G/SPS/N/USA/2580  
 
2 September 2013  
(13-4639)  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: US Department of Agriculture - Food Safety and Inspection 
Service 
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): Meat products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Changes to the Salmonella  Verification Sampling 
Program: Analysis of Raw Beef for Shiga Toxin-Producin Escherichia coli  and Salmonella   
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 4 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2013-08-28/html/2013-20995.htm  
6. Description of content: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 
changes to its procedures for Salmonella  verification sampling program of raw beef 
products. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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 
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:     G/SPS/N/USA/2580 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be announced. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be announced. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be announced. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 27 September 2013 
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:  
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This Web site provides the ability to type short comments 
d i r e c t l y  i n t o  t h e  c o m m e n t  f i e l d  o n  t h i s  W e b  p a g e  o r  a t t a c h  a  f i l e  f o r  a n y  o t h e r  
comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov/ . Follow the on-line instructions at that 
site for submitting comments. Mail, including CD-ROMs, etc.: Send to Docket Clerk, 
US Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Patriots Plaza 3, 
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop 3782, Room 8-163B, Washington, DC 20250-3700. Hand- or courier-delivered submittals: Deliver to Patriots Plaza 3, 355 E. Street 
SW., Room 8-163B, Washington, DC 20250-3700. 
Instructions: All items submitted by mail or electronic mail must include the Agency 
name and docket number FSIS-2012-0038. Comments received in response to this docket will be made available for public inspection and posted without change, including 
any personal information, to http://www.regulations.gov . 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (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