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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1129 
3 October 2005 
 (05-4394) 
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):  Soybeans 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  NOTICE.  Metconazole; 
Receipt of Application for Emergency Ex emption, Solicitation of Public Comment 
(Available in English, 3 pages)  
6. Description of content:  EPA has received a quarantine exemption request from the 
Minnesota and South Dakota Departments of Ag riculture to use the pesticide metconazole 
(Caramba 90SL), CAS No. 125116-23-6, and a metconazole + pyraclostrobin co-pack (Headline-Caramba co-pack) on soybeans to c ontrol Asian soybean rust.  The Applicant 
proposes the use of a new chemical which has not been registered by the EPA. EPA is 
soliciting public comment before making the decision whether or not to grant the exemption.  
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,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
21 September 2005 (Volume 70, Numb er 182), Notices, Pages 55390-55392, 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2005/September/Day-21/p18350.htm  (Available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   G/SPS/N/USA/1129 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not Applicable– 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, identified by docket identification (ID) number 
OPP-2005-0241, must be received on or before 6 October 2005.  
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:   Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508c), 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. Julie Morin, United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington 
D.C. 20250. Tel:  202-720-4051; Fax::  202-690-0677; E-mail:  fstsd@usda.gov