. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1043 
21 March 2005 
 (05-1188) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) 
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):  Nursery stock 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable:  
Importation of nursery stock, also  known as plants for planting. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Federal Register:  
10 March 2005 (Volume 70, Number 46), page 11886.  
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor/all.html  
6. Description of content:  APHIS is extending the comment pe riod for its  advance notice of 
proposed rulemaking that solicited public co mment on whether and how we should amend 
the regulations that govern the importation of  nursery stock, also known as plants for 
planting.  This action will allow interested  persons additional time to prepare and submit 
comments. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease,  [ X ]  pr otect territory from 
other damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  Available in English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Undetermined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Undetermined. G/SPS/N/USA/1043 
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 12. Final date for comments:  Comments will be accepted until 11 April 2005 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Addresses:  You may submit comments by any of the following methods: 
EDOCKET:  Go to http://www.epa.gov/feddocket
 to submit or view public comments, 
access the index listing of the contents of th e official public docket, and to access those 
documents in the public docket that are ava ilable electronically.  Once you have entered 
EDOCKET, click on the "View Open APHIS Dockets'' link to locate this document. 
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:  Please send four copies of your comment (an original 
and three copies) to Docket No. 03-069-1, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD  20737-1238.  Please 
state that your comment refers to Docket No. 03-069-1.  Federal eRulemaking Portal:  Go to:  http://www.regulations.gov
 and follow the instructions for locating this docket and 
submitting comments. 
Reading Room:  You may read any comments th at we receive on Docket No. 03-069-1 in 
our reading room.  The reading room is locat ed in room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 
14th Street and Independence Avenue, SW., W ashington, DC.  Normal reading room hours 
are:  8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.  To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming. 
Other Information:  You may view APHIS doc uments published in the Federal Register 
and related information on the Internet at: 
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number an d E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ms. Julie Morin,  Acting U.S. SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Di vision, Stop 1027, W ashington, DC 20250.  
Tel:  (202) 690-1642;  Fax:   (202) 690-7772;  E-mail:  fstsd@usda.gov