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G/SPS/N/USA/2041/Add.1 
7 September 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum 
  
The following communication, received on 1 September 2011, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of the United States. 
 
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Notice of Determination of Pest-Free Areas in Me ndoza Province, Argentina;  Request for Comments 
(Docket No. APHIS-2010-0032) 
 The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the public that we have received 
a request from the Government of Argentina to reco gnize additional areas as pest-free areas for South 
American fruit fly ( Anastrepha fraterculus ) and all other economically important species of 
Anastrepha.  After reviewing the documentati on submitted in support of this request, the 
Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Insp ection Service has determined that these areas meet 
the criteria in our regulations for recognition as pest-f ree areas.  We are making that determination, as 
well as the evaluation document we have prepared in connection with this action, available for review 
and comment. 
 This notice is available in English at:  Federal Register:  19 August 2011 (Volume 76, 
Number 161) Notices Pages 51934-51935.  To view online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html , select 2011 FR Vol. 76, and type "page 51934" in the 
search box (with quotation marks). 
 This action is subsequent to a notice publis hed in the Federal Register on 25 June 2010 
(75 FR 36347-36348, Docket No. APHIS-2010-0032), in which we announced the availability, for 
review and comment, of a commodity import eval uation document (CIED) that evaluates the 
information presented by Argentina in support of its  request to recognize additional areas as pest-free 
areas for Mediterranean fruit fly ( Ceratitis capitata ) in Argentina.  (To view this notice online, go to 
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html , select 2011 FR Vol. 75, and type "page 36347" in the 
search box (with quotation marks)).  We solicite d comments on the notice for 60 days ending on 
24 August 2010.  We received two comments by that date, one from a State agricultural official and 
the other from an official of Argentina's nationa l plant protection organization (NPPO).  The first 
commenter acknowledged Argentina's history of successf ul Medfly control efforts, but stated that 
APHIS should not relax its fruit fly-related restrict ions until it can confirm that no other pest fruit 
flies-notably Anastrepha species fruit flies-are pres ent in the area.  The second commenter provided 
information to support a finding that the Mendoza Province is free of the South American fruit fly 
(Anastrepha fraterculus ).  As a result of these comments, APHIS contacted the Argentine NPPO, 
which requested that, in addition to the pest-free status for Ceratitis  capitata, the Mendoza province of 
Argentina also be recognized as free of A. fraterculus . G/SPS/N/USA/2041/Add.1 
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   After reviewing the comments we receive on this notice and taking into consideration the 
comments we received on our June 2010 notice rega rding the areas' Medfly status, we will announce 
our decision regarding the status of these areas with  respect to their freedom from Medfly and South 
American fruit fly. 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[X] Other:  Request for comments 
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) :  We will consider all comments that  we receive on or before 18 October 
2011. 
Agency or authority designated to handle commen ts:  [ ] 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/#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2010-
0032-0005 . 
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:  Send your comm ent to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0032, Regulatory 
Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, 
MD 20737-1238. 
Supporting documents and any comments we re ceive on this docket may be viewed at 
http://www.regulations.gov/#! docketDetail;D=APHIS-2010-0032  or in our reading room, which is 
located in room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, 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. 
For further information contact:  Ms. Meredith C. Jones, Regulatory Coordination Specialist, 
Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737;  
+(1 301) 734 7467.  
Text available from:  [X] National Notification Au thority, [ ] 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 14, 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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