. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1833 
18 June 2008  
 (08-2892) 
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):  Cattle 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Mexico 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Proposed rule:  
Importation of Cattle From Mexico; Addition of  Port at San Luis, AZ (Docket No. APHIS–
2007–0095) (available in English, 4 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the 
public that the Agency is proposing to amend the regulations regarding the importation of 
cattle from Mexico by adding Sa n Luis, AZ, as a port through which cattle that have been 
infested with fever ticks or expos ed to fever ticks or tick-borne  diseases may be imported into 
the United States.  A new facility for the handling of animals is to be constructed on the Mexican side of the border at the port of San Luis, AZ, that will be equipped with facilities necessary for the proper chute inspection, dipping,  and testing that are required for such cattle 
under the regulations.  We would also amend the regulations to remove provisions that limit 
the admission of cattl e that have been infested with feve r ticks or exposed to fever ticks or 
tick-borne diseases to the State of Texas.  The statutory requirement that limited the 
admission of those cattle to the State of Texas has been repealed.  These proposed changes would make an additional port of entry availabl e and relieve restrictions on the movement of 
imported Mexican cattle within 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. 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:    G/SPS/N/USA/1833 
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  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 :   
29 January 2008 (Volume 73, Number 19) Pages 5132-5135; available in English. 
Full text and additional information:  Go to http://www.gpoaccess. gov/fr/advanced.html
, 
select 2008 FR Vol. 73, and type 5132 in search box.   
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A 
12. Final date for comments:  31 March 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/f dmspublic/component/main?mai n=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-
2007-0095  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–2007–0095, 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–2007–0095. 
For further information contact:  Dr. Freeda Isaac, Assistant Director for Anim al Import, National Center for Import and 
Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 734–6479. 
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 Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov