G/SPS/N/USA/1491/Add.1  
 
28 January 2014  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 27 January 2014, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Withdrawal of Rule: Change in Disease Status: Rinderpest and Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Patagonia 
South Region of Argentina (Docket No. APHIS-2005-0096) 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is withdrawing a proposed rule that would have added that portion of the Patagonia region of Argentina located south of latitude 42° south 
(Patagonia South) to the list of regions consider ed free of rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease 
(FMD). The proposed rule would also have added that  region to the list of regions that are subject 
to certain import restrictions on meat and meat products because of their proximity to or trading relationships with rinderpest- or FMD-affected regi ons. Since the publication of the proposed rule, 
we have changed the process by which we reco gnize the animal health status of regions. 
Therefore, we are withdrawing the 5 January 20 07 proposed rule and will make the new risk 
analysis available in accordance with the current process. We are taking this action because we have prepared an updated risk analysis relative to Argentina that is being made available in 
accordance with a newer process for recognizing the animal health status of regions. 
This notice is available in English at: 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docume ntDetail;D=APHIS _FRDOC_0001-1562 . 
Federal Register Vol. 79, No. 15, Thursday, 23 January 2014, page 3741. 
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 
[X] 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 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 G/SPS/N/USA/1491/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: 
For further information contact Dr. Silvia Kreindel, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Regionalization 
Evaluation Services, National Import Export Services, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, 
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; +(1 301) 851-3308. 
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  
 
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