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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1432/Add.4 
19 July 2007 
 
 (07-3070) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 13 July 2007, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of the United States.  
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 Chlorpropham, Linuron, Pebulate, Asulam, and Thiophanate-methyl;  Tolerance Actions
 
  EPA is establishing the tolerance expression to regulate the combined residues of the herbicide linuron (3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methoxy-1- methylurea) and its metabolites convertible to 
3,4- dichloroaniline, calculated as linuron in/on food commodities and to regulate the combined 
residues of the herbicide linuron (3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methoxy-1-methylurea) and its metabolites convertible to 3,4-dichloroaniline,  calculated as linuron in/on food commodities. 
  The feeding of soybean forage or hay treated with linuron to livestock is prohibited as stated 
on the registration labels and therefore, the tole rances are no longer needed. Consequently, EPA is 
revoking the tolerances soybean, forage and soybean, hay.   EPA is increasing the tolerance for the combin ed residues of the herbicide linuron and its 
metabolites convertible to 3,4-dichloroaniline, calcu lated as linuron in or on corn, field, stover and 
corn, sweet, stover from 1.0 to 6.0 ppm. 
 
 EPA is decreasing the tolerance for the combined residues of the herbicide linuron and its metabolites convertible to 3,4-dichloroaniline, calcu lated as linuron in or on corn, field, grain from 
0.25 to 0.1 ppm.  
 EPA is decreasing tolerances from 1.0 ppm for the following:  cattle, fat; goat, fat; horse, fat; 
and sheep, fat; each to 0.2 ppm; cattle, meat; cattle, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver; goat, 
meat; goat, meat byproducts, except kidney and live r; horse, meat; horse, meat byproducts, except, 
kidney and liver; sheep, meat and sheep, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver; each from 1.0 
ppm to 0.1 ppm. Also, EPA is establishing separate tolerances for the following commodities:  cattle, 
kidney; cattle, liver; goat, kidney; goat, liver; horse, kidney; horse, liver; sheep, kidney; and sheep, 
liver; each at 2.0 ppm.  In addition, EPA is establishing a tolerance for milk at 0.05 ppm. 
  EPA is decreasing tolerances in for the comb ined residues of the herbicide linuron and its 
metabolites convertible to 3,4-dichloroaniline, calcula ted as linuron in or on h og, fat and hog, meat 
from 1.0 to 0.05 ppm; and hog, meat byproducts from 1.0 to 0.1 ppm. 
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   EPA is decreasing the tolerance for the combined residues of the herbicide linuron and its 
metabolites convertible to 3,4-dichloroaniline, calcula ted as linuron in or on parsnip (with or without 
tops) from 0.5 to 0.05 ppm and revising the commodity  terminology to parsnip, roots and parsnip, 
tops.  
 EPA is establishing a tolerance for the combin ed residues of the herbicide linuron and its 
metabolites convertible to 3,4-dichloroaniline, calcu lated as linuron in or on cotton, gin byproducts at 
5.0 ppm.   EPA is recodifying tolerances on celery, potato,  and the forage, grain, hay and straw of wheat 
for the combined residues of the herbicide linuron as follows:  potato decreased from 1.0 to 0.2 ppm; 
wheat, grain decreased from 0.25 to 0.05 ppm; a nd wheat, straw increased from 0.5 to 2.0 ppm and 
correcting 180.1(N) to 180.1(M).   EPA is establishing tolerances for the combin ed residues of the herbicide linuron and its 
metabolites convertible to 3,4-dichloroaniline, calcu lated as linuron in or on celeriac at 1.0 ppm and 
rhubarb at 0.5 ppm.  The Agency determined that these new tolerances are safe; i.e., there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical 
residue.   This regulation is effective 11 July 2007.  Objections and requests for hearings must be 
received on or before 10 September 2007, and may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0483.   The full text of this addendum (Final  Rule) can be found at the address below. 
Federal Register: 11 July 2007 (Volume 72, Numb er 132) Rules and Regulations Page 37646-37655; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/July/Day-11/p13420.htm  
  This action is subsequent to a notice publishe d in the Federal Register 20 September 2006, in 
which EPA issued a proposed rule to revoke, remove , modify, and establish certain tolerances and/or 
tolerance exemption for residu es for the herbicide linuron. 
 
 This notice can be found at:  Federal Regist er:  20 September 2006 (Volume 71, Number 182) 
Proposed Rules Page 54953-54965; http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/September/Day-
20/p15471.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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