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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/USA/2372 
10 May 2012  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA 
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):  Slaughtered livestock 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Compliance Guide for Residu e Prevention and Agency 
Testing Policy for Residues  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  3 (Pgs 24671 - 
24673) 
"http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Frame/FrameRedir ect.asp?main=http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPP
DE/rdad/FRPubs/2011-0008.htm " 
6. Description of content:  The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the 
availability of a compliance guide for the pr evention of violative residues in livestock 
slaughter establishments.  FSIS has posted this compliance guide on its Web page at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations & Polici es/Compliance Guide Index/index.asp and it 
may be used immediately.  FSIS also welcomes comments on this compliance guide, which will be revised as needed.  This notice also discusses changes to the FSIS Residue Repeat 
Violator List and announces the Agency's inten tion to subject to increased testing animals 
from producers who are under an injunction obtained by the Food and Drug Administration because of drug use practices that have led to residue violations. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/USA/2372 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  N/A 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  N/A 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  25 June 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
FSIS invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice and the compliance 
guide, which can be accessed at  
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Po licies/Compliance_Guides_Index/index.asp  .  
Comments may be submitted by either of the following methods: 
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal:  This we bsite provides the ability to type short 
comments directly into the comment field on this Web page or attach a file for 
lengthier comments.  Go to http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the online 
instructions at that site for submitting comments. 
(2) Mail, including floppy disks or CD-ROMs,  and hand- or courier-delivered items: 
Send to US Department of Agriculture (USDA), FSIS, Docket Clerk, Patriots Plaza 3, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, R oom 8-163A, Mailstop 3782, Washington, 
DC 20250-3700 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
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 Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 
202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov.