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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1187/Add.3 
23 August 2007  
 (07-3549) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 22 Augus t 2007, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States . 
 
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 Proposed Rule; (withdrawal and reproposal):  Impo rtation of Nursery Stoc k; Postentry Quarantine 
Requirements for Potential Hosts of Chrysanthemum  White Rust and Definition of From (APHIS-
2005-0081-0029)  
 
APHIS is proposing to amend the regulations  on importing nursery stock by providing an 
option in which the postentry quarantine growing period for articles of Chrysanthemum spp ., 
Leucanthemella serotina , and Nipponanthemum nipponicum  that are imported from certain locations 
would be reduced from six months to two months, provided that the grower of those plants has 
implemented a systems approach to prevent the imported articles from being infected with 
chrysanthemum white rust.  This proposal replaces part  of a previous proposal that would also have 
provided an option in which the length of the pos tentry quarantine period for potential hosts of 
chrysanthemum white rust would have been reduced  provided that the grower entered into a disease-
prevention program.  APHIS is issuing this reproposal  to further discuss the evidence that led them to 
conclude that a two-month postentry quarantine pe riod is adequate and to clarify how the systems 
approach would work.  APHIS is also proposing to amend the definition of from .  The definition 
proposed in this document would replace the definition of from that was included in a previous 
proposal.  APHIS is proposing the new definition in  response to concerns raised by comments on the 
previous proposal.  
On 15 December 2005, APHIS published in the Fe deral Register (Docket No. 03-002-1, 70 
FR 74215-74235) a proposal to make several ame ndments to the nursery stock regulations. APHIS 
solicited comments concerning the proposal for 60 days  ending 13 February 2006.  APHIS reopened 
and extended the deadline for comments until 31 Marc h 2006, in a document pub lished in the Federal 
Register on 28 February 2006 (71 FR 9978, Docket No. 03-002-2).  
Note
:  Since the publication of the proposed rule, a final rule published in the Federal Register on 
3 April 2007 (Docket No 03-016-3, 72 FR 15805- 15812) expanded the list of countries from which 
exportation of CWR hosts is subject to  postentry quarantine restrictions. 
 
APHIS will consider all comments recei ved on or before 9 October 2007. 
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  Available in English, [Federal Register :  8 August 2007 (Volume 72, Number 152)] 
[Proposed Rules] [Page 44425 - 44433] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]  
For additional information, see attached link: http://www.regulations.gov
, using the "Search 
for Documents Open for Comment" function, select "Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service": 
from the agency drop-down menu, then click on "S ubmit".  In the Docket ID column, select APHIS-
2005-0081 to submit or view comments and to vi ew supporting and related materials available 
electronically.  You may also contact Dr. Arnold T. Tschanz, Senior Import Specialist, Plants for 
Planting Import and Analysis, Commodity Import An alysis and Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 
Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (1 301) 734-5306.   United States SPS National Notification Authority, US DA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720-
1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E-ma il:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov 
 
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