. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1556/Add.1 
28 September 2007  
 (07-4099) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 24 Se ptember 2007, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of the United States . 
 
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 Chloroneb, Cypermethrin, Methidathion, Nitrapyrin, Oxyfluorfen, Pirimiphos-methyl, Sulfosate, 
Tebuthiuron, Thiabendazole, Thidiazuro n, and Tribuphos; Tolerance Actions  
 By means of this regulation: 
 
Tolerances are established for residues of the oxy fluorfen in or on th e following commodities 
of (in ppm): Almond, hulls at 0.1; Artichoke, glob e at 0.05; Avocado at 0.05; Banana at 0.05; 
Broccoli at 0.05; Cabbage at 0.05; Cacao bean, dried bean at 0.05; Cattle, fat at 0.01; Cattle, meat at 
0.01; Cattle, meat byproducts at 0.01; Cauliflower at  0.05; Coffee, bean, green at 0.05; Corn, field, 
grain at 0.05; Corn, pop, grain at 0.05; Cotton, undelinted seed at 0.05; Date at 0.05; Egg at 0.03; 
Feijoa at 0.05; Fig at 0.05; Fruit, pome, group 11 at 0.05; Fruit, stone, group 12 at 0.05; Goat, fat at 0.01; Goat, meat at 0.01; Goat, meat byproducts at 0.01; Grape at 0.05; Hog, fat at 0.01; Hog, meat at 0.01; Hog, meat byproducts at 0.01; Horse, fat at 0.01; Horse, meat at 0.01; Horse, meat byproducts at 
0.01; Horseradish at 0.05; Kiwifruit at 0.05; Milk at 0.01; Nut, tree, group 14 at 0.05; Olive at 0.05; Onion, bulb at 0.05; Peppermint, tops at 0.05; Persimmon at 0.05; Pistachio at 0.05; Pomegranate at 
0.05; Poultry, fat at 0.2; Poultry, meat at 0.01; Poultry, meat byproducts at 0.01; Sheep, fat at 0.01; 
Sheep, meat at 0.01; Sheep, meat byproducts at 0.01; Soybean at 0.05; and Spearmint, tops at 0.05.   
In addition EPA is revising the commodity terminology from cocoa bean, dried bean to cacao 
bean, dried bean. The reason for taking this action is because such action has no practical impact on 
the use of or exposure to the pesticide active ingred ient, oxyfluorfen, in or on that commodity and is 
made such that the tolerance terminology will conform to current Agency practice.  
This regulation is effective 19 September 2007.  Objections and requests for hearings must be 
received on or before 19 November 2007, and ma y be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2007-0036. 
 
The full text of this addendum (Final Rule) can be found at the address below. 
Federal Register:  19 September 2007 (Volume 72, Number 181) Rules and Regulations Page 53455-
53462;  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2007/September/Day-19/p18496.htm
 
 
This action is subsequent to a proposed rule pub lished in the Federal Register 2 May 2007, in 
which the Agency announced receipt of a pesticid e petition proposing changes to existing tolerances G/SPS/N/USA/1556/Add.1 
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  for residues of oxyfluorfen when used on the above  commodities.  There were no relevant comments 
received in response to this proposed rule. 
 This proposed rule can be found at:  Federal Register:  2 May 2007 (Volume 72, Number 84) 
Proposed Rules Page 24198-24213; http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/May/Day-
02/p8373.htm  
  United States SPS National Notification Authority, US DA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720-
1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E-ma il:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov 
 
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