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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2005 
26 April 2010  
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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:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the US 
Department of Agriculture 
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):  Certain animals and animal products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  State of Santa Catarina (Brazil)  
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Rule:  Changes in Disease Status of the 
Brazilian State of Santa Catarina with Rega rd to Certain Ruminant and Swine Diseases 
(Docket No. APHIS-2009-0034)  Language:  English  Number of pages:  6   
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to 
amend the regulations governing the importation of certain animals and animal products by 
adding the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina to  the list of regions we recognize as free of 
foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, swine vesicular disease, classical swine fever, and African swine fever.  We are proposing this action at the request of the Government of 
Brazil and after conducting a risk evaluation that  concludes that the Br azilian State of Santa 
Catarina is free of these diseases.  This propo sed action would relieve certain restrictions on 
the importation into the United States of live swine, swine semen, pork meat, pork products, live ruminants, ruminant semen, ruminant meat, and ruminant products from 
Santa Catarina while continuing to protect ag ainst the introduction of these diseases into the 
United States. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] 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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/USA/2005 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal 
Register: 16 April 2010 (Volume 75, Number 73), Notices Pages 19915-19920. Available online in English at:  http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-8765.htm
   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  N/A 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  N/A 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
15 June 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 comments by either of the following methods: 
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/  and search on the docket 
number (APHIS–2009-0034) to submit or vi ew 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–2009–0034, Regulatory Analys is and Development, PPD, APHIS, 
Station 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. Please state that 
your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0034. 
For further information contact: Dr. Silvia  Kreindel, Senior Staff Veterinarian, 
Regionalization Evaluation Services Staff, Na tional Center for Import and Export, VS, 
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38,  Riverdale, MD 20737; +1 (301) 734-4356 or +1 (301) 734-8419. 
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 Fore ign 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