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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/USA/2282 
7 October 2011  
 (11-4868) 
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):  Pomegranate 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  India  
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of Availability of a Pest Risk Analysis for the 
Importation of Pomegranate From India In to the Continental United States (Docket 
No. APHIS-2011-0087)  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  1 
 http://www.regulations.gov/#!docum entDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0087-0001  
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
advising the public that we have prepared a p est risk analysis that evaluates the risks 
associated with the importation into the contin ental United States of fresh pomegranate fruit 
from India. Based on that analysis, we believe that the application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be suffici ent to mitigate the risks of introducing or 
disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of fresh pomegranate fruit 
from India. We are making the pest risk anal ysis available to the public for review and 
comment. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] 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)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    G/SPS/N/USA/2282 
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  [ ] 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) :  We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 28 
November 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-2011-0087-0001 . 
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your  comment to Docket No. APHIS-2011-0087, 
Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, AP HIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road 
Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. 
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at 
http://www.regulations.gov/#! docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011-0087 . 
For further information contact:  Ms. Donna L.  West, Senior Import Specialist, RPM, PHP, 
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737; +1 (301) 734-0627. 
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), St op 1014, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +1 
(202) 720 1301;  Fax:  + 1 (202) 720 0433;   E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov