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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/218
25 January 2000
(00-0289)
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 Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food:  Sethoxydim and
Prometryn (6 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 in or on
various food commodities.
EPA has received 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 a tolerance for residues of
Sethoxydim in or on the raw agricultural commodities (RAC) pistachio and safflower at 0.2
and 15 parts per million (ppm).  EPA has determined that the petitions contain 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 support granting of the petitions.  Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on
the petitions.
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 by establishing a tolerance for
residues of Prometryn in or on the raw agricultural commodity cilantro at 0.1 ppm.  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 support 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
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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: A maximum residue level has not been
established for Sethoxydim on pistachio and safflower or for Prometryn on cilantro by the
Codex Alimentarius Commission.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  65 FR 2612,
18 January 2000 (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:  17 February 2000
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/FSTSD
ATTN: Carolyn F. WilsonRoom 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone (202) 720-2239Fax (202) 690-0677
E-mail Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov