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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/200
23 November 1999
(99-5072)
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 Pesticide Petitions
to Establish Tolerances for Certain Pesticide Chemicals (Esfenvalerate and
N,N-Diethyl-N-2-(4-Methybenzyloxy) Ethylamine  Hydrochloride) in or on Food (8 pages)
5. Description of content: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition
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 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a tolerance for residues of
N,N-Diethyl-N-2-(4-methybenzyloxy)ethylamine hydrochloride in or on the raw
agricultural commodity (RAC) oranges at  0.01 parts per million (ppm). EPA has
determined that the petition contains data or  information regarding the elements set forth
in section 408(d)(2) of the FFDCA; how ever, EPA has not 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.
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
by establishing tolerances for residues of esfenvalerate,(S)-cyano-(3-phenoxyphenyl)
methyl(S)-4-chloro-alpha-(1-methylethyl) benzeneacetate in or on the raw agricultural
commodities (RAC) as follows:
(1) Proposes the establishment of a tolerance for bok choy at 1.0 ppm.
Registration will be limited to areas east of the Mississippi River based on the
geographical representation of the residue data submitted to EPA.
(2) Proposes the establishment of a tolerance for sweet potatoes at 0.05 ppm.(3) Proposes the establishment of a tolerance for cardoon at 1.0 ppm.
Registration will be limited to California based on the geographical representation
of the residue data submitted to EPA.G/SPS/N/USA/200
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(4) Proposes the establishment of a tolerance for canola seed at 0.3 ppm.
(5) Proposes the establishment of a tolerance for Brussels sprout at 0.2 ppm
for regional registration only.
Fenvalerate is a racemic mixture of four isomers (S,S; R,S; S,R; and R,R). Technical
Asana (esfenvalerate) is enriched in the insecticidally active S,S-isomer (84%).
Tolerance expressions are proposed for esfenvalerate based on the sum of all isomers.
EPA has determined that the petitions contain data or information 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 supports granting of the
petitions.  Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petitions.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations: The Codex Alimentarius Commission has not
established a maximum residue level for N,N-Diethyl-N-2-(4-methybenzyloxy)ethylamine
hydrochloride.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  64 FR 61336,
10 November 1999 (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:  10 December 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle 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 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. WilsonRoom 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone (202) 720-2239Fax (202) 690-0677
E-mail Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov