USA/2156/Add.5 
 
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  Text 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 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 US Federal Register, Vol. 79, No. 148, Page 44800 or on the internet at: 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2014-08-01/pdf/ 2014-18172.pdf   
 
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