. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1828 
18 June 2008  
 (08-2880) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Ruminants and swine, their fresh me at and other animal products of 
ruminants and swine 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable :  Surrey 
County (England)  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Interim rule and request 
for comments: Change in Disease Status of  Surrey County (England), Because of Foot-
and-Mouth Disease (Docket No. APHIS–2007–0 124) (available in English, 3 pages)  
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
amending the regulations governing the importa tion of certain animals, meat, and other 
animal products by removing Surrey County (Eng land) from the list of regions considered 
to be free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).  
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    
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  APHIS is taking this 
action because the existence of FMD has been confirmed in this area.  This action is 
necessary to prevent the introduction of FMD into  the United States.  As a result of this 
interim rule the importation of ruminants a nd swine and fresh meat and other animal 
products of ruminants and swine from Surrey County (England) is restricted. 
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the 
appropriate reference and briefly identify deviations:  Chapter 2.2.10 of the Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code specifies the conditions for freedom from Foot and Mouth Disease.  
This action does not deviate significantly from the standard.  G/SPS/N/USA/1828 
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  10. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   Federal Register: 
30 January 2008 (Volume 73, Number 20), Pages 5424-5426; Available in English. 
Full text and additional information:  Go to http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html
, 
select 2008 FR Vol. 73, and type 5424 in search box.   
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  30 January 2008 
(retroactive to 3 August 2007) 
12. 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:  
We will consider all comments that we re ceive on or before 31 March 2008.  You may 
submit comments by either of the following methods:  
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:  Go to 
http://www.regulations.gov/f dmspublic/component/main?ma in=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-
2007-0124  to submit or view comments and to  view supporting and related materials 
available electronically. 
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please se nd two copies of your comment to Docket 
No. APHIS–2007–0124, Regulatory Analysis a nd Development, 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–2007–0124. 
For further information contact:  Dr. Chip Wells, Senior Staff Veterinarian , Regionalization Evaluation Services Import 
Staff, National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 38, 
Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; tel. +1 301 734–4356. 
13. Texts available from: [ X ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
United States SPS National Notification Authority, 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