WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/145/Add.2
24 October 2000
(00-4387)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
Availability of the USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service "Draft Pest Risk
Assessment for the Importation of  Solid Wood Packin g Materials (SWPM) Into the United States" -
Notice and Request for Comments.
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 of SWPM into the United States.APHIS is making this draft pest risk assessment available to the public for review and comment.  The
United States had previously notified, as G/SPS/N/USA/145, a 20 January 1999 advance notice of
proposed rulemaking to seek information and develop regulatory options on the general problem of
plant pests in SWPM imported from any country .  Addendum 1 to G/SPS/N /USA/145 notified in
July 1999 advised the public that APHIS intended to prepare an environmental impact statement forthe importation of SWPM.
APHIS invites you to comment on the draft pest risk assessment notified as Addendum 2.
APHIS will consider all comments received by 15 February 2001.
Instructions for commenting are in the full text of this addendum.  Both the addendum and the
draft risk assessment are available from the following address:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov
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