. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/859 
24 February 2004 
 (04-0760) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Products that use the pesticide Cyfluthrin   
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Cyfluthrin, Notice of 
Filing of Pesticide Petitions to Establish a Tole rance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or 
on Food (available in English, 4 pages) 
6. Description of content:  EPA has received pesticide petitions (PP 1F6290, PP 2F6445, PP 
2F6479) and pesticide petitions (PP 1E6318, PP 3E6583, PP 3E6776) proposing to amend 
40 CFR 180.436 by establishing a tolerance for residues of cyfluthrin (cyano (4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2 ,2-dimethyl-cyclopropanecarboxylate) in 
or on raw agricultural commodities as follows: 
 1. PP 1F6290 proposes tolerances for tree nuts, Crop Group 14 at 0.01 parts per 
million (ppm), almond hulls at 1. 0 ppm, and pistachio at 0.01 ppm. 
 2. PP 1E6318 proposes tolerances for tube rous and corm vegetable subgroup at 
0.01 ppm. 
 3. PP 2F6445 proposes tolerances for wheat forage, wheat hay and wheat straw at 
5.0 ppm, wheat shorts at 3.5 ppm, leafy vegetable group at 6.0 ppm, leafy 
brassica greens subgroup at 7.0 ppm, fruiting vegetable group at 0.5 ppm, cucurbit vegetable crop group at 0.10 ppm, pome fruit group at 0.10 ppm, pome 
fruit wet pomace at 0.30 ppm, and stone fruit group at 0.30 ppm. 
 4. PP 2F6479 proposes tolerances for grape at  0.8 ppm, grape, raisin at 3.5 ppm, 
peanut at 0.01 ppm, and peanut, hay at 6.0 ppm. 
 5. PP 3E6583 proposes tolerances for turnip greens at 7 ppm. 
 6. PP 3E6776 proposes tolerances for grass forage at 6 ppm, grass hay at 8 ppm, 
and pea and bean, dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6C at 0.15 ppm. 
 EPA has determined that the petitions c ontain 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.
 
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 G/SPS/N/USA/859 
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 8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   There are no Codex maximum residue levels 
established for cyfluthrin on the co mmodities proposed in these petitions. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which thes e are available:  DOCID: fr28ja04-54, 
Federal Register : 28 January 2004 (Volume 69, Number 18), pages 4143-4147; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2004/January/Day-28/p1240.htm ; Available in 
English 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   n.a. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   n.a. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 27 February 2004. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   Public Information and Reco rds 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 "OPP-2003-0407" in subject line of your response. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ms. Julie Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Food Safety and Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington, DC  20250.  
Tel:  (202) 720-4051, Fax:   (202) 720-7772, E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov