. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1827/Add.1 
18 June 2008  
 (08-2882) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 12 June 2008, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States . 
 
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 Reopening of Comment Period:  Movement of Ha ss Avocados from Areas Where Mexican Fruit Fly 
or Sapote Fruit Fly Exist (APHIS-2006-0189)  
 
APHIS is reopening the comment period for our  proposed rule that would (in addition to 
amending our domestic quarantine re gulations) amend our foreign quara ntine regulations to remove 
trapping and bait spray treatme nt requirements related to Anastrepha  spp. fruit flies for imported Hass 
avocados from Michoacan, Mexico.  This action will allow interested persons additional time to 
prepare and submit comments.  
 We will consider all comments that we receive  on or before 26 June 2008.  You may submit 
comments by either of the following methods:   • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to  http://www.regulations.gov/fdm spublic/component/main?main=D ocketDetail&d=APHIS-2006-0189
 
to submit or view comments and to view supportin g and related materials available electronically. 
 
  • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please se nd two copies of your comment to Docket No. 
APHIS-2006-0189, Regulatory Analysis and Developm ent, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 
River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238.  Pl ease state that your comme nt refers to Docket 
No. APHIS-2006-0189. 
 
 This item is available in English at:  Fede ral Register:  12 June 2008 (Volume 73, Number 
114) Proposed Rules Page 33333.  To view online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html , 
select 2008 FR Vol. 73, and type in 33333.  
 For more information, you may contact Mr. David B. Lamb, Import Specialist, Commodity 
Import Analysis and Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1231; tel. +1 301 734–4312.   On 2 April 2008, APHIS published in the Fe deral Register (73 FR 17930-17935, Docket 
No. APHIS-2006-0189) a proposal to relieve certain restrictions regarding the movement of Hass 
variety avocados.  Specifically, we proposed to ame nd our domestic quarantine regulations to provide 
for the interstate movement of Hass avocados fro m Mexican fruit fly and sapote fruit fly quarantined G/SPS/N/USA/1827/Add.1 
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  areas in the United States with a certificate if the fruit is safeguarded after harvest in accordance with 
specific measures.  We also proposed to amend our foreign quarantine regulati ons to remove trapping 
and bait spray treatment requirements related to Anastrepha  spp. fruit flies for imported Hass 
avocados from Michoacan, Mexico.  
 Comments on the proposed rule were required to  be received on or be fore 2 June 2008.  
APHIS is reopening the comment period on Docket No. APHIS-2006-0189 for an additional 2 weeks.  
APHIS will also consider all comme nts received between 3 June 2008, and the date of this notice.  
This action will allow interested persons add itional time to prepare and submit comments. 
 
 Authority:  7 U.S.C. 450, 7701-7772, and 7781-7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 
2.80, and 371.3.   To view the proposed rule, supporting documents , and any comments we have received, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov/fdm spublic/component/main?main=D ocketDetail&d=APHIS-2006-0189
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United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Sta ndards 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 
  
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