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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/378
10 January 2001
(01-0095)
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 a Pesticide Petition
to Establish (Exemption From)Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food
(7 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 two pesticide petitions pr oposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the
(FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 to establish an exemption from therequirement of a tolerance for acetyl tributyl citrate and triethyl citrate when used as inert
ingredients in or on growing crops, when applied to raw agricultural commodities (RAC)
after harvest or when applied to animals (40 CFR 180.1001(c), and (e)). 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.
Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petitions.
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 [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There are no CODEX tolerances for acetyl
tributyl citrate (ATBC) or triethyl citrate (TEC) on any crop or livestock commodities.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 66 FR 1129,
5 January 2001 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/378
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11. Final date for comments:  5 February 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 requestto 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
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov