G/SPS/N/USA/2647/Add.1  
 
30 July 2015  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 29 July 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Notice of Determination: Guidance: New and Revised Treatments for Various Plant Commodities 
(APHIS-2013-0009) 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service are affirming our earlier determination that it was necessary to immediately add to the Plant Protec tion and Quarantine Treatment Manual treatment 
schedules for various plant commodities. In a previo us notice, we made available to the public for 
review and comment treatment evaluation documents that described the new treatment and 
revised schedules and explained why we have determined that they are effective at neutralizing certain target pests. 
This notice is available in English at: http://www.regulations.gov/ #!documentDetail;D=APHIS-
2013-0009-0007 . 
In accordance with §305.3(a)(1), we published a notice in the Federal Register on 28 March 2014 
(79 FR 17496-17497, Docket No. APHIS-2013-0009), announcing our determination that several 
additions to the PPQ Treatment Manual were necessary to mitigate the risk from various plant 
pests, based on evidence presented in treatment evaluation documents (TEDs) we made available 
with the notice. We also determined that the ongoing trade of commodities would be adversely 
impacted unless the new and revised treatment schedules were approved for use. The treatments 
were added to the PPQ Treatment Manual, but su bject to change or removal based on public 
comment. We solicited comments on the notice fo r 60 days ending on 27 May 2014. We received 
one comment by that date. 
To view the notice, TEDs, and comment we received, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0009 . 
Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 139 Tuesday, 21 July 2015 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] 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:   G/SPS/N/USA/2647/Add.1 
 
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  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) : Effective 21 July 2015, we are affirming the addition to the Plant 
Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manua l of the treatments described in the 
notice published at 79 FR 17496-17497 on 28 March 2014. 
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: 
Dr. Inder P.S. Gadh, Senior Risk Manager Treatments, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, 
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; +(301) 851 2018.  
Text(s) available from: [ ] 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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