G/SPS/N/USA/2622  
 
28 January 2014  
(14-0468)  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 
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): Animals and animal products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Argentina  
5. Title of the notified document: Notice of Availability: Evaluation of Foot-and-Mouth 
Disease and Rinderpest Status, Patagonia, Argentina (Docket No. APHIS-2013-0105)  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 3 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docume ntDetail;D=APHIS _FRDOC_0001-1561  
6. Description of content: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the 
public that we have determined that a region of Argentina, consisting of the areas of 
Patagonia South and Patagonia North B, is free of foot-and-mouth disease. We are 
making that determination, as well as an evaluation we have prepared in connection with this action, available for review and comment. In addition, we have prepared an 
evaluation assessing the rinderpest status of South America, which includes Argentina, 
and have determined, based on our evaluation , that rinderpest is not present in the 
entirety of Argentina. We are also making th at determination, as well as our evaluation, 
available for review and comment. 
Federal Register Vol. 79, No. 15, Thursday, 23 January 2014, pages 3775-3777. 
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 number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/USA/2622 
 
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  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 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 March 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-2013-0105-0001 . 
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your  comment to Docket No.APHIS-2013-0105, 
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-2013-0105 . 
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. 
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