. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1664 
6 August 2007  
 (07-3336) 
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):  Corn 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Kenya 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Availability of a 
Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Husked, Silk-Free Baby Corn from Kenya Into the Continental United States (available in English, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the 
public that APHIS has prepared a pest risk analysis that evaluates the risks associated with the importation into the continental United States  of husked, silk-free baby corn from Kenya. 
Based on that analysis, APHIS believes that the 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 husked, silk-free ba by corn from Kenya.  
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 July 2007 (Volume 72, Number 137), Page 39381 (available in English) 
Available at Federal Register on-line via GPO Access website: 
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html  
Enter page # under "Quick Search" and link to relevant document. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1664 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A 
12. Final date for comments:  17 September 2007. 
Comments in general will be accepted at anyt ime after publication of the notice of filing; 
however, if a final rule is promulgated, it will address only those comments that were 
received prior to publication of the final rule. 
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: 
For further information contact:  
Ms. Sharon Porsche, Import Specialist, Commod ity Import Analysis and Operations, Plant 
Health Programs, PPQ, APHIS,  4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, 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 ava ilable) of other body:  United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Divi sion (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 
202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 690 0677;  E- mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov