. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1837 
20 June 2008  
 (08-2928) 
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):  Dropwort leaves with stems 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  
Republic of Korea 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Availability of a 
Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Dr opwort Leaves With Stems From South Korea 
Into the Continental United States (Docket No. APHIS–2007–0143)  (available in English, 
2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the 
public that the Agency has prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation of dropwort leaves with  stems from the Republic of Korea into the 
continental United States.  Based on that analysis, we believe that the application of one or 
more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or  noxious weeds via the importatio n of dropwort leaves with 
stems from the Republic of Korea.  We are 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 :   
21 November 2007 (Volume 72, Number 224), Pages 65560-65561; Available in English. 
Available online via http://www.gpoaccess. gov/fr/advanced.html ; select 2007 FR Vol. 72, 
and type 65560 in search box.    G/SPS/N/USA/1837 
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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:  22 January 2008 
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: 
You may submit comments by either of the following methods: 
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov , select "Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service" from the agency dr op-down menu, then click "Submit" In the 
Docket ID column, select Docket No. APHI S–2007–0143 to submit or view public comments 
and to view supporting and rela ted materials available electr onically.  Information on using 
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing documents, su bmitting comments, and 
viewing the docket after the close of the commen t period, is available through the site’s "User 
Tips" link. 
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send four copies of your comment (an original 
and three copies) to Docket No. APHIS–2007–0143,  Regulatory Analysis and Development, 
PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. Please 
state that your comment refers  to Docket No. APHIS–2007–0143. 
For further information contact:  
Mr. Alex Belano, 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 available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Aut hority, 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