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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/799
25 August 2003
(03-4404)
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 should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Products that use the pesticide Tralkoxydim
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
US trading partners.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Tralkoxydim; Time-
Limited Pesticide Tolerance,  available in English, 3 pages.
6. Description of content:   On 21 March 2003 (68 FR 13920-13924), EPA announced receipt
of and sought public comment on an application to establish a tolerance for residues of theherbicide tralkoxydim, 2-(Cyclohexen-1- one, 2-[1-(ethoxyimino) propyl]-3-hydroxyl-5-
(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-(9Cl), in or on barl ey, grain at 0.02 parts per million (ppm);
barley, hay at 0.02 ppm;  barley, straw at 0.05 ppm;  wheat, forage at 0.05 ppm;  wheat,
grain at 0.02 ppm;  wheat, hay at 0.02 ppm;  and wheat, straw at 0.05 ppm.  This document
announces EPA's decision to  temporarily amend the tolerance levels on this pesticide to:
Expiration/
Commodity Parts per revocation
million date
_____________________________________Barley, grain............ 0.02 5/1/05
Barley, hay...........… 0.02 5/1/05
Barley, straw............ 0.05 5/1/05
Wheat, forage............ 0.05 5/1/05
Wheat, grain............. 0.02 5/1/05Wheat, hay............... 0.02 5/1/05
Wheat, straw............. 0.05 5/1/05
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other
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8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:   not applicable
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr13au03-12,
Federal Register:  13 August 2003 (Volume 68, Number 156) Page 48299-48302;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/August/Day-13/p20433.htm;  available in
English.
10. Proposed date of adoption:  not applicable
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  13 August 2003
12. Final date for comments:  14 October 2003
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (ifavailable) of other body:
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. opp-docket@epa.gov
Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2003-0180" in subject line of your response.
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ms. Roseanne Freese, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign
Agricultural Service, Food Safety and Technical Services Division, Stop 1027,
Washington, DC  20250.  Tel:  (202) 690-1642, Fax:  (202) 720-7772,
Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov