. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/USA/2252 
29 July 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary and 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):  Animal 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:  Japan  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of Availability of a Risk Analysis Evaluating the 
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Status of Japan (Docket no. APHIS-2010-0077)  Language(s):  
English  Number of pages:  2 
 http://www.regulations.gov/#!docum entDetail;D=APHIS-2010-0077-0004  
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the 
public that a risk analysis h as been prepared by the Animal  and Plant Health Inspection 
Service concerning the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) status of Japan and the risk of susceptible animals and animal products from Japan harbouring the FMD virus.  This 
evaluation will be used as a basis for determ ining whether the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection again recognizes Japan as free of FMD and allows the importation of whole cuts 
of boneless beef from Japan to resume.  Other ruminant meat and meat by-products, as well 
as fresh pork, live ruminants, and live swine, w ould remain prohibited due to Japan's status 
for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, classical swine fever, and swine vesicular disease. 
We are making this evaluation available to the public for review and comment. 
Federal Register:  26 July 2011 (Volum e 76, Number 143), Notices Pages 44503-44504. 
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.    G/SPS/N/USA/2252 
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  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)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] 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:      
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 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  26 September 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/#!docum entDetail;D=APHIS-2010-0077-0005 . 
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your  comment to Docket No. APHIS-2010-0077, 
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, AP HIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, 
Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. 
For further information contact:  Dr. Ke lly Rhodes, Senior Staff Veterinarian, 
Regionalization Evaluation Services-Import, Na tional 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 Fore ign 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.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov