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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/557
11 March 2002
(02-1216)
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 a Pesticide Petition
to Establish a (exemption from) Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food –Biochemical Pesticide Methyl Anthranilate (4 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, to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for the biochemical pesticidemethyl anthranilate for all food commodities.  Pursuant to section 408(d)(2)(A)(i) of the
FFDCA, as amended, the petitioner has submitted a summary of information, data, and
arguments in support of their pesticide petition.  EPA has not fully evaluated the merits of
the pesticide petition. The summary may have been edited by EPA if the terminology used
was unclear, the summary contained extraneous  material, or the summary unintentionally
made the reader conclude that the findings reflected EPA position and not the position of
the petitioner.
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:  No Codex Maximum Residue Levels have
been established for methyl anthranilate.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 67 FR 8968,
27 February 2002 (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/557
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11. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 29 March 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 tothe 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