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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2078 
17 September 2010  
 (10-4681) 
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):  Various 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:  Diethylene Glycol (DEG);  Exemption from the 
Requirement of a Tolerance    Language:  English  Number of pages:  7   
6. Description of content:  This final rule establishes an ex emption from the requirement of a 
tolerance for residues of diethylene glycol (DEG) (CAS No. 111-46-6) when used as an 
inert ingredient as a solvent, stabilizer and/ or antifreeze within pesticide formulations 
without limitation, under 40 CFR 180.920, for use on growing crops and raw agricultural 
commodities pre-harvest Huntsman, Dow Agro Sciences L.L.C., Nufarm Americas Inc., 
BASF, Stepan Company, Loveland Products Inc., and Rhodia Inc. submitted a petition to 
EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosme tic Act (FFDCA), requesting establishment 
of an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. 
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/2078 
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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 final rule 
can be found on the federal register on 18 August 2010 (Vol. 75, No. 159) [pages 50896- 50902] or online at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2010-08-18/pdf/ 2010-20318.pdf
   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  18 August 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  18 August 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :    
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  18 October 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Lisa Austin, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  (703) 305-7894;  E-mail:  austin.lisa@epa.gov. 
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 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  
Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov