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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/271
5 May 2000
(00-1847)
Committee on Sanitary and 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 may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Honeybees and honeybee germ plasm
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Availability of Draft Pest Risk
Assessment for the Importation of Honeybees and Honeybee Germ Plasm from Australia -
Request for comments (1 page plus the draft pest risk assessment)
5. Description of content:  APHIS is advising the public that a draft pest risk assessment has
been prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for the importation ofhoneybees and honeybee germ plasm from Australia. We are making this draft pest risk
assessment available to the public for review and comment.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  This action is in accordance with international
standards set by the Office International des Epizooties.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 65 FR 25701,
3 May 2000 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/271
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11. Final date for comments:  3 July 2000
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service  [    ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Detailed
instruction on where and how to send comments is in the body of the full text - which willbe sent upon request to the address in paragraph 12.
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
Attn: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax (202) 690-0677
E-mail Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov