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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/668
9 January 2003
(03-0107)
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 should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Products that use the pesticide Difubenzuron, specifically grass, forage,
fodder, and hay group 17;  pepper at; stone fruit group 12 (except cherries);  nut, tree,
group 14;  almond, hulls;  pistachio;  cattle, meat by-products;  goat, meat by-products;hog, meat byproducts;  horse, meat by-products;  sheep, meat.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
U.S. trading partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Diflubenzuron;  Pesticide
Tolerances, (available in English, 12 pages).
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes tolerances for the combined residues of
the insecticide difubenzuron (N-[[4-c hlorophenyl) amino]- carbonyl] -2, 6-
difluorobenzamide) and its metabolites, 4- chlorophenylurea (CPU) and 4-chloroaniline
(PCA) in or on grass, forage, fodder, and hay group 17 at 6.0 ppm;  pepper at 1.0 ppm;
stone fruit group 12 (except cherries) at 0.07 ppm;  nut, tree, group 14 at 0.06 ppm;
almond, hulls at 6.0 ppm;  pistachio at 0.06 ppm;  cattle, meat byproducts at 0.15 ppm;
goat, meat by-products at 0.15 ppm;  hog, meat by-products at 0.15 ppm;- horse, meat
by-products at 0.15 ppm;  sheep, meat by-products at 0.15 ppm.  This regulation isincreasing the tolerance level for meat by-products of cattle, goat, hog, horse, and sheep.
This regulation is also changing the tolerance on pasture grass to grass, forage, fodder, and
hay group 17.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:G/SPS/N/USA/668
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:
fr19se02-14, Federal Register:  19 September 2002 (Volume 67, Number 182)
Pages 59006-59017,
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2002/September/Day-19/p23818.htm;  Available
in English
10. Proposed date of adoption:  n.a.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   19 September 2002
12. Final date for comments:  18 November 2002
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (ifavailable) of other body:
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov
Note: Identify docket name "AOPP-2002-0224" in subject line of your response.
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Mr. Bill Janis, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1027, Washington, DC 20250.
Tel (202) 720-9047, (202) 720-0677, fstsd@usda.gov