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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/471
26 July 2001
(01-3710)
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, where applicable).
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 Petition to
Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food – Pymetrozine (6 pages)
5. 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 by
establishing a tolerance for residues of pymetrozine in or on the raw agricultural commoditiescotton gin by-products at 3.0 parts per million (ppm), cotton seed at 0.4 ppm, cucurbit
vegetables at 0.1 ppm, hops at 5.0 ppm, fruiting vegetables at 0.2 ppm, leafy vegetables (except
Brassica) at 6.0 ppm, head and stem Brassica vegetables at 2.0 ppm, leafy Brassica greens at
5.0 ppm and pecans at 0.02 ppm.  EPA has determined that the petition contains 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 petition.  Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on thepetition.
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 [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There are no established Codex Maximum
Residue Limits (MRLs) for pymetrozine.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  66 FR 37677,
19 July 2001 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/471
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11. Final date for comments:  20 August 2001
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 request to the address inparagraph 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
Attn:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C.20250Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov