G/SPS/N/USA/2926  
 
15 June 2017  
(17-3209) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosa nitary 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: Spirotetramat; Pesticide Tolerances, Final Rule.  
Language(s): English . Number of pages: 6 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/p kg/FR -2017-06-14/html/2017 -12348.htm  
6. Description of content: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
spirotetramat in or on multiple commodities. In addition, this regulation removes several 
previously established tolerances that are su perseded by this final rule. Interregional 
Research Project Number 4 (IR -4) and Bayer CropScience, requested these tolerances 
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).  
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 Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial nu mber 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 number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regul ation 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/2926  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2016-06-22/html/2016 -14816.htm  
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2016-08-29/html/2016 -20653.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 circulation 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 2046 0-
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 SP S 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