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G/SPS/N/USA/2227 
22 June 2011  
 (11-3073) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  US Environmental Protection Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified 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 
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  8 
6. Description of content:  This final rule establishes tolerances for residues of spirotetramat, 
including its metabolites and degradates, in or on Acerola at 2.5 ppm; Almond, hulls at 9.0 ppm; Aspirated grain fractions at 10. 0 ppm; Avocado at 0.60 ppm; Black sapote at 
0.60 ppm; Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A at 2.5 ppm; Brassica, leafy, subgroup 5B at 8.0 ppm; Canistel at 0.60 ppm; Citrus, oil at 6.0 ppm; Cotton gin by-products at 10.0 
ppm; Cotton, undelinted seed at 0.30 ppm; Feijoa at 0.30 ppm; Fruit, citrus, group 10 at 
0.60 ppm; Fruit, pome, group 11 at 0.70 ppm; Fruit, stone, group 12 at 4.5 ppm; Grape, raisin at 3.0 ppm; Guava at 2.5 ppm; Hop, dr ied cones at 10.0 ppm; Jaboticaba at 2.5 ppm; 
Longan at 13.0 ppm; Lychee at 13.0 ppm; Mamey sapote at 0.60 ppm; Mango at 0.60 ppm; Nut, tree, group 14 at 0.25 ppm; Okra at 2.5 ppm; Onion, bulb, subgroup 3A-07 at 
0.30 ppm; Papaya at 2.5 ppm; Passionfruit at 2.5 ppm; Pistachio at 0.25 ppm; Potato, flakes 
at 1.6 ppm; Pulasan at 13.0 ppm; Rambutan at 13.0 ppm; Sapodilla at 0.60 ppm; Small fruit vine climbing subgroup, except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-07F at 1.3 ppm; Soybean forage at 8.0 ppm; Soybean hay at 16.0 ppm; Soybean seed at 5.0 ppm; Spanish lime at 0.60 ppm; Star apple at 0.60 ppm; Starfruit at 2.5 ppm; Strawberry at 0.40 ppm; Vegetable, 
cucurbit, group 9 at 0.30 ppm; Vegetable, foliage of legume, except soybean, subgroup 07A 
at 7.0 ppm; Vegetable, fruiting, group 8 at 2.5 ppm; Vegetable, legume, group 06, except 
soybean at 2.5 ppm; Vegetable, leafy, except brassica, group 4 at 9.0 ppm; Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C  at 0.60 ppm; Wax jambu at 2.5 ppm; White sapote at 
0.60 ppm; Cattle, fat at 0.02 ppm; Cattle, meat at 0.02 ppm; Cattle, meat by-products at 
0.20 ppm; Eggs at 0.02 ppm; Goat, fat at 0.02 ppm; Goat, meat at 0.02 ppm; Goat, meat by-
products at 0.20 ppm; Hog, meat by-products at 0.02 ppm; Horse, fat at 0.02 ppm; Horse, 
meat at 0.02 ppm; Horse, meat by-products at 0.20 ppm; Milk at 0.01 ppm; Poultry, meat 
by-products at 0.02 ppm; Sheep, fat at 0.02 ppm; Sheep, meat at 0.02 ppm; Sheep, meat by-products at 0.20 ppm. G/SPS/N/USA/2227 
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  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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius 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 number)    
[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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  This Final 
Rule can be found in the Federal Register at [Federal Register Volume 76, Number 96 
(Wednesday, 18 May 2011)][Rules and Regulations][Pages 28675-28682] 
Or online at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2011-05-18/html/2011-11937.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  18 May 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  18 May 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  18 May 2011 
[X] 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 handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  Rita Kumar, Registration Division  (7505P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  (703) 308-8291;  E-ma il:  kumar.rita@epa.gov.  Please reference 
docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0263 
13. Texts 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 Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 
202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov