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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/546
29 January 2002
(02-0454)
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
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 a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food - Indoxacarb
(7 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 a tolerance for combined residues of indoxacarb, [(S)-methyl 7-chloro-2,5-
dihydro-2-[[(methoxycarbonyl)[4-(trifluoromethoxy )phenyl] amino] carbonyl]indeno[1,2e]
[1,3,4]oxadiazine-4a(3H)- carboxylate] and its R-enantiomer [(R)-methyl 7-chloro-2,5-
dihydro-2-[[(methoxycarbonyl)[4- (trifluoromet hoxy) phenyl] amino] carbonyl] indeno
[1,2-e] [1,3,4]oxadiazine-4a(3H)-carboxyla te] in a 75:25 mixture (DPX MP062),
respectively, in or on the raw agricultural commodities as follows: Alfalfa forage at 12 partsper million (ppm), alfalfa hay at 50 ppm, p eanut at 0.01 ppm, peanut hay at 40 ppm, potato
at 0.02 ppm, soybean aspirated grain fractions at 70 ppm, soybean hulls at 6.5 ppm, head
lettuce at 5 ppm, meat (of cattle, goats, hogs, horses and sheep) at 0.05 ppm, fat (of cattle,
goats, hogs, horses and sheep) at 1.5 ppm, meat by-products (of cattle, goats, hogs, horses
and sheep) at 0.03 ppm and milk at 0.15 ppm.  Two analytical enforcement methods areavailable for determining these plant and animal residues.  They are GC-MSD and HPLC
column-switching with UV detection. EPA has de termined 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 onthe petition.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
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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 tolerances exist for Indoxacarb.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 67 FR 3700,
25 January 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 25 February 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 10271400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:   (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov