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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/398
19 February 2001
(01-0806)
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 a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food – Bifenthrin
(4 pages).
5. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical 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 by establishing a tolerance forresidues of bifenthrin ((2-methyl [1,1'-biphe nyl]-3-yl) methyl-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3,-trifluoro-1-
propenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate) in or on the raw agricultural commodity
(RAC) bananas at 0.1 parts per million (ppm).  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.
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:  There are no Codex residue limits for residues
of bifenthrin in or on bananas.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  66 FR 10289,
14 February 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/398
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11. Final date for comments:  16 March 2001
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:  Environmental Protection Agency.  Detailed instruction on
where and how to send comments is in the body of the full text – which will be sent uponrequest to the address in paragraph 12.
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
Attn:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C.20250Phone: (202) 720-2239
Fax: (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov