[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 130 (Friday, July 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38650-38651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10671]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 2006D-0214]


Streptomycin Residues in Cattle Tissues; Withdrawal of Compliance 
Policy Guide

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the 
withdrawal of the compliance policy guide (CPG) entitled ``Sec. 616.100 
Streptomycin Residues in Cattle Tissues (CPG 7125.22).'' This CPG is 
obsolete.

DATES: The withdrawal is effective July 7, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane D. Jeang, Division ofCompliance 
Policy (HFC-230), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857, 240-632-6833.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA issued the CGP entitled ``Sec. 616.100 
Streptomycin Residues in Cattle Tissues (CPG 7125.22)'' on October 1, 
1980. The CPG was issued because there were no published tolerances for 
residues of streptomycin in cattle tissue and the available data 
supported an action level of 2 part per million (ppm) streptomycin/
dihydrostreptomycin

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residues in cattle kidney tissue. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Food Safety Quality Service (now known as the Food Safety Inspection 
Service) agreed to report any detectable residues in other edible 
tissue and to report to FDA only those cattle kidney tissue reports 
where the streptomycin residue was 2 ppm or more.
    Since issuing this CPG, FDA has established tolerances for 
dihydrostreptomycin (59 FR 41976, August 16, 1994) and streptomycin (58 
FR 47210, September 8, 1993). Tolerances are established for residues 
of dihydrostreptomycin in uncooked, edible tissues of cattle and swine 
of 2.0 ppm in kidney and 0.5 ppm in other tissues, and 0.125 ppm in 
milk. (See 21 CFR 556.200.) Tolerances are established for residues of 
streptomycin in uncooked, edible tissues of chickens, swine, and calves 
of 2.0 ppm in kidney, and 0.5 ppm in other tissues. (See 21 CFR 
556.610.)
    FDA is withdrawing CPG 7125.22, in its entirety, to eliminate 
obsolete compliance policy.

    Dated: June 20, 2006.
Margaret O'K. Glavin,
Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-10671 Filed 7-6-06; 8:45 am]
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