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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1866 
1 September 2008  
 (08-4072) 
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):  Fresh sweet oranges and grapefruit (HS Codes: 0805.10, 0805.20 and 0805.40) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Chile 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  PROPOSED RULE:  
Importation of Sweet Oranges and Grape fruit from Chile (Docket No. APHIS-2007-0115) 
(available in English, 7 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Insp ection Service is proposing to 
amend the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the impor tation, under certain conditions, 
of sweet oranges and grapefruit from Chile into  the continental United States.  Based on the 
evidence in a recent pest risk analysis, we believe these articles can be safely imported from 
all provinces of Chile, provided certain conditi ons are met.  This action would provide for the 
importation of sweet oranges and grapefruit fr om Chile into the continental United States 
while continuing to protect th e United States ag ainst the introduction of plant pests.  
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 :   
28 August 2008 (Volume 73, Number 168), Pages 50732-50738 (available in English). 
To view online, go to http://www.gpoaccess. gov/fr/advanced.html , select 2008 FR Vol. 73, 
and type "50732" in search box (with quotation marks).   G/SPS/N/USA/1866 
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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:  27 October 2008 
Comments in general will be accepted at any time  after publication of the notice of filing;  
however, if a final rule is promulgated, it will address only those comments that were 
received prior to publication of the final rule. 
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/  and search on the 
docket number (APHIS-2007-0115) to subm it or view comments and to view 
supporting and related materials available electronically. 
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:  Please sent  two copies of your comment to Docket 
No. APHIS-2007-0115, Regulatory Analysis and 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-2007-0115. 
For further information contact:  Mr. Alex Belano, Import Specialist, Commodity Import 
Analysis and Operation Staf f, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Ro ad, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 
20737-1231;  (301) 734-5333. 
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 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