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9 February 2024  
(24-1119) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  9 February 2024, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Descriptive Designation for Needle - or Blade -Tenderized (Mechanically Tenderized) Beef 
Products  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[X] Other:  
Notice and request for comments by 8 April 2024  
89 Federal Register (FR) 8399:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-02-07/html/2024 -02417.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-02-07/pdf/2024 -02417.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/24_01330_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) regulations, FSIS is announcing its intention to renew an approved information 
collection regarding the labeling requirements for mechanically tenderized beef products. There are 
no changes to the existing information collection. The approval for this info rmation collection will 
expire on 30 June 2024.  
Submit comments on or before 8 April 2024.  
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/829/Add.5  
 
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  This notice; request for comments is identified by Docket Number FSIS -2024-0001 and can be 
viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/document/FSIS_FRDOC_0001 -0778. Previous actions 
notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/829  are identified by Docket Numbers FSIS-2008-0017 and 
FSIS-2021-0002. The Docket Folders are available from Regulations.gov  and provide access to 
primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible 
from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. Comments rec eived by the USA TBT Enquiry 
Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders by 4pm Eastern Time  on 8 April 2024 will be shared 
with FSIS and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received within the comment 
period.  
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