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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/553
13 February 2002
(02-0733)
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
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  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 a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food – Fenhexamid
(5 pages)
5. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticides in or one
various food commodities.  EPA has received three pesticide petitions 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 180.553 by establishing tolerances for residues of
fenhexamid, (N-2,3-dichloro-4-hydroxphenyl)-1 -methylcyclohexanecarboxamide) in or on
the following raw agricultural commodities:  caneberry at 20.0 parts per million (ppy), the
bushberry subgroup, juneberry, loganberry and Salal at 5.0 ppm, and pistachio at 0.5 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 thepetitions.  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:  No Codex tolerances exist for fenhexamid.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 67 FR 6028,
8 February 2002 (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/553
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11. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 11 March 2002.
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. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:   (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov