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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/249
3 April 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 Pesticide Petitions
to Establish Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food:  Clethodim and
Fludioxonil (7 pages)
5. Description of content:  This 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 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 clethodim in or on the following raw agricultural
commodities (RAC):  root vegetables subgroup at 1.0 parts per million (ppm), leaves of
root and tuber vegetables group at 2.0 ppm, l eafy petiole vegetables subgroup at 0.5 ppm,
melon subgroup at 2.0 ppm, squash/cucumber subgroup at 0.5 ppm, cranberry at 0.5 ppm,
clover forage at 10 ppm, clover hay at 20.0 ppm, strawberry at 5.0 ppm, and fruiting
vegetables group at 1.0 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.
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 by establishing tolerances for residues of
fludioxonil 4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3- benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3 carbonitrile).  The first
petition proposes the establishment of tolerances for strawberries at 2.0 ppm; dry bulb
onion; great-headed garlic; shallot; and welsh onion at 0.2 ppm; and green onion and leekat 7.0 ppm.  The second petition proposes the establishment of a tolerance for stone fruit
group 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 thepetitions. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petitions.G/SPS/N/USA/249
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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:  There are no Codex maximum residue limits
established for clethodim.  There are no Codex maximum residue limits established forresidues of fludioxonil in or on strawberry, dr y bulb onion, green onion, and stone fruit crop
fruit.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 65 FR 16602,
29 March 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:  28 April 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. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax (202) 690-0677
E-mail Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov