WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/404
23 March 2001
(01-1459)
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:  Chlorothalonil; Pesticide Tolerance
(13 pages)
5. Description of content: This regulation establishes tolerances for combined residues of
chlorothalonil and its metabolite, 4-hydroxy-2,5,6- trichloroisophthalonitrile in or onalmonds (nutmeats), almond hulls, asparagus, mangoes, non-bell peppers, and pistachios. In
addition, tolerances for the metabolite are established for milk and meat commodities. (The
original notices on this were published in 1997 but were inadvertently not notified at that
time.)
Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:
PART 180--[AMENDED]1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321 (q), (346a) and 3712. Section 180.275 is amended by revising paragraph (a) introductory text and
redesignating it as paragraph (a)(1); by adding in alphabetical order entries for
"almonds (nutmeat)"; "almond hulls"; "mango"; "peppers, non-bell"; and
"pistachio" to the table in newly designated paragraph (a)(1), and by adding newparagraph (a) (2) to read as follows:
Sec. 180.275  Chlorothalonil; tolerances for residues.(a) General.  (1) Tolerances are established for the fungicide chlorothalonil 
(tetrachloroisophthalonitrile) and its metabolite 4-hydroxy-2,5,6-
trichloroisophthalonitrile in or on the following food commodities.
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Commodity Parts per million
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Almonds (nutmeats) 0.05
Almond hull 1.0Asparagus 0.1
Mango 1.0
Peppers, (non-bell)
15.0
Pistachio 0.2
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1There are no US registrations as of January 2001.
(2) Tolerances are established for the metabolite 4-hydroxy-2,5,6-trichloroisophthalonitrile
in or on the following food commodities.
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Commodity Parts per million
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Cattle, fat 0.1
Cattle, kidney 0.5
Cattle, mbyp (except kidney) 0.05
Cattle, meat 0.03
Goat, fat 0.1Goat, kidney 0.5
Goat, mbyp, (except kidney) 0.05
Goat, meat 0.03
Hog, fat 0.1
Hog, kidney 0.5Hog, mbyp (except kidney) 0.05
Hog, meat 0.03
Horses, fat 0.1
Horses, kidney 0.5
Horses, mbyp (except kidney) 0.05
Horses, meat 0.03
Milk 0.1Sheep, fat 0.1
Sheep, kidney 0.5
Sheep, mbyp (except kidney) 0.05
Sheep, meat 0.03
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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:  Some differences currently exist between the
United States MRLs for Chlorothalonil and CXLs under Codex Alimentarius
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 66 FR 14330,
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  12 March 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  12 March 2001
11. Final date for comments: Objections and requests for hearings must be received by EPA
on or before 11 May 2001Agency 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 objections and requests for a hearing are 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:
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 10271400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax: (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov