. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1667 
6 August 2007  
 (07-3340) 
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):  Eggplant, okra and peppers 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Ghana 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Availability of a 
Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of E ggplant and Okra from Ghan a Into All Areas of 
the United States and the Impor tation of Peppers From Ghana Into the Continental United 
States (available in English, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the 
public that they have prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation of eggplant and okra from Ghana in to all areas of the Un ited States and the 
importation of peppers from Ghana into the continental United States. Based on that analysis, 
APHIS believes that the application of one or more designated phytosan itary measures will be 
sufficient to mitigate the risks of introduci ng or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds 
via the importation of eggplant, okra, and pepp ers from Ghana.  APHI S is making the pest 
risk analysis available 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), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
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 :  
18 July 2007 (Volume 72, Number 137), Page 39379 (available in English). 
Available at Federal Register on-line via GPO Access website: 
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html  
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A 
12. Final date for comments:  17 September 2007 
Comments in general will be accepted at anyt ime after publication of the notice of filing; 
however, if a final rule is promulgated, it will address only those comments that were 
received prior to publication of the final rule. 
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: 
For further information contact:  
Ms. Sharon Porsche, Import Specialist, Commod ity Import Analysis and Operations, Plant 
Health Programs, PPQ, APHIS,  4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; Tel:  
+(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 ava ilable) of other body:  United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Divi sion (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 
202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 690 0677;  E- mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov