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G/SPS/N/USA/2183/Add.1 
19 August 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum 
  
The following communication, received on 17 Augus t 2011, 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  Fresh Papaya Fruit from Malaysia into the 
Continental United States (Docket No. APHIS-2011-0013) 
 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 papaya fruit from Malaysia.  
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 pa paya fruit from Malaysia.  The effective date is 
11 August 2011. 
 This notice is available in English at:  Federal Register:  11 August 2011 (Volume 76, 
Number 155) Notices Pages 49725-4 9726. To view online, go to 
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html , select 2011 FR Vol. 76, and type "page 49725" in the 
search box (with quotation marks). 
 This action is subsequent to a notice pub lished in the Federal Register on 15 March 2011 
(76 FR 13972, Docket No. APHIS-2011-0013), in wh ich we announced the availability, for review 
and comment, of a pest risk analysis evaluating the risks associated with the importation into the 
continental United States of fresh papaya fruit (Caric a papaya) from Malaysia.  The pest risk analysis 
consisted of a pest list identifying pests of quara ntine significance that are present in Malaysia and 
could follow the pathway of importation of papaya  into the United States and a risk management 
document (RMD) identifying phytosanitary measures to  be applied to Malays ian papaya to mitigate 
the pest risk. We solicited comments on the notice for 60 days ending on 16 May 2011.  We received 
one comment by that date, from a State Department of Agriculture. 
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/2183/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:  Mr. Phillip B. Grove, Regulatory Coordinator, Regulatory 
Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737; +1 (301) 734-6280.  
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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