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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/561
2 April 2002
(02-1639)
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 a Pesticide Petition
to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food - Triticonazole
(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 a pesticide petition 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 combined residues of the fungicide triticonazole 5-[(4-
chlorophenyl)methylene]-2,2-dimethyl-1-(1H- 1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)cyclopentanol), and
its metabolites, 5-[(4-chlorophenyl)methylene]-2-hydroxymethyl-2-methyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-
triazol-1ylmethyl)cyclopentanol (RPA 40 4886) and 5-[(4-chlorophenyl)methylene]-2,2-
dimethyl-1-(1H- 1,2,4-triazol-1ylmethyl) cycl opentan-1,3-trans-diol (RPA 406341)] in or
on the raw agricultural commodities wheat grain at 0.05 parts per million (ppm), wheat
forage at 0.05 ppm, wheat hay at 0.05 ppm, wheat straw at 0.05 ppm, barley grain at 0.05
ppm, barley forage at 0.05 ppm, barley hay at 0.05 ppm, and barley straw at 0.05 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 the petition.
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:  Maximum residue limits codex MRLs for
triticonazole and metabolites in or on wheat and barley commodities have not beenestablished by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.G/SPS/N/USA/561
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8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 67 FR 11476,
14 March 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 15 April 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