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10 June 2003
(03-2972)
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 Forchlorfenuron in or on the raw agricultural
commodities grapes, kiwifruit, and the processed commodity raisins.
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:  Forchlorfenuron;  Notice
of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or
on Food (available in English, 4 pages).
6. Description of content:  EPA has received a pesticide petition (3F6550) 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 by establishing a tolerance for residues of
Forchlorfenuron (CPPU) in or on the raw agricultural commodities grapes and kiwifruitand the processed commodity raisins at 0.03 parts per million (ppm).  EPA has determined
that the petition contains data or informatio n regarding the elements set forth in section
408(d)(2) of the FFDCA;  however, EPA has no t fully evaluated the sufficiency of the
submitted data at this time or whether the data supports granting 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,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] 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:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:
fr16my03-84, Federal Register:  16 May 2003 (Volume 68, Number 95)
Pages 26607-26611;http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/May/Day-16/p12360.htm; Available in
EnglishG/SPS/N/USA/708
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10. Proposed date of adoption:  not applicable
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   not applicable
12. Final date for comments:  16 June 2003
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) 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-2003-0128" 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:
Mr. Bill Janis, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1027, Washington, DC  20250.  Tel
(202) 720-9047, (202) 720-0677, fstsd@usda.gov