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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/596
27 May 2002
(02-2906)
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):   Pesticides
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   Any
trading partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of filing a
pesticide petition to establish an exemption from tolerance for a Certain PesticideChemicals in or on Food - 2-Propenoic acid , 2-methyl-,polymer with ethyl 2-propenoate
and methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, ammonium salt (3 pages - English).
6. Description of content:   This Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 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 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 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with ethyl 2-
propenoate and methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate, ammonium salt (CAS Reg. No. 55989-05-
4) when used as an inert ingredient (encapsulating agent, dispensers, resins, fibers andbeads) in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops or raw agricultural commodities
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;  howev er, EPA has not fully
evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether the data supportgranting of the petition.  Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petition.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[   ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
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:G/SPS/N/USA/596
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9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   67 FR 36176,
23 May 2002.  Available in English.
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined
12. Final date for comments:   24 June 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 13.
13. 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) 690-0677
E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov