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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/663
9 January 2003
(03-0112)
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 ammonium bicarbonate, specifically
grapefruit, lemons, oranges and corn grain.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
U.S. trading partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Filing a
Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance fora Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food,
(available in English, 4 pages).
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 a pesticide petition [2F6477] 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 to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for the biochemical pesticide ammonium bicarbonate.
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:
fr25se02-50, Federal Register:  25 September 2002 (Volume 67, Number 186)
Pages 60233-60236,http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2002/September/Day-25/p24343.htm;  Available
in English
10. Proposed date of adoption:  n.a.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   n.a.G/SPS/N/USA/663
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12. Final date for comments:  25 October 2002
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 ProtectionAgency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov
Note:  Identify docket name "AOPP-2002-0214" 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