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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1865 
1 september 2008  
 (08-4071) 
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) of the US 
Department of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fresh table grapes (HS Code: 0806 10) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Chile 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  PROPOSED RULE:  
Importation of Grapes from Chile under a Systems Approach (Docket No. APHIS-2007-
0152) (available in English, 6 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Insp ection Service is proposing to 
amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow fresh table grapes from Chile to be 
imported into the continenta l United States under a system s approach.  Currently, as a 
condition of entry, all table grapes from Chile must be fumigated with methyl bromide as a 
risk-mitigation measure for Brevipalpus chilensis.   Under this proposal, we would allow a 
combination of risk-mitigation measures, or sy stems approach, to be employed in lieu of 
methyl bromide fumigation.  The systems approa ch would provide an alternative to methyl 
bromide while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of quarantine pests 
into the United States.  
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. 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:   F e d e r a l  R e g i s t e r :  
27 August 2008 (Volume 73, Number 167), Pa ges 50577 to 50582 (available in English). 
To view online, go to http://www.gpoaccess. gov/fr/advanced.html , select 2008 FR Vol. 73, 
and type "50577" in search box (with quotation marks).   G/SPS/N/USA/1865 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   N/A 
12. Final date for comments:  27 October 2008.   
Comments in general will be accepted at any ti me after publication of the notice of filing; 
however, if a final rule is promulgated, it will address only those comments that were 
received prior to publication of the final rule. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  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–2007–0152) to submit or view co mments and to view s upporting and related 
materials available electronically. 
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of your comment to Docket No. 
APHIS–2007–0152, Regulatory Analysis and Deve lopment, PPD, APHI S, Station 3A–03.8, 
4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. Please state that your comment 
refers to Docket No. APHIS–2007_0152. 
For further information contact:  Mr. Alex Belano, Assistant Branch Chief, Commodity Import Analysis and Operations, PPQ, 
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-5333. 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Aut hority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov