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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1923/Add.2 
2 October 2009  
 (09-4693) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 25 Se ptember 2009, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of United States
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Notice of Determination of the High Pathogenic Avia n Influenza Subtype H5N1 Status of Suffolk and 
Norfolk Counties in England (APHIS–2009–0015)  
 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Se rvice (APHIS) of the US Department of 
Agriculture is advising the public of our determ ination regarding the highly pathogenic avian 
influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1 status of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, England, following 
outbreaks in 2007.  Based on an evaluation of the animal health status of Suffolk and Norfolk 
Counties, England, which we made available to  the public for review and comment through a 
previous notice, the Administrator has determined th at the importation of live birds, poultry carcasses, 
parts or products of poultry carcasses, and eggs (other  than hatching eggs) of po ultry, game birds, and 
other birds from Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, E ngland, presents a low risk of introducing HPAI 
H5N1 into the United States.  This determ ination will be effective on 8 October 2009. 
 
This notice can be found at:  Federal Register :  23 September 2009 (Volume 74, Number 183) 
Notices Pages 48519-48520.  To view online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html , 
select 2009 FR Vol. 74, and search on "page 48519" (with quotation marks).  
 
 This action is subsequent to a notice publishe d in the Federal Register on 7 May 2009 (74 FR 
21312-21313, Docket No. APHIS –2009–0015), in which we announced the availability, for review 
and comment, of an evaluation of the animal health status of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, England, 
relative to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1. In the evaluation, titled 
"Evaluation of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Status of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, 
England" (January 2009), we presented the results of  our evaluation of the status of HPAI H5N1 in 
domestic poultry in Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, Engla nd, in light of the actions taken by the United  
Kingdom's (UK) animal health authorities since th e outbreaks in 2007.  Our evaluation concluded that 
the United Kingdom was able to effectively control and eradicate HPAI H5N1 in their domestic 
poultry populations and that animal  health authorities have adequate control measures in place to 
rapidly identify, control, and eradicate the disease sh ould it be reintroduced into the UK's wild birds 
or domestic poultry population.  We solicited co mments on the evaluation for 30 days ending on 9 
June 2009.  We received one comment by that date, from a poultry breeding and genetics firm. G/SPS/N/USA/1923/Add.2 
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  This addendum concerns a: 
 
 [   ] Modification of final date for comments  [   ] 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 
 [ X ] Other:  Notice of Determination, effective 8 October 2009 
 
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 applicale 
 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] 
National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body
: 
 
For further information contact: Dr. Ingrid Kotows ki, Import Risk Analyst, Regionalization Evaluation 
Services International, National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 920 Main Campus Drive, 
Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27606; + 1 (919) 855-7732   
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-mail :  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov  
 
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