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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/284
26 May 2000
(00-2132)
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 a Pesticide Petition to
Establish a Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food - Glufosinate-ammonium
(2 pages)
5. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals 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
180.473(a)(1) by establishing tolerances for residues of the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium
(butanoic acid, 2-amino-4- (hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-, monoammonium salt) and its
metabolite, 3-methylphosphinico-propi onic acid, expressed as 2-amino-4-
(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)butanoic acid equivalents in or on the raw agricultural
commodities derived from cotton: undelinted seed at 3.5 parts per million (ppm) and gin by-
products at 12.0 ppm. The petitioner also proposes to amend 40 CFR part 180.473(c) byestablishing tolerances for residues of the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium (butanoic acid,
2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-, monoammonium salt) and its metabolites,
3-methylphosphinico-propionic acid, and 2-ace tamido-4-methylphosphinico-butanoic acid
expressed as 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)butanoic acid equivalents in or on the raw
agricultural commodities derived from transgenic cotton tolerant to glufosinate-ammonium:Undelinted seed at 3.5 ppm and gin by-products at 12.0 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 supports granting of the petition. Additional data may be needed
before EPA rules on the petition.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [  X ] 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 [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Maximum residue limits (Codex MRLs) for
glufosinate-ammonium and metabolites in or on cotton commodities have not been established
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 65 FR 31904,
19 May 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:  19 June 2000
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/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