. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/932 
20 July 2004 
 (04-3118) 
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 insecticides Alle thrin and Bendiocarb, plant growth 
regulator Fenridazon potassium, herbicide Molinat e, and biological pesticide Burkholderia 
cepacia such as barley, corn, oats, popcorn, rye, sorghum, and wheat, corn, popcorn, mushroom, blackberry, blueberry, boysenberry, ch erry, crab-apple, currant, dewberry, fig, 
gooseberry, grape, guava, huckleberry, loganberry, mango, muskmelon, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, plum, prune, raspberry, tomato. 
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:   Proposed Rule:  
Allethrin, Bendiocarb, Burkholderia cepacia, Fenridazon potassium, and Molinate;  
Proposed Tolerance Actions  (available in English, 5 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This document proposes to revoke  a total of 110 tolerances for 
residues of the insecticides Allethrin and Bendi ocarb, plant growth regulator Fenridazon 
potassium, herbicide Molinate, and biological pes ticide Burkholderia cepacia.  The rule is a 
result of a voluntary cancellation or use deleti on requests received by the EPA.  Under this 
proposal EPA seeks comments from group or individuals. 
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 
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:  NA 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr, Federal 
Register :  7 July 2004 (Volume 69, Number 129) Pages 40831-40836;  available in English 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Not available G/SPS/N/USA/932 
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 12. Final date for comments:  7 September 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 Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and 
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pestic ide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2004-0140"  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 Agriculture 
Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250. 
Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-720-7772;  E-mail:  fstsd@usda.gov