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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1614/Add.1 
21 September 2007  
 (07-3965) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 18 Se ptember 2007, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of the United States . 
 
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 Captan, 2,4-D, Dodine, DCPA, Endothall, Fome safen, Propyzamide, Ethofumesate, Permethrin, 
Dimethipin, and Fenarimol; Tolerance Actions  
 By means of this regulation: 
 
Tolerances are established for residues of the herb icide, plant regulator, and fungicide 2,4-D 
(2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid), both free and conjugated, determined as the acid, in or on the 
following food commodities (in ppm):  Almond hulls at 0.1; Asparagus at 5.0; Barley, bran at 4.0; Barley, grain at 2.0; Barley, straw at 50; Berry, group 13 at 0.2; Cattle, fat at 0.3; Cattle, kidney at 4.0; 
Cattle, meat at 0.3; Cattle, meat byproducts, except ki dney at 0.3; Corn, field, forage at 6.0; Corn, 
field, grain at 0.05; Corn, field, stover at 50; Corn, pop, grain at 0.05; Corn, pop, stover at 50; Corn, sweet, forage at 6.0; Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed at 0.05; Corn, sweet, stover at 
50; Fish, at 0.1; Fruit, citrus, group 10 at 3.0; Fruit, pome, group 11 at 0.1; Fruit, stone, group 12 at 
0.1; Goat, fat at 0.3; Goat, kidney at 4.0; Goat, meat at 0.3; Goat, meat byproducts, except kidney at 0.3; Grain, aspirated fractions at 40; Grape at 0.1;  Grass, forage at 360; Grass, hay at 300; Hop, dried 
cones at 0.2; Horse, fat at 0.3; Horse, kidney at 4.0; Horse, meat at 0.3; Horse, meat byproducts, 
except kidney at 0.3; Millet, forage at 25; Millet, grain at 2.0; Millet, straw at 50; Milk at 0.05; Nut, tree, group 14 at 0.2; Oat, forage at 25; Oat, grain at 2.0; Oat, straw at 50; Pistachio at 0.05; Potato at 
0.4; Rice, grain at 0.5; Rice, hulls at 2.0; Rice, stra w at 10; Rye, bran at 4.0; Rye, forage at 25; Rye, 
grain at 2.0; Rye, straw at 50; Sheep, fat at 0.3; Sh eep, kidney at 4.0; Sheep, meat at 0.3; Sheep, meat 
byproducts, except kidney at 0.3; Shellfish at 1.0;  Sorghum, grain, forage at 0.2; Sorghum, grain, 
grain at 0.2; Sorghum, grain, stover at 0.2; Soybean, forage at 0.02; Soybean, hay at 2.0; Soybean, seed at 0.02; Strawberry at 0.1; Sugarcane, cane at 0.05; Sugarcane, molasses at 0.2; Vegetable, 
leaves of root and tuber, group 2 at 0.1; Vegetable, root and tuber, except potato, group 1 at 0.1; Wheat, bran at 4.0; Wheat, forage at 25; Wheat, grain at 2.0; and Wheat, straw at 50. 
  
Tolerances with regional registration are estab lished for residues of the herbicide, plant 
regulator, and fungicide 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorop henoxyacetic acid), both free and conjugated, 
determined as the acid, in or on the following food commodities: Rice, wild, grain at 0.05 ppm.  
Tolerances are established for indirect or inadvert ent residues of the herbicide, plant regulator, 
and fungicide 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic aci d), both free and conjugated, determined as the 
acid, in or on the following food commodities (in ppm): G/SPS/N/USA/1614/Add.1 
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  Animal feed, nongrass, group 18 at 0.2; Avocado at 0. 05; Cotton, undelinted seed at 0.05; Dill, seed at 
0.05; Okra at 0.05; Vegetable, brassica leafy, gr oup 5 at 0.4; Vegetable, bulb, group 3 at 0.05; 
Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 at 0. 05; Vegetable, foliage of legume, group 7 at 0. 2; Vegetable, fruiting, 
group 8 at 0.05; Vegetable, leafy, except brassica, group 4 at 0.4; and Vegetable, legume, group 6 at 
0.05. 
 
This regulation is effective 12 September 2007.  Objections and requests for hearings must be 
received on or before 13 November 2007, and ma y be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2007-0097.  
The full text of this addendum (Final Rule) can be found at the address below. 
Federal Register:  12 September 2007 (Volume 72, Number 176) Rules and Regulations Page 52013-
52020;  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2007/September/Day-12/p17982.htm
 
 
This action is subsequent to a notice published in the Federal Register 6 June 2007, in which 
the Agency announced receipt of  a pesticide petition proposing to establish an exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance for residues of the fung icide 2,4-D when used on the above commodities.  
There were no comments received regarding this proposed rule.  
This notice can be found at:  Federal Regi ster:  6 June 2007 (Volume 72, Number 108) 
Proposed Rules Page 31221-31237; http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/June/Day-
06/p10863.htm  
 United States SPS National Notification Authority, US DA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720-
1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E-ma il:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov 
 
   
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