G/SPS/N/USA/2503/Add.3  
 
13 August 2013  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 13 August 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption; 
Extension of Comment Periods 
The Food and Drug Administration is extending th e comment period for the proposed rule, and for 
the information collection related to the proposed  rule, "Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, 
Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consum ption", that appeared in the Federal Register 
of 16 January 2013. FDA is taking this action to allow interested persons an opportunity to 
consider the interrelationships between this prop osal and the two proposals announced in July 
2013 on the Foreign Supplier Verification Pr ogram and on Accreditation of Third-Party 
Auditors/Certification Bodies. 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_3232_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:   
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) : 15 November 2013. The FDA is extending the comment period on 
the above proposed rule. Submit either electronic or written comments on the proposed rule by 15 November 2013. Subm it comments on information collection 
issues under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA) by 15 November 
2013 (see the "Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995" section). G/SPS/N/USA/2503/Add.3 
 
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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-0921 and/or Regulatory 
Information Number (RIN) 0910-AG35, 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). 
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 Ag ency name and Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0921, and 
RIN 0910-AG35 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 can also be found in the US Federal Register at 78 FR 48637 or at the following URL: 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2013-08-09/pdf/ 2013-19302.pdf .  
 
 
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