WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/216
24 January 2000
(00-0271)
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: Glyphosate and
Methoxyfenozide (12 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 FFDCA, 21
U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a tolerance for residues of
glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine) in or on the raw agricultural commodities
(RACs) corn, field, forage at 3.0 parts per milli on (ppm); alfalfa, hay at 400 ppm and alfalfa,
forage at 175 ppm; and stover and straw of cereal grains group at 100 ppm.  The petitioner
proposes deletion of currently established tolerances on alfalfa at 200 ppm, alfalfa, fresh
0.2 ppm; corn, field, stover at 100 ppm; sorghum, grain, stover at 40 ppm, and wheat straw at
85 ppm. The proposed deletions are either no longer needed or are superceded by the
proposed crop group tolerance.  The petitioner proposes that 40 CFR 180.364(a) header be
amended to read as follows:  General. Tolerances are established for residues of
glyphosate(N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine) per se resulting from the application of the
isopropylamine salt of glyphosate, the ethanolamine salt of glyphosate, and the ammoniumsalt of glyphosate in or on the following RAC.  The petitioner also proposes that 40 CFR
180.364(a) be amended so that the headers for paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(3) are deleted and
the commodity tolerances listed in paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(3) are reorganized into
section (a) in alphabetical order under the header amended above.  The petitioner proposes
that 40 CFR 180.364(d) be amended to read as follows:  indirect or inadvertent residues.
Tolerances are established for residues of glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine) per se
resulting from the use of irrigation water containing residues of 0.5 ppm following
applications on around aquatic sites at 0.1 ppm on the crop groupings citrus, cucurbits, forage
grasses, forage legumes, fruiting vegetables, grain crops, leafy vegetables, nuts, pome fruits,root crop vegetables, seed and pod vegetables, stone fruits, and the individual commodities
cottonseed, hops, and avocados. Where tolerances are established at higher levels from other
uses of glyphosate in or on the subject crops, the higher tolerance should also apply toG/SPS/N/USA/216
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residues from the aquatic uses cited in this paragraph.  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 petitions. Additional data may be needed
before EPA rules on these petitions.
EPA has received a pesticide petition  proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the FFDCA,
21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a tolerance for residues of
methoxyfenozide benzoic acid, 3-methoxy-2-methyl-,2- (3,5-dimethylbenzoyl)-2-(1,1-
dimethylethyl) hydrazide in or on the RACs grapes, raisins, and fruiting vegetables (except
cucurbits) at 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 ppm respectively. EPA has determined that the petition
contains data or information regarding the elements set forth in section 408(d)(2) of theFFDCA; 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.
EPA has received a pesticide petition proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the
FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a tolerance for
residues of methoxyfenozide benzoic acid, 3-methoxy-2-methyl-, 2-(3,5-dimethylbenzoyl)
-2-(1,1 -dimethylethyl) hydrazide in or on the RACs, leafy green vegetables, leaf petioles,
head and stem brassica, and leafy brassica greens at 25.0, 10.0, 6.5, and 20.0 ppm
respectively.
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 [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Concerning Glyphosate, no Codex Maximum
Residue Levels (MRLs) exist for alfalfa, hay, alfalfa, forage; or corn, field, forage. An MRL
exists for straw and fodder (dry) of cereal grains at 100 ppm. Therefore, the proposed
tolerance for stover and straw of cereal grai ns group at 100 ppm will harmonize to United
States regulations with those in place internationally. Codex MRLs have been established inor on many RACs. These petitions propose no additional numerical changes; therefore, the
agreement between United States tolerances and Codex MRLs are not affected by other
proposals in this Glyphosate action.
There are currently no Codex MRLs established for methoxyfenozide in grapes, raisins,
fruiting vegetables nor in leafy or cole crop vegetables.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  65 FR 1370,
10 January 2000 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/216
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11. Final date for comments:  9 February 2000
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:  Environmental Protection Agency
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