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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/958 
24 August 2004 
 (04-3541) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Products that use the fungicide Propanoic Acid such as alfalfa, barley grain, 
Bermuda grass, bluegrass, brome grass, clover,  corn grain, cowpea ha y, fescue, lespedeza, 
lupines, oat grain, orchard grass, peanut hay, peavine hay, rye grass, sorghum grain, soybean hay, sudan grass, timothy, vetch and wheat grain. 
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 pages of the notified document:   Final Rule:  Propanoic 
Acid;  Pesticide Tolerance (available in English, 4 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This final rule establishes an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance for residues of propanoic acid and its calcium and sodi um salts on all raw 
agricultural commodities; cha nges the chemical name from propionic acid to propanoic 
acid;  reorganizes the existing tolerance exemp tions; and reorganizes the current tolerance 
exemptions when used as an inert ingredient.   
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] 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, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   NA 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr, Federal 
Register : 4 August 2004 (Volume 69, Number 149) Pages 47022-47025;  
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2004/August/Day-04/p17799.htm  (available in 
English). 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   4 August 2004 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   4 August 2004 G/SPS/N/USA/958 
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 12. Final date for comments:  Objections and requests for hearings must be received in or 
before 4 October 2004.  EPA published a notice pursuant to this action in the 
12 February 1997 Federal Register.  No comment s were received in response to the notice. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs 
(OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov  Note:  Identif y docket name "OPP-2004-0283" in subject 
line of your response. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ms. Julie Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, 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