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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1235 
24 February 2006 
 (06-0808) 
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):  Pears, peaches, and nectarines.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
U.S. trade partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice.  Oxytetracycline 
Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability and Ri sk Reduction Options (Available in English, 
3 pages).  
6. Description of content:  EPA is developing a tolerance reassessment decision (TRED) for 
oxytetracycline through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency 
uses to involve the public in developing pes ticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment 
decisions.  Oxytetracycline is an antibiotic pestic ide used primarily to control fire blight in 
pears and bacterial spot in peaches and nectar ines.  EPA developed the risk assessments and 
risk characterization for oxytetracycline throug h a modified version of its public process for 
making pesticide reregistration eligibilit y and tolerance reassessment decisions.  
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: 
15 February 2006 (Volume 71, Number 31, Pages: 7942 - 7945), 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/February/Day-15/p1352.htm
Available in English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   G/SPS/N/USA/1235 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  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 must be received on or before 17 April 2006. 
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 Re registration Division (7508C), 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;  Email:  
fstsd@usda.gov