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G/SPS/N/USA/2239/Add.1 
25 October 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum 
  
The following communication, received on 14 Octo ber 2011, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States. 
 
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Notice of Decision To Authorize the Importation of  Dragon Fruit from Thailand into the Continental 
United States (Docket No. APHIS-2011-0047) 
 The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Serv ice is advising the public of our decision to 
authorize the importation into the continental Unite d States of dragon fruit (multiple genera and 
species) from Thailand.  Based on the findings of a pest  risk analysis, which we made available to the 
public for review and comment through a previous noti ce, we believe that the application of one or 
more designated phytosanitary meas ures will be sufficient to miti gate the risks of introducing or 
disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of dragon fruit from Thailand. 
 This notice is available in English at:  Fe deral Register: Volume 76, Number 192 (Tuesday, 
4 October 2011), Notice Page 61340.  To view online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html , select 2011 FR Vol. 76, and type "page 61340" in the 
search box (with quotation marks). 
 This action is subsequent to a notice publis hed in the Federal Register on 30 June 2011 
(76 FR 38349, Docket No. APHIS-2011-0047), in wh ich we announced the availability, for review 
and comment, of a PRA that evaluates the risks ass ociated with the importation into the continental 
United States of dragon fruit (multip le genera and species) from Th ailand.  We solicited comments on 
the notice for 60 days ending on 29 August 2011.  We  did not receive any comments by that date. 
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:    G/SPS/N/USA/2239/Add.1 
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  Comment period:  (If the addendum extends the scope of th e previously notified measure in terms 
of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be 
provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under other circumstances, 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, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address , fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
For further information contact:  Ms. Claudia Fe rguson, Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulations, 
Permits, and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 Rive r Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; 
+1 (301) 734-0754.  
Text available from:  [X] National Notification Au thority, [ ] 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 1014, 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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