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G/SPS/N/USA/2457 
10 September 2012  
 (12-4811) 
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):  All products 
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:  Didecyl Dimethyl Ammonium Carbonate and Didecyl 
Dimethyl Ammonium Bicarbonate;  Exempti on From the Requirement of a Tolerance 
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  5 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-08-22/html/2012-20663.htm  
6. Description of content:  This regulation amends the exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance for residues of Didecyl Dimethyl Ammonium Carbonate a nd Didecyl Dimethyl 
Ammonium Bicarbonate, jointly referred to as DDACB on food contact surfaces when 
applied or used in public eating places, dairy processing equipment, and/or food processing 
equipment and utensils.  Lonza, Inc. subm itted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting an amendment which would provide for an 
increase in the final use concentration of DDA CB in products eligible for the exemption 
from the requirement of a tolerance.  As am ended, the regulation will exempt solutions 
from the requirement of tolerance residues r esulting from contact with surfaces treated with 
solutions where the end-use concentrati on of the DDACB does not exceed 400 parts per 
million (ppm). 
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)    G/SPS/N/USA/2457 
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  [ ] 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  22 August 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  22 August 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  22 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) :  22 October 2012 
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:  Velma Noble, Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  +(703) 308 6233;  E-mail:  noble.velma@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