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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/USA/2272 
4 October 2011  
 (11-4787) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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):  Plants 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Australia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of Determination of Pest-Free Areas in Australia; 
Request for Comments (Docket No. APHIS-2011-0088)  Language(s):  English  Number 
of pages:  2 
 http://www.regulations.gov/#!docum entDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0088-0001  
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the 
public that we have received a request fro m the Government of Australia to recognize 
additional areas as pest-free areas for Medite rranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) or 
Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni). Afte r reviewing the documentation submitted in 
support of this request, the Administrator of  the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service has determined that these areas meet the criteria in our regulations for recognition 
as pest-free areas.  We are making that determination, as well as an evaluation document 
we have prepared in connection with this action, available for review and comment. 
Federal Register:  14 September 2011, Volume 76, Number 178, Notice Pages 56730-
56731 
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.    G/SPS/N/USA/2272 
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  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)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] 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:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[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 14 
November 2011. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] 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/#!docum entDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0088-0001 . 
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your  comment to Docket No. APHIS-2011-0088, 
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, AP HIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road 
Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. 
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at 
http://www.regulations.gov/#! docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0088.  
For further information contact: Ms. Mere dith C. Jones, Regulatory Coordination 
Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 156, Riverdale, MD 20737; +1 (301) 734-7467. 
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 1014, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 
202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202)  720 0433;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov