WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/USA/89
17July1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3016)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: UNITED STATES
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Environmental Protection Agency
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Livestock Feed
Commodities
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Revocation ofTolerances for
Commodities NoLonger Regulated forPesticide Residues (3Pages)
5. Description ofcontent: TheEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)is proposing to
revoke tolerances forpesticide residues inoronlivestock feedcommodities thathave
beenremoved from thelistofsignificant livestock feedcommodities (e.g., barley
fodder orforage) inTable 1ofPesticide Assessment Guideline 860.1000. In
implementing theFederal Food, Drug, andCosmetic Act,EPAdoesnotrequire data
onorsetindividual tolerance levels forminor, non-significant livestock animal
commodities. Asexplained inthisdocument, EPAconsiders residues inminor,
non-significant livestock feedcommodities tobecovered bythetolerances forthe
pesticide ontheprincipal commodities ofacrop. Pesticide residues inaninsignificant
livestock feedcommodity would beincompliance withthetolerance fortheraw
agricultural commodity (RAC) ofthesame cropiftheresidues intheRAC from which
thefeedstuff isderived orwithwhich itisassociated contain residues atorbelow the
appropriate tolerance.
6. Objective andrationale: Health
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: 62FR35760,
2July1997; 40CFR Parts 180and186
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Tobedetermined.
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10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Thedateofentry intoforce willbeannounced when
thefinalruleispublished intheFederal Register.
11. Final date forcomments: 2September 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: Environmental Protection Agency
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
USDA/FAS/OFSTS
Attn: Carolyn F.Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop1027
1400 Independence, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250-1027
Tel: (202) 720-2239
Fax: (202) 690-0677
E-mail: wilsonc@fas.usda.gov