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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1995 
14 April 2010  
 (10-1904) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  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):  All food commodities 
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:  FINAL RULE:   S-Abscisic Acid, (S)-5-(1-hydroxy-2, 6, 
6-trimethyl-4-oxo-1-cyclohex-2-enyl)-3-methyl-penta-(2Z, 4E)-dienoic Acid;  Amendment 
to an Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance  Language:  English  Number of 
pages:  5   
6. Description of content:  This regulation amends the current temporary exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance for residues of th e biochemical pesticide S-Abscisic Acid, (S)-5-
(1-hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethyl-4-oxo-1-cyclohex-2-enyl)-3-methyl-penta-(2Z,4E)-dienoic Acid (ABA), to make it a permanent exemp tion from the requirement of a tolerance for 
residues of ABA in or on all food commodities wh en applied or used preharvest as a plant 
regulator. 
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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/USA/1995 
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   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:  This 
document has been published in the Federal Register and can be  found at:  Federal 
Register:  12 March 2010 (Volume 75, Number  48) Rules and Regulations;  Pages 11740 - 
11744 or online at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-5491.htm     
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) :  12 March 2010 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
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:   
Chris Pfeifer, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  
+(703) 308 0031;  E-mail address:  pfeifer.chris@epa.gov.  Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0127. 
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 Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Di vision (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov