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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/337
26 September 2000
(00-3872)
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, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Pesticides
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Filing a Pesticide
Petitions to Establish a Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food -
Epoxiconazole and Iprovalicarb (7 pages)
5. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of  certain pesticide chemicals 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 by establishing tolerances for residues of
epoxiconazole, (2RS,3SR)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2 -(4-fluorophenyl) -2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)
methyl oxirane in or on bananas at 0.5 parts per million (ppm) and in or on banana pulp at
0.2 ppm. EPA has determined that the petition contains data or information regarding the
elements set forth in section 408(d)(2) of th e 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.
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 by establishing a tolerance for residues of
iprovalicarb: (1S)-2-methyl-1-[[[1-(4-methylphenyl) ethyl] amino] carbonyl] propyl]
carbamic acid 1-methylethyl ester in or on the raw agricultural commodity imported grapes
at 2 ppm and on the processed commodity imported raisins at 3 ppm. EPA has determinedthat the petition contains data or informatio n 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 [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  No maximum residue levels have been
established by the Codex Alimentarius Commission for epoxiconazole or iprovalicarb.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 65 FR 57338,
22 September 2000 (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:  23 October 2000
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 requestto the 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
Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax (202) 690-0677E-mail Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov