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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1999 
14 April 2010  
 (10-1910) 
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 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):  Animals and animal products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Czech Republic and Sweden  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of Availability of an Evaluation of the Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza Status of Czech  Republic and Sweden (Docket No. APHIS-
2009-0088)  Language:  English  Number of pages:  3   
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the 
public that the Agency has prep ared an evaluation of the animal health status of the 
Czech Republic and Sweden relative to the H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian 
influenza (HPAI).  The evaluation presents our assessment of the HPAI H5N1 detection, control, and eradication measures in place in  the Czech Republic and Sweden following the 
outbreaks of HPAI in Sweden during 2006, a nd in the Czech Republic during 2007, as well 
as our assessment of the present status of the Czech Republic and Sweden with respect to 
HPAI H5N1.  We are making this evaluation available to the public for review and comment.  If, after the close of the comment period, we can identify no additional risk 
factors that would indicate that domestic poultry in the Czech Republic and Sweden continue to be affected with HPAI H5N1, we will remove those regions from our list of 
regions affected with HPAI H5N1. 
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)   G/SPS/N/USA/1999 
Page 2  
 
  [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] 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:  6 April 2010 (Volume 75, Number  65), Notices Pages 17368-17370.  Available 
online in English at:  http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-7734.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) :  6 May 2010 
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–2009-0088) to subm it 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–2009–0088, 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–2009–0088. 
For further information contact: 
Dr. Julia Punderson, Senior Staff Veterinari an, Regionalization Evaluation Services-Import, 
National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231;  +(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 Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Di vision (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov