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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/268
2 May 2000
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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 Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food:  Clodinafop-
Propargyl  (5 pages)
5. Description of content:  EPA earlier published a notice that it had received a pesticide
petition proposing tolerances for the herbicide clodinafop-propargyl (propanoic acid,2-[4-[(5-chloro-3- fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy]phenoxy]-2-propynyl ester; in or on the
raw agricultural commodities of wheat.  EPA has received an amendment from the
petitioner 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 increase, as requested by
EPA, the original proposed tolerances; thereby establishing tolerances for the combined
residues of clodinafop-propargyl and its acid metabolite,((R)-2-[4- [(5-chloro-3-
fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy]phenoxy]-propanoic acid), in or on the raw agriculturalcommodities wheat, grain at 0.1 ppm; wheat, forage at 0.1 ppm; wheat, hay at 0.1 ppm and
wheat, straw at 0.5 ppm. EPA has determined that the petition contains 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
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
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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:  There are no Codex Alimentarius Commission
(CODEX) maximum residue levels established fo r residues of clodinafop-propargyl in or on
raw agricultural commodities.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 65 FR 24471,
26 April 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:  26 May 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 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