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G/SPS/N/USA/2156/Add.2/Rev.1 
16 November 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
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The following communication, received on 15 November 2011, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of the United States. 
 
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Food Safety Modernization Act Domestic and Fore ign Facility Reinspections, Recall, and Importer 
Reinspection User Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2012;  Extension of Comment Period 
 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the comment period to 
30 November 2011, for the notice entitled, Food Sa fety Modernization Act Domestic and Foreign 
Facility Reinspections, Recall, and Importer Rein spection User Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2012 that 
appeared in the Federal Register  of 1 August 2011 (76 FR 45820).  In that document, FDA announced 
the establishment of a docket to obtain comments th at would be considered in establishing the fee 
rates for fiscal year (FY) 2013.  In particular , the Agency provided the current FY 2012 fees and 
requested public comments to the document and inte nds to consider such comments, as well as 
experience and additional data gained in implemen ting these fees in FY 2012, in establishing the fee 
rates for FY 2013. The Agency is taking this action in response to requests fo r an extension to allow 
interested persons additional time to submit comments. 
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 scope of previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:    
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) : 
  Dates:  Submit either electronic or written comments by 30 November 2011. G/SPS/N/USA/2156/Add.2/Rev.1 
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    Addresses:  Submit electronic comments to http://www.regulations.gov .  Submit 
written comments to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA 305), Food and 
Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 
  Docket No. FDA 2011 N 0528 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax num ber and e-mail address (if available) of other 
body: 
Amy Waltrip, 12420 Parklawn Dr., rm. 2012, Ro ckville, MD 20857, (301) 796-8811, E-mail: 
Amy.Waltrip@fda.hhs.gov.   
Text available from:  [X] National Notification Au thority, [ ] 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 14, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 
1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail :  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov 
Text available on the internet at:  http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2011-10-27/pdf/2011-27845.pdf   
 
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