G/SPS/N/USA/292 7 
 
15 June 2017  
(17-3210) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Environmental Protection Agency  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specifi ed in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Multiple Products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Isofetamid; Pesticide Tolerances, Final Rule.  
Language(s): English . Number of pages: 6 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/ FR-2017-06-14/html/2017 -12346.htm  
6. Description of content: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
isofetamid in or on multiple commodities. ISK Biosciences Corporation requested these 
tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmeti c Act (FFDCA). The regulation also 
removes the existing time -limited tolerances for residues on "bushberry subgroup 
13-07B'' and "caneberry subgroup 13 -07A'' because they are no longer needed as a 
result of this action.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentari us Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM numbe r):  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/USA/2927  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in whi ch these are available:  
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2017-02-07/html/2017 -02475.htm  (available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 14 June 2017  
Proposed  date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 14 June 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 14 June 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of cir culation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Michael  Goodis, Registration Divison (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460 -
0001; main telephone number: +(703) 305 -7090; E -mail: RDFRNotices@epa.gov  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standar ds Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 
20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; E -mail: 
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov