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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1944/Add.1 
30 September 2009  
 (09-4586) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 24 Se ptember 2009, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of United States
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Notice: Extension of Comment Period; Determinati on of Pest-Free Areas in the Republic of South 
Africa; Request for Comments (APHIS-2009-0037)  
 
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Se rvice (APHIS) of the US Department of 
Agriculture is extending the comment period fo r our notice that would recognize 16 additional 
magisterial districts in three provinces as pest-free ar eas for citrus black spot in the Republic of South 
Africa.  This action will allow interested persons  additional time to prepare and submit comments.  
We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 13 October 2009. 
  This notice is available in English at:  Federal Register:  15 Se ptember 2009 (Volume 74, 
Number 177) Notices Page 47188.  To view online, go to 
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, select 2009 FR Vol. 74, and type "47188" in the search 
box (with quotation marks).   This action is subsequent to a notice publishe d in the Federal Register on 27 July 2009 (2009 
FR Volume 74, Number 142, Pages 36999-37000, Docket No. APHIS–2009–0037), in which APHIS 
announced a notice of determination to recognize 16 a dditional magisterial districts in three provinces 
as pest-free areas for citrus black spot in the Republic  of South Africa. (To view this notice online, go 
to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, select 2009 FR Vol. 74, and type "36999" in the 
search box (with quotation marks)).  This addendum concerns a: 
 
 [ X ] Modification of final date for comments 
 [   ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  [   ] Modification of content and/or sc ope of previously notified draft regulation 
 [   ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
 [   ] Change in proposed date of adoptio n, publication or date of entry into force 
 [   ] Other:    G/SPS/N/USA/1944/Add.1 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of th e previously notified measure in terms 
of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be 
provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under other circumstances, such as extension of 
originally announced final date for comments, th e comment period provided in the Addendum may 
vary.)  
 [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
13 October 2009. 
 
Agency or authority designated to handle 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/
 and search on the docket 
number (APHIS–2009-0037) to submit or view co mments and to view supporting and related 
materials available electronically. 
 • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:  Please send two copies of your comment to Docket No. 
APHIS–2009–0037, Regulatory Analysis and Deve lopment, PPD, APHI S, Station 3A–03.8, 
4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.  Please state that your comment refers 
to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0037.  
 
Text 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, US DA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 10 27, 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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