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G/SPS/N/USA/2220/Rev.1 
20 June 2011  
 (11-3020) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision 
 
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):  Live swine, swine semen, pork, and pork products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Liechtenstein, Switzerland  
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Rule:  Importation of Live Swine, Swine 
Semen, Pork, and Pork Products from Liechte nstein and Switzerland (Docket No. APHIS-
2009-0093)  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to 
amend the regulations governing the importati on of animals and animal products to add 
Liechtenstein and Switzerland to the region of Europe that we recognize as low risk for classical swine fever (CSF).  We are also proposing to add Liechtenstein to the list of regions we consider free from swine vesicular disease (SVD) and to the list of regions 
considered free from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and rinderpest.  These proposed 
actions would relieve some restrictions on the importation into the United States of certain 
animals and animal products from those regions , while continuing to protect against the 
introduction of CSF, SVD, FMD, and rinderpest into the United States. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/USA/2220/Rev.1 
Page 2  
 
  [ ] 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:  Federal 
Register:  19 May 2011 (Volume 76, Number  97), Notices Pages 2891 0-28913. Available 
online in English at:  http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-05-19/html/2011-12316.htm  
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 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  18 July 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/  and search on the 
docket number (APHIS-2009-0093) to submit or view comments and to view 
supporting and related materials available electronically. 
 Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of your comment to Docket 
No. APHIS-2009-0093, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238.  Please state that 
your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2009-0093. 
For further information contact: Dr. Kelly Rhodes, Regionalization Evaluation Services, 
Import, Sanitary Trade Issues Team, National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 
4700 River Road, Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737; +1 (301) 734-4356. 
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 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 
202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov