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G/SPS/N/USA/2447 
14 August 2012  
 (12-4442) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  US Environmental Protection Agency 
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):  Corn 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Bacillus thuringiensis eCry3.1Ab Protein in Corn; 
Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance  Language(s):  English  Number of 
pages:  5 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-08-08/html/2012-19319.htm  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of 
a tolerance for residues of the plant-incorpor ated protectant (PIP), Bacillus thuringiensis 
eCry3.1Ab protein in corn, in or on the food and feed commodities of corn; corn, field; 
corn, sweet; and corn, pop.  
7. 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.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/USA/2447 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  In the Federal 
Register of 4 April 2012 (77 FR 20337) (FRL-9340-4), EPA issued a notice pursuant to 
FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3),  announcing the filing of a pesticide 
tolerance petition (PP 1F7857) by Syngenta Seeds, Inc., Field Crops NAFTA, P.O. Box 
12257, 3054 E. Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2257.  The petition 
requested that 40 CFR 174.532 be amended by establishing a permanent exemption from 
the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis eCry3.1Ab protein in 
corn, in or on the food and feed commodities of corn; corn, field; corn, sweet; and corn, 
pop. This notice referenced a summary of th e petition prepared by the petitioner Syngenta 
Seeds, Inc., Field Crops NAFTA, which is available in the docket, http://www.regulations.gov . There were no comments received in response to the notice of 
filing.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  8 August 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  8 August 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  8 August 2012 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  none, final rule 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Mike Mendelsohn, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention 
Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  (703) 308-8715;  E-mail:  
mendelsohn.mike@epa.gov 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov