. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1277 
24 April 2006 
 (06-1929) 
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):  Wheat milled by-products, except flour.  
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:  FINAL RULE.  
Cyfluthrin;  Pesticide Tolerance Technical Correction (Available in English, 1 page).  
6. Description of content:   EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register of 
13 September 2005, concerning the establishment of pesticide tolerances for residues of the 
insecticide cyfluthrin in/on several agricultural commodities.  This document is being issued 
to correct omissions concerning the entry for wheat milled by products, except flour.  This 
final rule was published in the Federal Re gister of September 2005 (70 FR 53944). 
Petition proposes to establish the following tole rances:  wheat milled products with wheat 
bran at 6.5 ppm and wheat shorts at 11.0 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 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: 
14 April 2006 (Volume 71, Number 72, Pages:  19441 - 19442),  
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/April/Day-14/p3550.htm  (Available in 
English).  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  This final rule is effective 14 April 2006  G/SPS/N/USA/1277 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not stated 
12. Final date for comments:  Objections and requests for hearings should be received as soon 
as 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:  Registration Division (7505C), 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 Julie Morin, United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov