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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2194/Add.1 
12 May 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 11 May 2 011, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States
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Proposed Rule;  Reopening of Comment Period:  Movement of Hass Avocados from Areas Where 
Mediterranean Fruit Fly or South American  Fruit Fly Exist (Docket No. APHIS-2010-0127 ) 
 The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Se rvice (APHIS) of the US Department of 
Agriculture is reopening the comment period for our  proposed rule that would relieve certain 
restrictions regarding the movement of fresh Hass va riety avocados.  This action will allow interested 
persons additional time to prepare and submit comments. 
 This notice is available in English at: Federa l Register:  9 May 2011 (Volume 76, Number 89) 
Notices Page 26654-26655.  To  view online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html , select 
2011 FR Vol. 76, and type "26654" in search box (with quotation marks). 
 This action is subsequent to a notice publis hed in the Federal Register on 4 April 2011 (FR 
Volume 76, Number 64, Pages 18419-18421, Docket No. APHIS-2010-0127), in which APHIS 
announced a proposal to relieve certain restrictions  regarding the movement of fresh Hass variety 
avocados.  Specifically, we proposed to amend our do mestic regulations to provide for the interstate 
movement of Hass avocados from Mediterranean fru it fly quarantined areas in the United States with 
a certificate if the fruit is safeguarded after harvest  in accordance with speci fic measures.  We also 
proposed to amend our foreign quarantine regula tions to remove trapping requirements for 
Mediterranean fruit fly for Hass avocados im ported from the State of Michoacán, Mexico, 
requirements for treatment or origin from an ar ea free of Mediterranean fruit fly for Hass avocados 
imported from Peru, and requirements for trapping or  origin from an area free of South American fruit 
fly for Hass avocados imported from Peru. (To view this notice online, go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, select 2011 FR Vol. 76, and type "18419" in search box 
(with quotation marks).) 
This addendum concerns a: 
[X] Modification of final date for comments 
  Reopening of comment period for proposed rule. [ ] 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 G/SPS/N/USA/2194/Add.1 
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  [ ] 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 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) :  18 May 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handle commen ts:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] 
National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: 
For further information contact
:  Mr. Tony Romàn, Import Specialist, Regulations, Permits, and 
Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231;  (301) 734-0627 
 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-2010-0127) 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-2010-0127, Regulatory Analysis and Deve lopment, 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-2010-0127  
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 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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