. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1211 
24 January 2006 
 (06-0323) 
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):  All food commodities.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
U.S. trade partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice.  Notice of Filing 
of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of a Regulation for Residues of Alpha-Tocopherol 
in or on Food Commodities (Available in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition for 
an exemption from the requirement of a tole rance for residues of alpha-tocopherol (CAS 
Reg. No. 10191-41-0) in or on food commoditie s when used as an inert ingredient in 
pesticide products.  
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: 
18 January 2006 (Volume 71, Number 11), Pages 2925-2926.  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/January/Day-18/p379.htm  (Available in 
English).  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A – 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.  G/SPS/N/USA/1211 
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  12. Final date for comments:  Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number 
EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0306, should be received on or  before 17 February  2006.  However, 
WTO members are encouraged to send th eir comments to EPA as soon as possible.  
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:  Public Information and Record s Integrity Branch (PIRIB) 
(7502C), 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 address (if available) of other body:   
Ms Lashonda McLeod, United States SPS Nationa l Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington, 
DC 20250.  Tel:  202-720-5683;  Fa x:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov