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G/SPS/N/USA/2324 
19 January 2012  
 (12-0325) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  US Environmental Protection Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Multiple products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues 
of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities  Language(s):  English  Number of 
pages:  3 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-12-30/html/2011-33440.htm  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the Environmental Protection Agency's 
(EPA) receipt of several initial filings of pes ticide petitions requesting the establishment or 
modification of regulations for residues of  pesticide chemicals in or on various 
commodities.  Petitions received include request s for the establishment of new tolerances 
for residues of the following pesticides: trif loxystrobin and the free form of its acid 
metabolite CGA-321113; fluroxypyr  1-methylheptyl ester and its metabolite fluroxypyr.  
EPA also received a petition requesting to estab lish an exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance for residues of 2-Propenoicacid, 2-meth yl-, 2-ethylhexyl ester, telomere with 1-
dodecanethiol, ethenylbenzene and 2-methyloxira ne polymer with oxirane monoether with 
1,2-propanediol mono(2-methyl-2-propenoate), hydrogen 2-sulfobutanedioate, sodium salt, 
2,2'-(1,2-diazenediyl)bis[ 2-methylpropanenitrile]. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/USA/2324 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  30 January 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  A contact person, with telephone  number and email address, is 
listed at the end of each pesticide petition su mmary, available in the link provided above. 
You may also reach each contact person by mail at Registration Division (7505P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001.  Please refere nce docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0082. 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov