WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/USA/108
14January 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0105)
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): Citrus
treatment
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: High-Temperature Forced-Air
Treatment forCitrus (available inEnglish, 3pages)
5. Description ofcontent: TheAnimal andPlant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is
proposing toallow theuseofaprocess involving high-temperature forced-air for
treating tangerines, oranges (except navel oranges), andgrapefruit from Mexico and
areas oftheUnited States thatareinfested withplant pests inthegenus Anastrepha ,
which includes A.ludens ,theMexican fruitfly.Thisaction would provide an
additional option fortreating these fruits. Thetreatments would beincluded inthe
Plant Protection andQuarantine Treatment Manual, which isincorporated byreference
intotheCode ofFederal Regulations.
6. Objective andrationale: Plant health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: APHIS istaking thisaction inaccordance withArticle 6,
paragraph 1oftheInternational Plant Protection Convention (IPPC).
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: 62FR67761,
30December 1997; 7CFR Parts 300and301
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Tobedetermined.
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10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Theeffective datewillbegiven upon publication of
theFinal RuleintheFederal Register.
11. Final date forcomments: 2March 1998
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: Animal andPlant Health Inspection
Service, USDA
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
Attn: Carolyn F.Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel: (202) 720-2239
Fax: (202) 690-0677
E-mail: wilsonc@fas.usda.gov