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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1399 
28 August 2006 
 (06-4047) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Tree Nuts (Crop Group 14)  
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:  Notice.   Notice of Filing 
of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of Re gulations for Residues of Acequinocyl and Its 
Metabolite Acequinocyl-OH in or on Tree Nu ts (Crop Group 14) Commodities (Available 
in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition 
proposing the establishment of regulations fo r residues of acequinocyl (3-dodecyl-1,4-
dihydro-1,4-dioxo-2-naphthyl acetate) and its metabolite 2-dodecyl-3-hydroxy-1,4-
naphthoquinone (acequinocyl-OH) expressed as ac equinocyl equivalents in or on tree nuts 
(Crop Group 14) commodities at 0.02 parts per million (ppm).  The analytical method to quantitate residues of acequinocyl and acequinocyl-OH in/on nut crops utilizes high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) using mass spectrometric (MS/MS) detection.  The target limit of quantitation (LOQ) is 0.01 ppm. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [  ] animal health,  [ X ] 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:   G/SPS/N/USA/1399 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
11 August 2006 (Volume 71, Number 155) Pages 46223-46224, http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2006/August/Day-11/p13172.htm , 
Available in English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A – this is a notice of availability and may or may 
not result in a future regulatory action.  A notice invites the public to submit additional scientific information and comments to the Agency.    
12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be received on or before 11 September 2006 
if possible.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ms Deborah Thompson, United States SPS Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov