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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1833/Add.1 
12 January 2009  
 (09-0060) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 7 January  2009, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States
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Final rule: Importation of Cattle from Mexico; Addi tion of Port at San Luis, AZ (APHIS-2007-0095)
 
 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Se rvice (APHIS) of the US Department of 
Agriculture is amending the regulations regardi ng the importation of cattle from Mexico by adding 
San Luis, AZ, as a port through which cattle that have  been infested with fever ticks or exposed to 
fever ticks or tick-borne diseases may be imported in to the United States.  A new facility for the 
handling of animals is to be cons tructed on the Mexican side of the border at the port of San Luis, AZ, 
that will be equipped with facilities necessary for the proper chute inspection, di pping, and testing that 
are required for such cattle under the regulations.  AP HIS is also amending the regulations to remove 
provisions that limit the admission of cattle that have  been infested with fever ticks or exposed to 
fever ticks or tick-borne diseases to the State of Te xas.  The statutory requirement that limited the 
admission of those cattle to the State of Texas ha s been repealed.  These changes will make an 
additional port of entry available and relieve rest rictions on the movement of imported Mexican cattle 
within the United States.  
This rule is effective 2 January 2009 except for th e effective date of the addition of San Luis, 
AZ, to the list in § 93.427(b) of ports through which ca ttle that have been infested with fever ticks or 
exposed to fever ticks or tick-borne diseases may be imported from Mexico, pending construction of 
new facilities and APHIS inspection of those facilities to confirm that they are properly equipped to allow for the necessary chute inspecti on, dipping, and testing of cattle.  The Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service will publish a document announcing an effective date for that provision in the 
Federal Register.  
  This final rule is available in English a t: Federal Register: 2 January 2009 (Volume 74, 
Number 1) Notices Pages 1-6.  To view online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, 
select 2009 FR Vol. 74, and type "page 1" in searchbox (with quotation marks). 
 
 This action is subsequent to a proposed rule  published in the Federal Register on 29 January 
2008 (73 FR Volume 73, Number 19, Pages 5132-5135, Docket No. APHIS–2007–0095), in which APHIS announced a proposal to amend the regulations  by adding San Luis, AZ as a port through 
which cattle that have been exposed to fever tic ks or tick-borne diseases may be imported into the 
United States.  (To view this notice online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, select 
2008 FR Vol. 73, and type “5132”  in searchbox (with quotation ma rks)).  We solicited comments G/SPS/N/USA/1833/Add.1 
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  concerning our proposal for 60 days ending 31 March 2008.  We received 52 comments by that date.  
They were from private citizens, industry grou ps, and State and agriculture organizations.  
 
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 sc ope of previously notified draft regulation 
 [   ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  [   ] Change in proposed date of adoptio n, publication or date of entry into force 
 [   ] Other:    
 
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of th e previously notified measure in terms 
of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be 
provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under other circumstances, such as extension of 
originally announced final date for comments, th e 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) :  Not applicable 
 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification Authority, 
[   ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax numb er and E-mail address (if available) of other body
: 
 
For further information contact:  Dr. Betzaida Lopez,  Staff Veterinarian, National Center for Import and 
Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; +1 (301) 734-8364   Text 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, US DA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 10 27, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 
1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-ma il:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov 
 
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