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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2136/Add.1 
9 May 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 5 May 2011, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States
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Interim Rule and Request for Comments:  Highl y Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Docket No. APHIS-
2006-0074);  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  interim rule that amended the regulations 
concerning the importation of animals and animal pr oducts to prohibit or restrict the importation of 
bird and poultry products from regions where any subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza is 
considered to exist.  The interim rule also impo sed restrictions concerning importation of live poultry 
and birds that have been vaccinated for certain typ es of avian influenza, or that have moved through 
regions where any subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza is considered to exist.  This action 
will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments. 
 This notice is available in English at:  Fe deral Register:  3 May 2011 (Volume 76, Number 
85) Notices Page 24793.  To view online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html , select 
2011 FR Vol. 76, and type "24793" in search box (with quotation marks). 
 This action is subsequent to a notice publis hed in the Federal Register on 24 January 2011 
(FR Volume 76, Number 15, Pages 4046-4056, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0074), in which APHIS 
announced a an interim rule that amended the regul ations governing the importation into the United 
States of specified animals and anim al products and by-products in order to prohibit or restrict the 
importation of bird and poultry products from regions  where any subtype of highly pathogenic avian 
influenza is considered to exist.  The interim rule was effective upon publicati on.  (To view this notice 
online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html , select 2011 FR Vol. 76, and type "4046" in 
search box (with quotation marks).) 
This addendum concerns a: 
[X] Modification of final date for comments 
  Reopening of comment period for interim rule:  18 May 2011  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in period of application of measure 
[ ] Other:   G/SPS/N/USA/2136/Add.1 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[  ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
For further information contact:  Dr. Julia Punderson,  Senior Staff Veterinari an, National Center for 
Import and Export, Animal Health Policy and Pr ograms, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 38, 
Riverdale, Maryland, 20737;  +1 (301) 734-4356. 
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-2006-0074) 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-2006-0074, Regulatory Analysis and Deve lopment, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 
4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1 238.  Please state that your comment refers 
to Docket No. APHIS-2006-0074. 
• Public Forum.  Written and oral comment will be accepted at a public forum held during the 
comment period.  The time and place of the public forum will be announced in the Federal Register.  
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 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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