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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2175 
14 March 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 U.S. 
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):  South American cactus moth (SACM) host material 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Proposed Rule: South American Cactus Moth; Territorial 
and Import Regulations (D ocket No. APHIS-2006-0077)  Language(s):  English  Number 
of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to 
amend the Hawaiian and territorial quarantine regulations to prohibit the movement of 
South American cactus moth host material, including nursery stock and plant parts for consumption to the mainland and Guam from Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, and to allow South American cactus moth host material to be moved among 
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Isla nds.  We are also proposing to amend the 
foreign quarantine regulations to prohibit th e importation of South American cactus moth 
host material, including nursery stock and plant parts for consumption, from any country or 
portion of a country infested with South Amer ican cactus moth.  These actions would help 
prevent the introduction or spread of South Am erican cactus moth into non-infested areas 
of the United States, relieve unnecessary restrictions on movement of host material among 
infested areas of the United States, and provide consistency to the regulations. 
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.    
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)   
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  [ ] 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:  Federal 
Register:  23 February 2011 (Volume 76, Number 36), Pages 9978-9981; available in English at:  http://www.regulations.gov /#!documentDetail;D=APHIS-2006-0077-0001 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not available 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not available 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not available 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  25 April 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-2006-0077) 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-2006-0077, 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-2008-0016 
For further information contact: Dr. Robyn Rose, National Program Lead, Emergency and 
Domestic Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 26, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; +1 (301) 734-7121 
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