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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/408
26 March 2001
(01-1488)
Committee on Sanitary and 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 may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Pesticides
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Filing Pesticide Petitions
to Establish Tolerances for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food - Pyriproxyfen,
Pendimethalin and Carfentrazone-ethyl (10 pages)
5. Description of content: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of  certain pesticide chemicals in or
on various food commodities.
EPA has received a pesticide petition proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 byestablishing a tolerance for residues of pyriproxyfen, 2-[1-methyl-2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)
ethoxy]pyridine in or on the raw agricultural commodity stone fruit at 1.0 parts per million
(ppm). EPA has determined that the petition contains data or information regarding the
elements set forth in section 408(d)(2)  of the FFDCA; however, EPA has not fully
evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether the data supports
granting of the petition. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petition.
EPA has received pesticide petitions proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the FederalFood, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by
establishing tolerances for the combined residues of the herbicide, pendimethalin,
N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6- dinitrobenzenamine, and its 3,5-dinitrobenzyl alcohol
metabolite (CL 202347) in or on the following raw agricultural commodities: tree nuts (crop
group 14) and pistachio at 0.1 parts per million (ppm), almond hull at 0.4 ppm, and fruitingvegetable (crop group 8) at 0.1 ppm. EPA has determined that the petitions contain data or
information regarding the elements set forth in section 408(d)(2) of the FFDCA; however,
EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether the
data support granting of the petitions.
EPA has received a pesticide petition proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by
establishing a tolerance for residues of the herbicide carfentrazone-ethyl
(ethyl-α-2-dichloro-5-[4- (difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-
1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]-4-fluorobenzene-propanoate)and the metabolite carfentrazone-ethyl
chloropropionic acid ( α,2-dichloro-5-[-4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-G/SPS/N/USA/408
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methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]-4-fluorobenzenepropanoic acid) in or on the raw
agricultural commodity within the crop subgroup caneberry at 0.1 parts per million (ppm).
EPA has determined that the petition contains data or information regarding the elements set
forth in section 408(d)(2) of the FFDCA; however, EPA has not fully evaluated the
sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether the data support granting of thepetition. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petition.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There are no presently existing Codex MRLs
for pyriproxyfen.  There are no CODEX Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) established for
residues of pendimethalin in tree nuts and pistachio, almond hull or in fruiting vegetables atthis time.  There are no Codex Alimenta rius Commission (Codex) Maximum Residue
Levels (MRLs) for carfentrazone-ethyl on any crops at this time.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  66 FR 15459,
19 March 2001 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.
11. Final date for comments:  18 April 2001
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: Environmental Protection Agency
[    ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Detailed instruction on where
and how to send comments is in the body of the full text - which will be sent upon request
to the address in paragraph 12.
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
Attn:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C.20250Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov