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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2005/Add.1 
26 November 2010  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 24 November 2010, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of the United States
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Final Rule:  Changes in Disease Status of the Brazilia n State of Santa Catarina With Regard to Certain 
Ruminant and Swine Diseases (Docket No. APHIS-2009-0034)  
 The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Se rvice (APHIS) of the US Department of 
Agriculture is amending the regulations governing the importation of certain animals and animal 
products by adding the Brazilian State of Santa Cata rina to the list of regions we recognize as free of 
foot and mouth disease (FMD), rinderpest, swine vesicular disease, classical swine fever, and African 
swine fever.  We are also adding Santa Catarina to the list of regions that are subject to certain import restrictions on meat and meat products because of th eir proximity to or trad ing relationships with 
rinderpest- or FMD-affected countries.  These actions will update the disease status of Santa Catarina with regard to FMD, rinderpest, swine vesicular disease, classical swine fever, and African swine 
fever while continuing to protect the United States from an introduction of those diseases by 
providing additional requirements for live swine, pork meat, pork products, live ruminants, ruminant 
meat, and ruminant products imported into the United States from Santa Catarina.  This final rule will be effective on 1 December 2010. 
 This final rule is available in English at:  Federal Register:  16 November 2010 (Volume 75, 
Number 220) Notices Pages 69851-69857.  To view online, go to 
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, select 2010 FR Vol. 75, and type "69851" in the search 
box (with quotation marks). 
 This action is subsequent to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on 
16 April 2010 (2010 FR Volume 75, Number 73, Pages 19915-19920, Docket No. APHIS-2009-0034), in which APHIS announced a proposal to amend the regulations by adding Santa Catarina to 
the list in Sec. 94.1 of regions that are free of ri nderpest and FMD, the list in Sec. 94.11 of regions 
that are declared to be free of rinderpest and FMD bu t that are subject to certain restrictions because 
of their proximity to or trading relationships with  rinderpest or FMD-affected regions, the lists in 
Sec. 94.9 and 94.10 of regions that are free of CSF, and the list in Sec. 94.12 of regions that are free 
of SVD.  We also proposed to exclude Santa Catari na from the list in Sec. 94.8 of regions where ASF 
is known to or reasonably believed to exis t.  (To view this notice online, go to 
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, select 2010 FR Vol. 75, and type "page 19915" in the 
search box (with quotation marks)).  G/SPS/N/USA/2005/Add.1 
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   We solicited comments concerning the proposed rule for 60 days ending 15 June 2010.   
 We received 87 comments by that date.  They  were from US ranchers and cattle producers, 
US industry and trade organizations, a Tribal associat ion, a consumer organization, State departments 
of agriculture, Brazilian trade and industry asso ciations, a Brazilian Government agency, the 
Canadian embassy, and private citizens. 
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:    
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: Dr. Silvia Krei ndel, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Regionalization 
Evaluation Services Staff, National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 20737;  +1 (301) 734-4356 or +1 (301) 734-8419  
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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