. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1882 
11 November 2008  
 (08-5465) 
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 numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food and feed commodities of corn:  corn,f ield, forage; corn, field, grain; corn, 
field, stover; corn, field,aspirated grain fractio ns; corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husk 
removed; corn, sweet, forage; corn, sweet, st over; corn, pop, grain; and corn, pop, stover 
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:  FINAL RULE :  
Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882;  Exempti on from the Requirement of a Tolerance 
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance for residues of the fungal active ingredient Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882 on the 
food and feed commodities of corn:  corn, field, forage; corn, field, grain; corn, field, stover; 
corn, field, aspirated grain fract ions; corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husk removed; corn, 
sweet, forage; corn, sweet, stover; corn, pop, grain; and corn, pop, stover when applied/used 
as an anti-fungal agent to displace aflatoxi n-producing Aspergillus flavus from treated 
commodities.  Circle One Global, Inc. subm itted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFD CA), requesting an exempti on from the requirement of a 
tolerance.  This regulation eliminates the need  to establish a maximum permissible level for 
residues of Aspergil lus flavus NRRL 21882.  
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/1882 
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  9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   F e d e r a l  R e g i s t e r :   
1 October 2008 (Volume 73, Number 191)] Notices Page [Page 56995-56998];  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-P EST/2008/October/Day-01/p22957.htm 
  
10. Proposed date of adoption:    N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 October 2008   
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 1 December 2008, and 
may be identified by docke t number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0381. 
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 Pe sticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Aut hority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov