. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2039 
22 June 2010  
 (10-3384) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the US 
Department of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Peppers 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Panama  
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Rule: Importation of  Peppers from Panama 
(Docket No. APHIS-2010-0002)  Language:  English  Number of pages:  3   
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to 
allow, under certain conditions, the importati on of commercial shipments of peppers from 
Panama into the United States without treatme nt.  The conditions to which the proposed 
importation of peppers would be  subject, including trapping, pre-harvest inspection, and 
shipping procedures, are designed to prevent the introduction of quarantine pests into the United States.  This action would allow for the importation of peppers from Panama into 
the United States, while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of 
quarantine pests. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 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  G/SPS/N/USA/2039 
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  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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal 
Register:  1 June 2010 (Volume 75, Number  104), Notices Pages 30303-30305.  Available 
online in English at:  http://edocket.access.gpo.go v/2010/2010-13002.htm  
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) :  2 August 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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/
 and search on the 
docket number (APHIS-2010-0002) to subm it or view comments and to view 
supporting and related materials available electronically. 
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:  Please send two copies of your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2010-0002, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238.  
Please state that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0002. 
For further information contact: Mr. Davi d Lamb, Import Specialist, Regulatory 
Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; +1 (301) 734-0627. 
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 Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD ), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  
Tel: +(1202)7201301;  Fax: +(1 20 2) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us .spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov