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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/329
13 September 2000
(00-3539)
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 an Exemption From Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food -
Modified styrene-acrylic polymers (3 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 FFDCA,
21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for modified styr ene-acrylic polymers. 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:  The petitioner is not aware of any country
requiring a tolerance for modified styrene-acrylic polymers nor have there been any
CODEX maximum residue levels established for these polymers on any food crops at this
time.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 65 FR 54022,
6 September 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/329
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11. Final date for comments:  6 October 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 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
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