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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/714
10 June 2003
(03-2985)
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 S-metolachlor in or on the raw agricultural
commodities grass forage, grass hay, spinach, sugar beet, sugar beet molasses, sugar beet
tops, sunflower seed, sunflower meal, and tomato.
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:  S-Metolachlor;  Pesticide
Tolerance (available in English, 13 pages).
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes a tolerance for combined residues of
S-metolachlor Acetamid, 2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-
methylethyl)-, (S) and its metabolites, determined as the derivatives, 2-(2-ethyl-6-
methylphenyl)amino-1-propanol and 4-(2-eth yl-6-methylphenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-
morpholinone, each expressed as the parent  compound S-metolachlor.  Consistent with
section 408(b)(2)(D) of the FFDCA, EPA has revi ewed  the available scientific data and
other relevant information in support of this action.  EPA has sufficient data to assess the
hazards of and to make a determination on aggregate exposure, consistent with section
408(b)(2) of the FFDCA, for a tolerance for co mbined residues of Acetamid, 2-chloro-N-
(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-methoxy-1-methylethyl)-, (S) and its metabolites, determined
as the derivatives, 2-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)amino-1-propanol and 4-(2-ethyl-6-
methylphenyl)-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-morpholinone, each expressed as the parent
compound in or on the raw agricultural commodities;  grass forage at 10.0 ppm;  grass hay
at 0.02 ppm;  spinach at 0.5 ppm; sugar beet roots at 0.5 ppm;  sugar beet molasses at 3.0ppm;  sugar beet tops at 15.0 ppm;  sunflower seeds at 0.5 ppm;  sunflower meal at 1.0
ppm;  and tomato at 0.1 ppm. EPA's assessment of exposures and risks associated with
establishing the tolerance follows.
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:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:
fr02ap03-10, Federal Register:  2 April 2003 (Volume 68, Number 63)
Pages 15945-15958;http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/April/Day-02/p7800.htm; Available inEnglish
10. Proposed date of adoption:  not applicable
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   2 April 2003
12. Final date for comments:  2 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-2003-0046" 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