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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1877/Add.1 
22 January 2009  
 (09-0260) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 19 January 2009, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States
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Proposed rule:  Importation, Interstate Movement , and Release into the Environment of Certain 
Genetically Engineered Organisms (Docket No . APHIS-2008-0023);  Reopening of Comment Period  
 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Se rvice (APHIS) of the US Department of 
Agriculture is reopening the comment period for our proposed rule that would revise our regulations 
regarding the importation, intersta te movement, and environmental release of certain genetically 
engineered organisms.  This action will allow inte rested persons additional time to prepare and submit 
comments.   This notice is available in English at:  Fe deral Register:  16 January 2009 (Volume 74, 
Number 11) Notices Pages 2907-2909.  To view online, go to 
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, select 2009 FR Vol. 74, and type "2907" in search box 
(with quotation marks).   This action is subsequent to a notice publis hed in the Federal Register on 9 October 2008 
(FR Volume 73, Number 197, Pages 60007-60048, Docket No. APHIS–2008–0023), in which APHIS 
announced a proposal to revise our regulations regard ing the importation, interstate movement, and 
environmental release of certain genetically engineer ed (GE) organisms.  To view this notice online, 
go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, select 2008 FR Vol. 73, and type "60007" in 
search box (with quotation marks).  This addendum concerns a: 
 
 [ X ] 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 
 [   ] Other:     
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 G/SPS/N/USA/1877/Add.1 
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  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) :  17 March 2009 
 Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax num ber and E-mail address (if available) of other 
body
: 
 
For further information contact: 
Biotechnology Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 Ri ver Road Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236;  
+(1 301) 734-5710  You may submit comments by either of the following methods:  
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:  Go to http://www.regulations.gov/
 and search on the docket number 
(APHIS–2008-0023) to submit or view comments and to view supporting and related materials 
available electronically.  
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:  Please send tw o copies of your comment to Docket No. APHIS–
2008–0023, Regulatory Analysis and Development,  PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 River 
Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.  Please st ate that your comment refers to Docket No. 
APHIS–2008–0023. 
 
• Public Forum.  Written and oral comment will be accepted at a public forum held during the 
comment period.  The time and pla ce of the public forum will be announced in the Federal Register. 
 
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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