. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1863 
20 August 2008  
 (08-3928) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  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 numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Fresh white asparagus (0709201010 and 0709029010) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Senegal
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Availability of a 
Pest Risk Analysis for Importation of Fres h White Asparagus From Senegal Into the 
Continental United States (Doc ket No. APHIS–2008–0084) (availab le in English, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the 
public that the Agency has prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation into the continental United States of fresh white asparagus from Senegal.  
Based on that analysis, we believe that th e application of one or more designated 
phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigat e the risks of introducing or disseminating 
plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of fresh white asparagus from Senegal.  We 
are making the pest risk analysis availa ble 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. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   F e d e r a l  R e g i s t e r :   
18 August, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 160), Pages 48189-48190 (available in English) 
Full text and additional information:  Go to http://www.gpoaccess. gov/fr/advanced.html , 
select 2008 FR Vol. 73, and type in search box "48189" (with quotation marks). G/SPS/N/USA/1863 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A 
12. Final date for comments:  17 October 2008 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  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/f dmspublic/component/main?m ain=DocketDetail&d=APHIS
-2008-0084  to submit 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–2008–0084, Regulatory Analysis a nd Development, PPD,  APHIS, Station 
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdal e, MD 20737–1238.  Please state that your 
comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–2008–0084. 
For further information contact: 
Ms. Shirley Wager Page, Branch Chief, Commodi ty Import Analysis and Operations Staff, 
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Ri verdale, MD 20737–1231;  Tel:  +(1 301) 734 
8758. 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Aut hority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov