. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1123 
30 September 2005 
 (05-4351) 
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):  Apricot, asparagus, avocado, eggplant , grape, guava, mango, pear, pecans, 
pepper, pineapple, quince, strawberry, toma to, broccoli; Brussels sprouts; cabbage; cattle, 
fat; cauliflower; goat, fat; hog, fat; horse, fat; sheep, fat  
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 p ages of the notified document:  FINAL RULE.  
Lindane; Tolerance Actions (Ava ilable in English, 4 pages).  
6. Description of content:  EPA is revoking specific existing tolerances for the insecticide 
lindane.  In addition, other tolerances will remain in place for a limited time such as 
Broccoli at 1.0 ppm with an expiration date of  4/26/07; Brussels sprouts at 1.0 ppm with an 
expiration date of 4/26/07; Cabbage at 1.0 ppm with an expiration date of 4/26/07; Cattle, 
fat at 7.0 ppm; with no expiration date; Caulif lower at 1.0 ppm with an expiration date of 
4/26/07; Goat, fat at 7.0 ppm with no expirati on date; Hog, fat at 4.0 with no expiration 
date; Horse, fat at 7.0 ppm with no expira tion date; and Sheep, fat at 7.0 ppm with no 
expiration date.  
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   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   G/SPS/N/USA/1123 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
21 September 2005,  Volume 70, Number 182, Pages 55282-55286,  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2005/September/Day-21/p18829.htm  Available in 
English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This regulation is effective 21 September 2005. 
However, certain regulatory actions will not o ccur until the date specified in the regulatory 
text and explained above. 
12. Final date for comments:  Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or 
before 21 November 2005 identified by  docket ID number OPP-2004-0246. 
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