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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/952/Add.6 
15 August 2007  
 (07-3445) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 7 Augus t 2007, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States . 
 
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 Bromoxynil, Diclofop-methyl, Dicofol, Diquat, Etridiazole, et al.; Tolerance Actions
 
 By means of this rule:  
Since triphenyltin hydroxide (TPTH) residues of concern in plant and animal commodities 
have been determined to include TPTH and its monophenyltin (MPTH) and diphenyltin (DPTH) 
hydroxide and oxide metabolites, EPA is revising th e tolerance definition in terms of the combined 
residues of TPTH and its MPTH and DPTH hydrox ide and oxide metabolites, expressed in terms of 
parent TPTH. 
 
EPA is increasing the tolerances for "cattle, liver",' "goat, liver", "horse, liver", and "sheep, 
liver", each from 0.05 ppm to 4.0 ppm, "cattle, kidney ", "goat, kidney", "horse,  kidney", and "sheep, 
kidney", each from 0.05 ppm to 2.0 ppm.  The Agency  determined that the increased tolerances are 
safe; i.e., there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue. 
 
EPA is establishing tolerances for "cattle, fat", " goat, fat", "horse, fat", and "sheep, fat", each 
at 0.2 ppm; "cattle, meat", "goat, meat", "horse, meat ", and "sheep, meat", each at 0.5 ppm, and "milk" 
at 0.06 ppm.  The ruminant feeding data was also used by the Agency to r eassess tolerances for swine. 
EPA determined that tolerances for hog kidney and liver should be increased to 0.3 ppm (the 
combined LOQs of 0.1 ppm for residues in kidney, liver and fat), and that these separate tolerances 
should be combined as hog, meat byproducts.  Furthe r, EPA is revising the commodity tolerances for 
"hog, kidney" and "hog, liver" at 0.05 ppm into the commodity tolerance "hog, meat byproducts" and increasing the tolerance to 0.3 ppm, and establishing tolerances for "hog, fat" at 0.3 ppm and "hog, 
meat" at 0.06 ppm.  
 
Lastly, EPA is establishing a tolerance in 40 CF R 180.236 for "beet, sugar, tops" at 10.0 ppm.  
The Agency determined that the incr eased tolerance is safe; i.e., there is a reasonable certainty that no 
harm will result from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue. 
 
This regulation is effective 30 October 2007.  Objections and requests for hearings must be 
received on or before 1 October 2007, and may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-
0154. G/SPS/N/USA/952/Add.6 
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The full text of this addendum (Final Rule) can be found at the address below. 
Federal Register: 1 August 2007 (Volume 72, Number 147) Rules and Regulations Page 
41913-41931;  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2007/August/Day -01/p14895.htm
 
 
This action is subsequent to a notice published in the Federa l Register 4 August 2004, in 
which the Agency announced proposed changes to tolerances for triphenyltin hydroxide, among other 
pesticide agents.    
This notice can be found at:  
Federal Register:  4 August 2004 (Volume 69, Number 149)Proposed Rules Page 47051-
47068;  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2004/August/Day -04/p17508.htm
 
  United States SPS National Notification Authority, US DA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720-
1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E-ma il:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov 
 
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