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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/193
25 October 1999
(99-4623)
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 a Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals (Spinosad and Tetraconazole) in or
on Food - (8 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 (Spinosad and Tetraconazole) in or
on various food commodities as follows:
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 tolerances for residues of the insecticide, spinosad (Factor A and Factor D):
Factor A is 2-[(6-deoxy-2,3,4-tri-O-methyl-alpha-L-manno-pyranosyl) oxy]-13-
[5-(dimethylamino)-tetrahydro-6-methyl-2-pyran-2-yl]oxy]-9-ethyl-2,3,3a,5a,5b,
6,9,10,11,12, 13,14,16a,6b-tetradecahydro-14-methyl-1 H-as-Indaceno [3,2-d]
oxacyclododecin-7,15-dione. Factor D is 2-[(6-deoxy- 2,3,4-tri-O-methyl-alpha-
L-manno-pyranosyl) oxy]-13-[[5-(dimethylamino)-tetrahydri-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-yl]oxy]-9-ethyl-2,3,3a,5a,5b,6,9,10,11,12,13,14,16a,16b-tetradecahydro-4,14-dimet
hyl- 1H-as-Indaceno[3,2- d]oxacyclododecin- 7,15-dione in or on the raw agricultural
commodities (RACs) barley, buckwheat, oats, and rye (grains) at 0.02 parts per million
(ppm); pearl millet, proso millet, and grain Amaranth (grains) at 1 ppm; teosinte and
popcorn (grains); grass, forage, fodder and hay (crop group 17); and animal feed, nongrass(crop group 18) at 0.02 ppm; turnip greens at 10 ppm; cilantro, and watercress at 8 ppm;
tropical fruits (sugar apple, cherimoya, atemoya, custard apple, ilama, soursop, biriba,
lychee, longan, spanish lime, rambutan, pulasan, papaya, star apple, black sapote, mango,
sapodilla, canistel, mamey sapote, avocado, guava, feijoa, jaboticaba, wax jambu, starfruit,
passion fruit, acerola, and white sapote) at 0.3 ppm; ti palm at 10 ppm.
Additionally, a tolerance was requested for spinosad on pistachio at 0.02 ppm under
conditional registration. EPA has determined that the petition contains data or information
regarding the elements set forth in secti on 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 support
granting of the petition. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petition.G/SPS/N/USA/193
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EPA has received three 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 tolerances for
residues of 1-2(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy)propyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole
(Tetraconazole).in or on the RAC of beets, sugar at 0.01 ppm; beets, sugar, roots at 0.1ppm; beets, sugar, tops at 7.0 ppm; beets, sugar, pulp, dried at 0.3 ppm; and beets, sugar,
molasses at 0.3 ppm,  peanuts meat (hulls re moved) at 0.03 ppm, peanuts meal at 0.03 ppm,
and peanuts oil at 0.1 ppm, and imported bananas at 0.2 ppm and in animal commodities of
milk at 0.02 ppm; cattle, meat at 0.01 ppm; cattle meat byproducts at 2.0 ppm and cattle fat
at 0.1 ppm. EPA has determined that the petitions contain data or information regarding the
elements set forth in section 408(d)(2) of th e FFDCA; however, EPA has not fully evaluated
the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether the data supports granting of thepetition. 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:  There are no Codex MRLs for Spinosad or
Tetraconazole.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  64 FR 55714,
14 October 1999 (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:  15 November 1999.
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/FSTSDATTN: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax (202) 690-0677
E-mail Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov