WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1614 
18 June 2007  
 (07-2548) 
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):  Barley, millet, oat, rye, wheat, rice, co rn, hop, fish, citrus, pome fruit, apple, 
pear, quince, apricot, grass, stone fruit, pi stachio, sorghum, molasses, sugarcane, sheep, 
horse, goat, hog, cattle, milk, egg, poultry, avo cado, cotton, cucurbits,  vegetables (fruiting, 
leafy, root, and tuber), legume, okra, dill 
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:  PROPOSED RULE.  
Captan, 2,4-D, Dodine, DCPA, Endothall, Fomesafen, Propyzamide, Ethofumesate, 
Permethrin, Dimethipin, and Fenarimol; Proposed  Tolerance Actions (available in English, 
17 pages) 
6. Description of content:  By means of this rule, the Agency proposes the following 
changes to existing federal regulations: 
Currently, tolerances for residues of 2,4-D in  or on plant raw agricultural commodities fish 
and potable water are currently expressed in terms of 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic 
acid). The residues are regulated depending on the use pattern, the form of the 2,4-D formulation applied (e.g., acid, salts), timing of treatment (preharvest or postharvest) and 
some commodities are covered by two or more tolerances (e.g., citrus). EPA is proposing to subsume the lower tolerances in the higher ex isting tolerances, delete use-pattern related 
language (e.g., timing and formul ation), and revise current tolerances for residues of the 
herbicide, plant regulator, and fungicide 2, 4-D (2,4- dichlorophenoxyacetic acid), both free 
and conjugated, determined as the acid. 
EPA is proposing to increase and revise tolera nces for the combined 2,4-D residues of 
concern in or on barley, grain from 0.5 to 2. 0 ppm; millet, grain from 0.5 to 2.0 ppm; oat, 
grain from 0.5 to 2.0 ppm; rye, grain from 0.5 to 2.0 ppm; wheat, grain from 0.5 to 2.0 
ppm; millet, straw from 20 to 25 ppm; millet, fo rage from 20 to 25 ppm; oat, forage from 
20 to 25 ppm; rye, forage 20 to 25 ppm; wheat, forage from 20 to 25 ppm; rice grain from 0.1 to 0.5 ppm; corn, stover from 20 to 50 ppm; hop from 0.05 to 0.2 ppm; potato from 0.2 to 0.4 ppm; and strawberry from 0.05 to 0.1 ppm and revise corn, stover to corn, field, stover; corn, pop, stover; and corn, sweet, st over; and revise hop to hop, dried cones. The 
Agency determined that the increased tolera nces are safe; i.e., there is a reasonable 
certainty that no harm will result from aggr egate exposure to the pesticide chemical 
residue. G/SPS/N/USA/1614 
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  EPA is proposing to decrease and revise toleranc es   for the combined 2,4-D residues of 
concern in or on corn, forage from 20 to corn, fi eld, forage; and corn, sweet, forage at 6.0; 
corn, fresh, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed at 0.5 to corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed at 0.05 ppm; corn, grain at 0.5 to corn, field, grain at 0.05 ppm and corn, pop, grain at 0.05 ppm; fish, 1.0 to 0.10 ppm; fruit, citrus at 5 ppm to fruit, citrus, 
group 10 at 3.0 ppm; fruit, pome at 0.1 and apple, pear, and quince at 5 ppm to fruit, pome, 
group 11 at 0.1 ppm; apricot at 5 ppm and fruit, stone at 0.2 ppm to fruit, stone, group 12 at 
0.1 ppm; pistachio at 0.05 ppm; grape from 0.5 to 0.1 ppm; grass, pasture and grass, rangeland from 1,000 ppm to grass, forage at 360 ppm; rice, straw from 20 to 10 ppm; sorghum, forage from 20 to sorghum, grain, forage at 0.2 ppm; sorghum, grain from 0.5 to 
sorghum, grain, grain at 0.2 ppm; sorghum, grain, stover from 20 to 0.2 ppm; sugarcane, 
cane from 2 ppm to 0.05 ppm; and sugarcane, molasses from 5 to 0.2 ppm. 
EPA proposes revising the tolerances for the combined 2,4-D residues of concern in or on 
blueberry at 0.1 ppm, cranberry at 0.5 ppm, ras pberry at 0.1 ppm and small fruit at 0.1(N) 
to berry, group 14 at 0.2 ppm. The Agency determined that the in creased tolerances are 
safe; i.e., there is a reasonable certainty that  no harm will result from aggregate exposure to 
the pesticide chemical residue. 
EPA is proposing to establish the tolerances fo r the combined 2,4-D residues of concern in 
or on almond, hulls at 0.1 ppm; barley, bran at 4.0 ppm; barley, straw at 50 ppm; grain, aspirated fractions at 40 ppm; oat, straw at 50 ppm; rice, hulls at 2.0 ppm; rye, bran at 4.0 ppm; rye, straw at 50 ppm; soybean, hay at 2.0 ppm; soybean, forage at 0.02 ppm; soybean, 
seed at 0.02 ppm; wheat, bran at 4.0 ppm; and wheat, straw at 50 ppm. 
