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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/582
24 April 2002
(02-2354)
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:  Pesticide
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Filing Pesticide Petitions
to Establish a Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food - Clethodim
(5 pages)
5. Description of content:   This Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notice announces
the initial filing of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment of regulations for residues
of certain pesticide chemicals in or on various food commodities.
EPA has received pesticide petitions proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the FFDCA,
21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180.458 by establishing tolerances for residues of
clethodim in or on the following raw agricultural commodities (RACs):  Leafy brassica
greens subgroup and turnip tops at 3.0 parts per million (ppm), spinach at 2.0 ppm,
peppermint at 5.0 ppm, and spearmint at 5.0 ppm.  EPA has also received pesticide petitions
proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR
180.458 by replacing existing time-limited tolerances, for residues of clethodim in or on thefollowing RACs with permanent tolerances:  Alfalfa forage at 6.0 ppm, alfalfa hay at
10.0 ppm, dry bean at 2.0 ppm, peanut hay at 3.0 ppm, peanut meal at 5.0 ppm, peanut at
3.0 ppm, tomato paste at 3.0 ppm, and tomato puree at 2.0 ppm.  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 support 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 [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There are no Codex CXLs for clethodim.G/SPS/N/USA/582
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8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  67 FR 18890
17 April 2002 (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:  Comments must be received on or before 17 May 2002.
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. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:   (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov