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G/SPS/N/USA/2256 
11 August 2011  
 (11-4019) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES 
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):  Multiple 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:  Chlorantraniliprole; Pesticide Tolerances  Language(s):  
English  Number of pages:  6 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-07-27/html/2011-18708.htm  
6. Description of content:  This final rule establishes tolerances for residues of 
chlorantraniliprole in or on Beet, sugar, molasses at 9.0 ppm, Berry, large shrub/tree at 
2.5 ppm, Berry, low growing, at 1.0 ppm, Onion bulb at 0.30 ppm, Tea, dried at 50.0 ppm, 
Ti, leaves at 13.0 ppm, Ti, root at 0.3 ppm, Vegetable, cucurbit at 0.5 ppm, Vegetable, 
fruiting at 1.4 ppm, Vegetable, leaves of root a nd tuber, at 40.0 ppm, Vegetable, root and 
tuber, at 0.30 ppm, and Shallots, fresh leav es at 0.20 ppm.  This regulation additionally 
amends previously established tolerances in or on multiple commodities and deletes 
tolerances in or on several commodities that w ill be superceded by inclusion in crop group 
tolerances.  
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:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] None G/SPS/N/USA/2256 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] 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) :  27 July 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  27 July 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  27 July 2011 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not Applicable 
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:  Rita Kumar, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  (703) 308-8291;  E-ma il:  kumar.rita@epa.gov.  Please reference 
docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0888. 
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