EPA is proposing to increase tolerances for th e combined 2,4-D residues of concern in or 
on cattle, kidney from 2 to 4.0 ppm; goat, kidney from 2 to 4.0 ppm; horse, kidney from 2 to 4.0 ppm; and sheep, kidney from 2 to 4.0 ppm; cattle, meat from 0.2 to 0.3 ppm; goats, meat from 0.2 to 0.3 ppm; horses, meat from 0.2 to 0.3 ppm; sheep, meat from 0.2 to 0.3 
ppm; cattle, meat byproducts, except kidney fro m 0.2 to 0.3 ppm; goats, meat byproducts, 
except kidney from 0.2 to 0.3 ppm; horses, meat byproducts, except kidney from 0.2 to 0.3 ppm; and sheep, meat byproducts, except kidney fr om 0.2 to 0.3 ppm; cattle, fat from 0.2 to 
0.3 ppm; goat, fat from 0.2 to 0.3 ppm; horse, fat from 0.2 to 0.3 ppm; sheep, fat from 0.2 to 0.3 ppm; and decrease milk from 0.1 to 0. 05 ppm. The Agency determined that the 
increased tolerances are safe; i.e., there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result 
from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue. 
EPA is proposing to revoke the tolerances for 2,4-D residues of concern in or on egg at 
0.05 ppm; hog, fat; hog, meat; and hog, meat  byproducts, except kidney at 0.2 ppm; hog, 
kidney at 2 ppm; and poultry at 0.05 ppm. 
EPA is proposing that commodities and tolera nces that are duplicative of commodities and 
tolerances  be removed.  EPA is also pr oposing that the remaining commodities and 
tolerance combinations (avocado; cotton, undelinted seed; cucurbits; grain, crop; leafy 
vegetables; legume forage; root crop vegetabl es; seed and pod vegetables; and vegetable, 
fruiting each at 0.1(N)) be transferred for inadve rtent or indirect residues of the herbicide, 
plant regulator, and fungicid e 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenox yacetic acid), both free and 
conjugated, determined as the acid. 
EPA is proposing to revise a nd modify tolerances for the combined 2,4-D residues of 
concern by decreasing and revising avocado from 0.1 (N) to 0.05 ppm; cotton, undelinted 
seed from 0.1(N) to 0.05 ppm; cucurbits at 0.1(N) to vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 at 0.05 ppm; root crop vegetables at 0.1 (N) to vegeta ble, bulb, group 3 at 0.05 ppm; vegetable, 
fruiting at 0.1(N) to vegetable, fruiting, group 8 at 0.05 ppm; vegetable, seed and pod at 0.1 
(N) to vegetable, legume, group 6 at 0.05 ppm , okra at 0.05 ppm and dill, seed at 0.05 ppm;  G/SPS/N/USA/1614 
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  increasing and revising legume forage at 0.1(N) to vegetable, foliage of legume, group 7 at 
0.2 ppm and animal feed, nongrass, group 18 at 0.2 ppm; vegetable, leafy at 0.1(N) to vegetable, brassica leafy, group 5 at 0.4 ppm and vegetable, leafy, except brassica, group 4 
at 0.4 ppm; and further revise the tolerance vegeta ble, root at 0.1(N) to vegetable, root and 
tuber, except potato, group 1; and vegetable, leaves of root and tuber, except potato, group 
2 at 0.1 ppm. The Agency determined that the in creased tolerances are safe; i.e., there is a 
reasonable certainty that no harm will resu lt from aggregate exposure to the pesticide 
chemical residue. 
EPA proposes removing the expired (12/31/05)  section 18 emergency exemption in/on 
wild rice at 0.1 ppm, reserving the paragra ph, and establishing a regional tolerance for 
residues of the herbicide, plant regulator, a nd fungicide 2,4-D (2,4 -dichlorophenoxyacetic 
acid), both free and conjugated, determined as the acid, in/on rice, wild, grain at 0.05 ppm. 
EPA proposes revoking the potable water toleran ce at 0.01(N) ppm and sugarcane bagasse 
at 5 ppm, and revising the tolerance in 180.142(a) in/on nut to nut, tree, group 14. 
EPA is proposing to remove the tolerances "crops  in paragraph (c) of this section at 1.0 
ppm." "crops groupings in para graph (c) of this section at 1.0 ppm"; "2 ppm in the milled 
fractions (except flour) derived from barley, oats , rye, and wheat to be ingested as food or 
be converted to food"; and "2 ppm in the m illed fractions derived from barley, oats, rye, 
and wheat to be ingested as animal fe ed or converted into animal feed". 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ X ] 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:  
[ X ] 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:   The proposed tolerance actions 
herein for 2,4-D, to implement the recommenda tions of the 2,4-D RED, reflect use patterns 
in the United States which support a different tolerance than the Codex level on berries; 
citrus; meat byproducts; grass hay and fodder;  corn forage and fodder; meat; pome fruits; 
potato; rice, grain; sorghum grain; soybeans; and wheat straw because of differences in good agricultural practices. However, compatib ility currently exists or will exist between 
the proposed reassessed US tolerances and Code x MRLs for 2,4-D residues in or on corn 
grain, rice straw, rye grain, sorghum forage, stone fruits, sugarcane, sweet corn, tree nuts, 
and wheat grain. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
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 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  6 August 2007 G/SPS/N/USA/1614 
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  12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 6 August 2007, and 
may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0097. 
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) 69 0-0677;  E-mail: fstsd@fas.usda.gov