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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/515
12 November 2001
(01-5569)
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:  Plant pests
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Hot Water Treatment for Limes
(2 pages)
5. Description of content:  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending
the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual, which is incorporated by reference
into the Code of Federal Regulations, to allow limes that are found to be infested with
mealybugs (Pseudococcidae) and other surface pests to be treated with a hot watertreatment.  This action will provide an additional option for treating imported limes for
mealybugs and other surface pests at the port of arrival.
6. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [    ] animal health,  [  X ] 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 proposal is consistent with Article I of the
International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC).
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 66 FR 56427,
8 November 2001 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Same as paragraph 10.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  This rule will be effective on 7 January 2002 unless
APHIS receives written adverse comments or written notice of intent to submit adverse
comments on or before 10 December 2001.G/SPS/N/USA/515
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11. Final date for comments:  10 December 2001
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 written adverse comments or written notice of intentto submit adverse comments  is in the body of the full text - which will be 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 10271400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov