RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/USA/41
14May1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-1880)
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): Pesticide
residue tolerances
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Avermectin B1,anditsDelta-8, 9-
Isomer; Proposed Renewal ofTime-limited Tolerances (2pages)
5. Description ofcontent: EPAproposes torenew time-limited tolerances fortheresidues
oftheinsecticide avermectin B1anditsdelta-8. 9-isomer inoroncertain raw
agricultural commodities. Thefollowing tolerances areproposed: cattle
fat0.015 ppm; cattle meat0.02ppm; cattle mybp 0.02ppm; citrus whole
fruit0.02ppm; cottonseed 0.005 ppm; hopsdried 0.5ppm; milk0.005 ppm; dried
citrus pulp0.10ppm; andcitrus oil0.10ppm. Allofthese tolerances aretoexpire
on15November 1997 withtheexception ofhopswhich willexpire on
31December 1996.
6. Objective andrationale: Health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents: 61FR20780, 8May1996; 40CFR parts 180,185and186
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9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Theeffective datewillbegiven upon
publication ofthefinalruleintheFederal Register.
10. Final date forcomments: 7June1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
United States SPSEnquiry Point
USDA/FAS/OFSTS
Attn: Carolyn F.Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
14thandIndependence
Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax(202) 6900677