. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1923 
13 May 2009  
 (09-2342) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Animal and animal products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[   ] All trading partners, or 
[ X ] Specific regions or countries:  Suffolk and Norfolk Counties (England)  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of Availability of an Evaluation of the Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza Subtype H5N1 St atus of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties in 
England (Docket No. APHIS-2009-0015)   Language:  English  Number of pages:   2   
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the 
public that the Agency has prepared an evalua tion of the animal health status of Suffolk 
and Norfolk Counties, England, relative to th e H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian 
influenza (HPAI).  The evaluation presents our assessment of the HPAI H5N1 detection, 
control, and eradication measures in place in Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, England, 
during outbreaks of HPAI H5N1 in 2007, as well as our assessment of the present status of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, England, with  respect to HPAI subtype H5N1.  We are 
making this evaluation available to the public for review and comment.  If, after the close of the comment period, APHIS can identify no additional risk factors that would indicate that domestic poultry in Suffolk and Norfolk C ounties in England continue to be affected 
with HPAI H5N1, we would conclude that the importation of live birds, poultry carcasses, 
parts of carcasses, and eggs (other than hatc hing eggs) of poultry, game birds, or other 
birds from the affected regions of Suffolk a nd Norfolk Counties in England presents a low 
risk of introducing HPAI H5N1 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)    G/SPS/N/USA/1923 
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  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)     
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[ 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal 
Register: 7 May 2009 (Volume 74, Number  87), Notices Pages 21312-21313. Available 
online in English at:  http://edocket.access.gpo. gov/2009/E9-10630.htm    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  N/A  
Propose 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 
[   ] 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 8 June 2009. 
Agency or authority designated to handle 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–2009-0015) to submit or vi ew comments and to view supporting and 
related materials available electronically. 
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please se nd two copies of your comment to Docket 
No. APHIS–2009–0015, Regulatory Analysis a nd Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–
03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdal e, MD 20737–1238. Please state that your 
comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0015. 
For further information contact: Dr. Ingrid Ko towski, Import Risk Analyst, Regionalization 
Evaluation Services International, National Ce nter for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 920 
Main Campus Drive, Suite 200, Rale igh, NC 27606; + 1 (919) 855-7732.  
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 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