G/SPS/N/USA/2783  
 
18 September 2015  
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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: The Animal and Plant Health 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): Poultry and poultry 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: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 1 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docu mentDetail;D=APH IS-2015-0058-0001  
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
advising the public that an environmental assessment has been prepared by APHIS relative to a national approach for the control of highly pathogenic avian influenza 
outbreaks within the United States. Based on the environmental assessment, APHIS has 
concluded that such an approach will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment. APHIS is making this environmental assessment and finding of no 
significant impact available to the public for review and comment. 
Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 172 Friday, 4 September 2015, pg 53485 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] 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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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:   G/SPS/N/USA/2783 
 
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  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) : 5 October 2015 
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:  
Ms Lori Miller, PE, Senior Staff Officer and Environmental Engineer, APHIS Veterinary 
Services, 4700 River Road Unit 41, Riverdale, MD 20737; +(301) 851 3512. 
You may submit comments by either of the following methods: 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-0058 .  
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2015-0058, 
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. 
The environmental assessment, finding of no significant impact, and any comments we 
receive may be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2015-
0058. 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (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