G/SPS/N/USA/2952  
 
12 September 2017  
(17-4823) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Environmental Protection Agency  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Multiple products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent releva nt or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Aluminum tris (O -ethylphosphonate), Carbon disulfide, 
p- Chlorophenoxyacetic acid, Cyromazine, Dichlobenil, et al.; Proposed Tolerance and 
Tolerance Exemption Actions. Proposed Rule . Language(s): English.  Number of 
pages:  9 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2017-09-08/html/2017 -18780.htm  
6. Description of content: EPA is proposing to revoke certain tolerances for aluminum tris 
(O-ethylphosphonate), carbon disulfide, cyromazine, dichlobenil, isoxaben, oxydemeton -
methyl, propachlor, sulfentrazone, and thiodicarb, and a tolerance exemption for d -
limonene. Also, EPA is proposing to modify certain tolerances for aluminum tris (O -
ethylphosphonate) and cyromazine, and to establish new tolerances for aluminum tris (O - 
ethylphosphonate), cyromazine, dichlobenil, isoxaben, and sulfentrazone, and new 
tolerance exemptions for d -limonene and tartrazine. In addition, EPA is proposing to revise 
the tolerance expressions for p -chlorophenoxyacetic acid and dichlobenil, remove expired 
tolerances for disulfoton, correct the listing of a tolerance for thiacloprid,  and correct the 
listing of significant figures for certain existing tolerances of specific pesticide active 
ingredients.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? 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  G/SPS/N/USA/2952  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2010-11-10/html/2010 -28141.htm ; 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2011-02-25/html/2011 -4140.htm ; 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2013-02-20/html/2013 -03844.htm ; 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2013-05-01/html/2013 -10188.htm  
(available in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 7 November 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 November 2017  
Agency or authority de signated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA -HQ-OPP-2017-
0128, by one of the following methods:  
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov .  
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.  
Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center  (EPA/DC), (28221T), 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460 -0001 
Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Re -Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460 - 
0001; Tel: +(703) 308 8037; E -mail: nevola.joseph@epa.gov  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2017-09-08/html/2017 -18780.htm