G/SPS/N/USA/2570/Add.1  
 
25 November 2013  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 22 November 2013, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Accreditation of Third-Party Auditors/Certification Bodies to Conduct Food Safety Audits and to 
Issue Certifications; Extension of Comment Periods 
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is  extending the comment period for the proposed 
rule, and for the information collection related to the proposed rule entitled "Accreditation of Third-
Party Auditors/Certification Bodies to Conduct Food Safety Audits and to Issue Certifications" that 
appeared in the Federal Register of 29 July 2013. FDA is taking this action in response to requests 
for an extension to allow interested persons an opportunity to consider the interrelationship between this proposed rule and the proposed rule announced in October 2013 entitled "Current 
Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for 
Animals". FDA also is taking this action to keep  the comment period for the information collection 
provisions associated with the rule consistent with the comment period for the proposed rule. 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/USA/13_4670_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: For the proposed rule published on 29 July 2013 (78 FR 45782), submit 
either electronic or written comments by 27 January 2014. Submit comments on information collection issues under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA) by 27 January 2014 (see the "Paperwork Re duction Act of 1995" section of this 
document). 
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) : 27 January 2014 G/SPS/N/USA/2570/Add.1 
 
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  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: 
You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0146 and/or Regulatory 
Information Number (RIN) 0910-AG66, by any of th e following methods, except that comments on 
information collection issues under the PRA must be submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Bu dget (OMB) (see the "Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995" section of this document). 
Electronic Submissions 
Submit electronic comments in the following way: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments. 
Written Submissions 
Submit written submissions in the following ways: 
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper or CD-ROM  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 the Agency name, Docket No. FDA-2011-N-
0146, and RIN 0910-AG66 for this rulemaking. All comments received may be posted without 
change to http://www.regulations.gov , including any personal information 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 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 
The text is available in the Federal Register Vol. 78 No. 224 at Page 69603 or at: 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2013-11-20/pdf/ 2013-27644.pdf   
 
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