G/SPS/N/USA/2772/Add.1  
 
17 August 2015  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 17 August 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Multicriteria-Based Ranking Model for Risk Management of Animal Drug Residues in Milk and Milk 
Products; Extension of Comment Period 
The Food and Drug Administration is extending the comment period for the risk assessment entitled "Multicriteria-Based Ranking Model for Risk Management of Animal Drug Residues in Milk and Milk Products". A notice of the availabili ty of the risk assessment and FDA's request for 
comments appeared in the Federal Register of 30 April 2015. FDA initially established 
29 July 2015, as the deadline for the submission of requested comments that can help improve the ranking model approach, including the specific criteria, scoring, and weighting scheme; the 
scientific data and assumptions used to inform scoring used in the model; the selection of animal 
drugs evaluated; and the clarity and the transparen cy of the risk assessment. FDA is taking this 
action in response to a request for an extension to allow interested persons additional time to submit comments. 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/USA/15_3212_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a: 
[X] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:   
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 27 October 2015 G/SPS/N/USA/2772/Add.1 
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
You may submit comments by any of the following methods: 
Electronic Submissions 
Submit electronic comments in the following way: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments. 
Written Submissions 
Submit written submissions in the following ways: Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper submission s): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), 
Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. FDA-2015-N-1305. All 
comments received may be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov , including any 
personal information provided. For additional information on submitting comments, see the 
''Comments'' heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.  
Text(s) available from: [X] National Notificati on Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards 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 
Text can be also be found in the Federal Register, Vol. 80, No. 146, Page 45540 or on the Internet 
at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-07-30/pdf/2015-18668.pdf .  
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