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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/372
5 January 2001
(01-0044)
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 - (6 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 FFDCA,
21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180, to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for octanal when used as an inert ingredient in the pesticideformulations applied to growing crops or to raw agricultural commodities (RACs) after
harvest under 40 CFR 180.1001(c) and applied to animals under 40 CFR 180.1001(e). 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 the
petition.  Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petition.
EPA has received a pesticide petition to establish an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for ethyl maltol when used as an in ert ingredient in the pesticide formulations
applied to growing crops or to RAC after harvest under 40 CFR 180.1001(c) and applied to
animals under 40 CFR 180.1001 (e). 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 thedata support granting of the petition. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on
the petition.
EPA has received a pesticide petition, to amend 40 CFR part 180, to establish an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance for ethyl me thyl-phenylglycidate when used as an inert
ingredient in the pesticide formulations applied to growing crops or to raw agriculturalcommodities after harvest under 40 CFR 180.1001(c) and applied to animals under 40 CFR
180.1001 (e). 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 the petition. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petition.G/SPS/N/USA/372
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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 [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There are no Codex maximum residue levels
established for residues of octanal, ethyl maltol or ethyl methyl-phenylglycidate.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 65 FR 79834,
20 December 2000 (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:  19 January 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
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN: Carolyn F. WilsonRoom 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone:  (202) 720-2239Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov