. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1586 
13 June 2007  
 (07-2489) 
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):  Dry pea, flax, lentils 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable :  Any 
US trade partners  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  NOTICE.   Notice of 
Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various 
Commodities (available in English, 4 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notification proposes to amend the tolerances in 40 CFR 
180.573 for residues of the herbicide tepraloxydim, (2-[1-[[[(2E)-3-chloro-2-propenyl]oxy]imino]propyl]-3-hydroxy-5-(tetra hydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)-cyclohexene-1-one) 
and its metabolites converted to GP (3-(tetra hydropyran-4-yl)pentane-1,5-dioic acid) and 
OH-GP (3-hydroxy-3-(tetrahydropyran-4-yl)pentane-1,5-dioic acid), calculated as 
tepraloxydim in or on the imported raw food commodities dry pea, seed; flax, seed; and 
lentils at 0.1 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:     
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
Federal Register: May 9, 2007 (Volume 72,  Number 89) Notices Page 26372-26375; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/May/Day-09/p8945.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1586 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability which may or may not 
result in further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 8 June 2007, and 
may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0145. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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 notification authority, [ ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail add ress (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), St op 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 
202) 720-1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 6 90-0677;  E-mail: fstsd@fas.usda.gov