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G/SPS/N/USA/2282/Add.1 
24 February 2012  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum 
  
The following communication, received on 22 Fe bruary 2012, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of the United States. 
 
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Notice of Decision to Authorize the Importation of  Pomegranate from India into the Continental 
United States (Docket No. APHIS-2011-0087) 
 The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Serv ice is advising the public of our decision to 
authorize the importation into the continental Un ited States of fresh pomegranate fruit from India. 
Based on the findings of a pest risk analysis, whic h we made available to the public for review and 
comment through a previous notice, we believe th at the application of one or more designated 
phytosanitary measures will be suffi cient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant 
pests or noxious weeds via the importation of fresh pomegranate fruit from India. 
 This notice is available in English at: 
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docum entDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0087-0004  
 This action is subsequent to a notice publis hed in the Federal Regi ster on 29 September 2011 
(76 FR 60450, Docket No. APHIS-2011-0087), in which we announced the availability, for review 
and comment, of a PRA that evaluates the risks ass ociated with the importation into the continental 
United States of fresh pomegranate fruit ( Punica granatum  L.) from India.  We solicited comments on 
the notice for 60 days ending on 28 November 2011.  We did not receive any comments by that date.  
Therefore, in accordance with the regulations in Sec. 319.56-4(c)(2)(ii), we are announcing our 
decision to authorize the importation into the cont inental United States of fresh pomegranate fruit 
from India. 
 This notice is effective 10 February 2012. 
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 scope of previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:    G/SPS/N/USA/2282/Add.1 
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  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 num ber and e-mail address (if available) of other 
body: 
For further information contact:   Ms. Donna L. West, Senior Import pecialist, RPM, PHP, PPQ, 
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; +1 (301) 734-0627  
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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