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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1383/Add.1 
14 January 2010  
 (10-0171) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 7 January  2010, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States
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Final rule:  Importation of Swine Hides and Skin s, Bird Trophies, and Ruminant Hides and Skins 
(APHIS-2006-0113)  
 The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Se rvice (APHIS) of the US Department of 
Agriculture is amending the regulations governing th e importation of animal by-products to require 
that untanned swine hides and skins from regions w ith African swine fever (ASF) and bird trophies 
from regions with exotic Newcastle disease (END) m eet certain requirements or go directly to an 
approved establishment upon importation into the Unite d States.  We are also setting out certain 
requirements for the importation of untanned bovine, d eer, and other ruminant hides and skins into the 
United States from Mexico to prevent the spread of bovine babesiosis.  These requirements will 
provide for the importation of these articles under c onditions intended to prevent the introduction of 
African swine fever, bovine babesios is, and exotic Newcastle disease.  This final rule is effective 
14 January 2010. 
This final rule is available in English at:  Fe deral Register:  15 December 2009 (Volume 74, Number 
239) Notices Pages 66222 - 66227.  To view online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, select 2009 FR Vol. 74, and type "66222" in the search 
box (with quotation marks). 
 This action is subsequent to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on 
4 August 2006 (2006 FR Volume 71, Number 150, Pages 44234-44239, Docket No. APHIS–2006–0113), in which APHIS presented a proposal to pr ovide specific conditions under which untanned 
swine hides and skins from regions not considered free of ASF and bovine, deer and other ruminant 
hides and skins from Mexico could be imported into  the United States in order to protect the US 
livestock populations from incursions of ASF and bovin e babesiosis.  We also proposed to restrict the 
importation of bird trophies in order to protect US bird populations against the introduction of END.  
(To view this notice online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, select 2006 FR Vol. 
71, and type "44234" in the search box (with qu otation marks)).  We solicited comments on the 
proposal for 60 days ending 3 October 2006.  We recei ved three comments by that date.  They were 
from a representative of a consortium of scientific so cieties, a representative of a foreign government, 
and a private citizen. G/SPS/N/USA/1383/Add.1 
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This addendum concerns a: 
[   ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ X ] 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 ne w deadline for receipt of comments should be 
provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under other ci rcumstances, 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) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] 
National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
For further information contact:  Dr. Tracye Butle r, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Technical Trade 
Services, National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; +(1 301) 734-7476 
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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