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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/567
2 April 2002
(02-1649)
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:  Pesticide
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 - Emamectin
Benzoate (4 pages).
5. Description of content: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition
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 FFDCA,
21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a tolerance for residues of
emamectin benzoate, 4'-epi-methylamino- 4'-deoxyavermectin B1 benzoate (a mixture of a
minimum of 90% 4'-epi- methylamino-4'- deoxy avermectin B1a, and a maximum of 10 per
cent 4'-epi-methlyamino- 4'-deoxyavermectin B1b benzoate), and its metabolites 8,9 isomer
of the B1a and B1b component of the parent insecticide in or on the raw agricultural
commodities fruiting vegetables (except cucurbits) group at 0.02 parts per million (ppm),brassica leafy vegetables group at 0.025 ppm , turnip, tops at 0.025 ppm, leafy vegetables
(except brassica) group at 0.1 ppm, cottonseed at 0.025 ppm, cotton gin byproducts at
0.5 ppm.  This notice is an update to a notice of filing originally published on
29 August 1997 (62 FR 45804) and inadvertently not notified.  This new notice represents
an amendment to the original petition (7F4845) which only included the fruiting vegetables(except cucurbits) group.  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
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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:  No Codex maximum residue levels have been
established for residues of emamectin benzoate.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 67 FR 12990
20 March 2002 (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:  Comments must be received on or before 19 April 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 tothe 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 BuildingStop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:   (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov