G/SPS/N/USA/2634  
 
12 February 2014  
(14-0852)  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): Plants and plant 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: Notice of Availability:  Treatment Evaluation 
Documents: Heat Treatment for Asian Longhorned Beetle  Language(s): English   
Number of pages: 2 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docu mentDetail;D=APH IS-2013-0094-0002  
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the 
public that we have determined that it is necessary to add a treatment schedule for 
Asian longhorned beetle in the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual. Thus, 
we have prepared a treatment evaluation document that discusses the existing treatment schedule and explains why this change is necessary. Currently, heat 
treatment schedule T314-c, which is used as a general treatment for various wood 
pests, is designated as a treatment for regulated articles moved from an Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) quarantined area. Alth ough effective, we have determined that 
the treatment temperature and duration prescr ibed by T314-c are greater than what is 
necessary to eliminate ALB. In accordance with § 305.3(a)(1), we are providing notice that we have determined that treatment schedule T314-a, which provides a heat treatment schedule for ash logs, including firewood, and all hardwood firewood that are 
moved from emerald ash borer quarantined areas, is also an effective treatment against 
ALB. Therefore, we have determined that it is necessary to add ALB to heat treatment schedule T314-a. We are making this treatment evaluation document available to the 
public for review and comment. 
Federal Register, Vol. 79, No. 27, Monday, 10 February 2014, pages 7639-7640. 
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.   G/SPS/N/USA/2634 
 
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  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)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] 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) : 11 April 2014 
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/#!docu mentDetail;D=APH IS-2013-0094-0001 . 
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2013-0094, 
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-2013-0094 . 
For further information contact: Ms Claudia Ferguson, M.S., RegulatoryPolicy Specialist, 
Regulations, Permits and Manuals, Regula tory Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, 
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 135, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; +(1 301) 851 2352. 
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