. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1946 
12 August 2009  
 (09-3873) 
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:  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):  Field corn (forage, grain, stover), pop corn (grain, stover), and sweet corn 
(forage, kernel plus cob wi th husks removed, stover) 
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:  Dichlormid; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerances 
Language:  English  Number of pages:  3   
6. Description of content:  This final rule extends the time-limited tolerances to December 
31, 2010 for residues of dichlormid; (acetam ide, 2,2-dichloro-N,N-di-2-propenyl-)(CAS 
Reg. No. 37764-25-3) in or on field corn (forage, grain, stover), pop corn (grain, stover), and sweet corn (forage, kernel plus cob with husks removed, stover) at 0.05 ppm. 
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 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/USA/1946 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  This final rule 
can be found in the [Federal Register:  29 July 2009 (Volume 74, Number 144)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 37621-37623] or online at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
PEST/2009/July/Day-29/p17940.htm .  This final rule amends  a final rule found in the 
[Federal Register:  28 December 2005 (Volum e 70, Number 248)][Rules and Regulations] 
[Page 76697-76699] or online at http://www.epa.gov/EPA-PEST/2005/December/Day-
28/p24470.htm . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  29 July 2009   
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  29 July 2009   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  29 July 2009   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Objections and requests for hearings  must be received on or before 
28 September 2009. 
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:  Keri Grinstead, Registration Division (7505P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protec tion Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001;  tel:  +(703) 308-8373; e-mail address: 
grinstead.keri@epa.gov.  Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0477 
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.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov