. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2043 
23 July 2010  
 (10-3965) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  US Food and Drug Administration 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Animal feed 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of 
Animals;  Ammonium Formate;  Final rule  Language:  English  Number of pages:  2   
6. Description of content:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the 
regulations for food additives permitted in feed  and drinking water of animals to provide 
for the safe use of ammonium formate as an acid ifying agent in swine feed.  This action is 
in response to a food additive petition filed by Kemira Oyj of Finland. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/USA/2043 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Final rule 
published in the Federal Regist er at 75 FR 41725 (available in English).  The notice can be 
found at:  http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/ 2010/pdf/2010-17565.pdf
   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  19 July 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :    
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  19 July 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  18 August 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  You may submit either electronic or written objections and a 
request for a hearing, identified by Docket  No. FDA-2008-F-0151, by any of the following 
methods: 
Electronic Submissions: 
Submit electronic objections in the following ways: 
− Federal eRulemaking Portal:  http://www.regulations.gov .  Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments. 
Written Submissions: 
Submit written objections in the following ways: 
− Fax:  +(301) 827 6870 
− Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper,  disk, or CD-ROM submissions): 
Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 
Instructions:  All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number 
for this rulemaking.  All objections recei ved will be posted without change to 
http://www.regulations.gov
, including any personal informa tion provided.  For detailed 
information on submitting objections, see the "Objections" heading of the Supplementary 
Information section of this final rule. 
Docket:  For access to the docket to read b ackground documents or objections received, go 
to http://www.regulations.gov  and insert the docket number, found in brackets in the 
heading of this document, into the "Search" box and follow the prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fish ers Lane, rm. 1061, Ro ckville, MD 20852. 
13. Texts 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, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Di vision (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov 
For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov
 and insert the Docket No. FDA-2008-F-0151 into the "Search" 
box and follow the prompts.