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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/452
6 June 2001
(01-2771)
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 a Pesticide Petition
to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food - Azoxystrobin
(5 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
180.507 by establishing tolerances for residues of azoxystrobin, (methyl
(E)-2-2-6-(2-cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl-3-methoxyacrylate) and the Z
isomer of azoxystrobin, (methyl (Z)-2-2-6-(2- cyanophenoxy)pyrimidin-4-yloxy]phenyl
-3-methoxyacrylate) in or on the following raw agricultural commodities (RACs):
Petition one - proposes to establish tolerances for strawberry at 10 parts per million (ppm),
mint at 30 ppm, grass forage (from grass grown for seed) at 15 ppm, grass (from grassgrown for seed) hay at 20 ppm, and 3.0 ppm for watercress, tropical fruits, persimmon, paw
paw, tamarind, jackfruit, and loquat.
Petition two - proposes to establish tolerances for bushberry subgroup, lingonberries,
juneberries, and salal at 3.0 ppm.
Petition three - proposes to establish tolerances for the leafy brassica greens subgroup and
turnip greens at 25 ppm, and 2.0 ppm for pepper, eggplant, and okra.
EPA has determined that the petitions contain data or informaton 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 these petitions.
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 Maximum Residue Levels
established for azoxystrobin.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   66 FR 29317,
30 May 2001 (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:  29 June 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 requestto 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
Attn:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 10271400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C.20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov