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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1405 
29 August 2006 
 (06-4063) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Apples, pears, celery, philodendron, to mato, peppers, die ffenbachia cuttings, 
chrysanthemums, roses, pyracan tha, potatoes, and tobacco.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice.   Streptomycin; 
Tolerance Reassessment Decision (Available in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's Tolerance 
Reassessment Decision (TRED) for the pestic ide streptomycin.  The Agency's risk 
assessments and other related documents also ar e available in the streptomycin docket.  
Streptomycin is an antibiotic pesticide used  to control bacterial diseases in certain fruits, 
vegetables, seeds, and ornamental crops.  The majority of streptomycin used in agriculture 
is on apples and pears.  Other crops treated include celery, philodendron, tomato, peppers, 
dieffenbachia cuttings, chrysanthemums, ro ses, pyracantha, potatoes, and tobacco. 
Streptomycin is also registered with FDA to treat infectious diseases in animals and 
humans.  Streptomycin is typically applied by ground or aerial spray and is also used as a 
liquid soak, dust treatment, and seed treatment.  Spray applications are generally made in 
the spring according to weather and crop develo pment.  Streptomycin is one of few tools 
available to combat fire blight, a potentially devastating disease in fruit trees. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests   G/SPS/N/USA/1405 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
16 August 2006 (Volume 71, Number 158) Pages 47209-47210, 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2006/August/Day-16/p13346.htm  
Available in English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A – this is a notice of availability and may or may 
not result in a future regulatory action.  A notice invites the public to submit additional scientific information and comments to the Agency.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be received on or  before 16 October 2006 if 
possible.  
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:  Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ms Deborah Thompson, United States SPS Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington 
D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov