. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1830 
18 June 2008  
 (08-2884) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the US 
Department of Agriculture 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Plants 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Brazil 
(State of Ceará and State of Rio Grande do Norte) 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice:  Determination of 
Pest-Free Areas Within the Stat es of Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil;  Request for 
Comments (Docket No. APHIS-2008-0013) (a vailable in English, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the 
public that the Agency has received a request  from the Government of Brazil to recognize 
7 municipalities in the State of Ceará and 13 municipalities in  the State of Rio Grande do 
Norte as pest-free areas for the South Amer ican cucurbit fly.  After reviewing the 
documentation submitted in support of that requ est, the Administrator has determined that 
those municipalities meet the criteria in our regul ations for recognition as pest-free areas.  We 
are making that determination, as well as an evaluation document we have prepared in connection with this action, av ailable for review and comment.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, [  
 ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [ X ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  ISPM 4 Requirements for the Establishment of 
Pest Free Areas.  The document prepared in  connection with this action is based on the 
provisions of ISPM-4 without significant deviation.  G/SPS/N/USA/1830 
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  9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   F e d e r a l  R e g i s t e r :   
3 March 2008 (Volume 73, Number 42), Pages 11382-11383; available in English. 
Full text and additional information:  Go to http://www.gpoaccess. gov/fr/advanced.html
, 
select 2008 FR Vol. 73, and type 11382 in search box. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A 
12. Final date for comments:  2 May 2008 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  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/f dmspublic/component/main?mai n=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-
2008-0013  to submit or view comments and to view supporting and related materials 
available electronically. 
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:  Please send two copies of your comment to Docket 
No. APHIS-2008-0013, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71, 
4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD  20737–1238. Please state that your comment 
refers to Docket No. APHIS–2008–0013.0001. 
For further information contact:  Mr. Juan A. Roman, Import Specialist, Commo dity Import Analysis and Operations, Plant 
Health Programs, PP Q, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; +1 
301 734-8758. 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Aut hority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov