. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1155 
14 November 2005 
 (05-5317) 
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:  Department of Agriculture-Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service (APHIS)  
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):  Cattle  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Mexico
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Importation of Cattle 
From Mexico; Proposed Rule (Available in English; 3 pages)  
6. Description of content:  The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is 
proposing to amend the regula tions regarding the importation of cattle from Mexico by 
adding San Luis, AZ, as a port through which cattle that have been infested with fever ticks 
or exposed to fever ticks or tick-borne diseas es may be imported into the United States.  A 
new facility for the handling of animals is to  be constructed on the Mexican side of the 
border at the port of San Luis, AZ, that will be equipped with facilities necessary for the 
proper chute inspection, dipping, and testing that are required for such cattle under the regulations.  APHIS would also amend the regul ations to remove provisions that limit the 
admission of cattle that have been infested with  fever ticks or exposed to fever ticks or tick-
borne diseases to the State of Texas and that pr ohibit the movement of such cattle into areas 
of Texas quarantined because of fever ticks.  The statutory requirement that limited the 
admission of those cattle to the State of Texas has been repealed, and we believe that the 
current provisions of our domes tic fever tick quarantine regula tions will effectively address 
any risk of the spread of tick-borne diseases a ssociated with the subsequent movement of 
imported cattle from the quarantined area of Texas.  These proposed changes would make 
an additional port of entry available and relie ve restrictions on the movement of imported 
Mexican cattle within the United States.  
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   G/SPS/N/USA/1155 
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 8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] 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:  Article 6 of the IPPC Requirements in relation 
to imports  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
9 November 2005 (Volume 70, Number 216) [Page 67933-67935] 
http://frwebgate5.access.gpo.gov/cgi-
bin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID=5536172 40465+1+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve , or 
http://www.aphis.usda.gov /ppd/rad/webrepor.html  
Available in English  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  TBA 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  TBA 
12. Final date for comments:  9 January 2005, please refer to Docket No. 05-041-1  
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  and, in the "Search for Open Regulations" box, 
select "Animal and Plant Health Inspection Serv ice" from the agency drop-down menu, then 
click on "Submit".  In the Docket ID column, select APHIS-2005-0101 to submit or view public comments and to view supporting and re lated materials available electronically. 
After the close of the comment period, the docket can be viewed using the "Advanced 
Search" function in Regulations.gov.   Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send f our copies of your comment (an original 
and three copies) to Docket No. 05-041-1, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238.  Please state 
that your comment refers to Docket No. 05-041-1.  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National noti fication authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ms. Lashonda McLeod, United States SPS Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250. Tel: 202-720-5683; Fax 202-690-0677; Email fstsd@usda.gov