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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1560 
30 May 2007  
 (07-2212) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES   
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:   Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
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):  Cattle, goat, sheep, hor se, hog, milk, cotton  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Any 
US trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  PROPOSED RULE . 
Chloroneb, Cypermethrin, Methidathion, Nitr apyrin, Oxyfluorfen, Pirimiphos-Methyl, 
Sulfosate, Tebuthiuron, Thiabendazole, Thid iazuron, and Tribuphos; Proposed Tolerance 
Actions (available in English, 16 pages) 
6. Description of content:  By means of this rule, EPA proposes the following regulatory 
changes regarding tribuphos:  
EPA is proposing to remove the "negligible resi due" designation from all entries in relevant 
regulatory language to conform to cu rrent Agency administrative practice. 
Based on relevant data, EPA is proposing to increase tolerances for tribuphos on cattle, fat; 
goat, fat; and sheep, fat to 0.15 ppm; and establ ish tolerances on hog, fat and horse, fat at 
0.15 ppm.  Also, EPA is proposing to increase  the tolerance on milk to 0.01 ppm.  The 
Agency determined that the increased tolerances are safe; i.e., there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate e xposure to the pesticide chemical residue. 
Further, the Agency is proposing to establis h tolerances on hog, meat; hog, meat byproducts; 
horse, meat; and horse, meat byproducts at 0.02 ppm, and on cotton, gin byproducts at 
40.0 ppm. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), [ 
] International Plant Protec tion Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   G/SPS/N/USA/1560 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Federal Register: 
2 May 2007 (Volume 72, Number 84)  Proposed Rules Page 24198-24213; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/E PA-PEST/2007/May/Day-02/p8373.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   2 July 2007 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 2 July 2007, and may 
be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0036. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   Registration Division, (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200, Pe nnsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ ] National enquiry point, 
or 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 Divi sion (IRSD), Stop 1027, Wash ington D.C. 20250, Tel:  +(1 
202) 720-1301, Fax:  +(1 202) 690-0677, E-mail: fstsd@fas.usda.gov