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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/630
14 August 2002
(02-4448)
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):  Pesticide - Mesotrione
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 a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food -Mesotrione (3 pages – available in English).
6. Description of content:  This 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 pesticide petitions 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 byestablishing a tolerance for residues of mesotrione, 2-[4-(methylsulfonyl)-2-nitrobenzoyl]-
1,3-cyclohexanedione, in or on the raw agricultural commodities popcorn, sweet corn ears,
sweet corn forage, and sweet corn stover at 0.01, 0.01, 0.50, and 2.0 parts per million
(ppm); respectively. EPA has determined that the petitions contain data or information
regarding the elements set forth in secti on 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 petitions.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[   ] 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:G/SPS/N/USA/630
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9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   67 FR 51270,
7 August 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:   Comments must be received by EPA on or before
6 September 2002.
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments: [   ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:   Environmental Protection Agency
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) 690-0677E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov