WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/USA/66
30September 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-3878)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: UNITED STATES
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Department ofAgriculture, Animal andPlant Health Inspection
Service
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Cattle, bison
andswine
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Official Brucellosis Tests (2pages)
5. Description ofcontent: TheAnimal andPlant Health Inspection Sercice (APHIS) is
proposing toamend thebrucellosis regulations toaddtherapid automated presumptive
testtothelistofofficial testsfordetermining thebrucellosis disease status oftest-
eligible cattle, bison, andswine. Webelieve thatthisproposed action iswarranted
because therapid automated presumptive testhasbeenshown toprovide anaccurate,
automated, andcost-effective means ofdetermining thebrucellosis status oftest-eligible
cattle, bison, andswine.
6. Objective andrationale: Webelieve thatadding therapid automated presumptive test
tothelistofofficial testsforbrucellosis incattle, bison, andswine would helpto
prevent thespread ofbrucellosis bymaking available anadditional toolforitsdiagnosis
inthose animals.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: 61FR48430,
13September 1996; 9CFR Part78
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Tobedetermined.
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10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Theeffective datewillbegiven upon publication of
thefinalruleintheFederal Resgister.
11. Final date forcomments: 12November 1996
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
USDA/FAS/OFSTS
Attn: Carolyn F.Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
14thandIndependence
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel: (202) 7202239
Fax: (202) 6900677
E-mail: Wilsonc@fas.usda.gov