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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1535 
1 May 2007 
 (07-1781) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):   Pome, fruit, group 11, millet, grain, fo rage, grass, hay, millet, proso, grain, 
straw, forage, hay, millet, pearl, grain, forage, hay  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  NOTICE.  Notice of 
Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (available in English, 5 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This document proposes to amend existing regulations by 
establishing a tolerance for residues of fluroxyp yr MHE, and its metabolite in or on food 
commodities pome, fruit, group 11 at 0.02 ppm; millet, grain at 0.5 ppm; millet, forage at 
12.0 ppm; grass, hay at 20.0 ppm; millet, proso, grain at 0.5 ppm; millet, proso, straw at 12.0 ppm; millet, proso, forage at 12.0 ppm; m illet, proso, hay at 20.0 ppm; millet, pearl, 
grain at 0.5 ppm; millet, pearl, forage at 12.0 ppm; and millet, pearl, hay at 20.0 ppm. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
4 April 2007 (Volume 72, Number  64) Notices Page 16352-16356; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-04/p6047.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1535 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability which may or may not 
result in further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 4 May 2007, and may 
be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0114. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X  ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Registration Division, (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or 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:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  202- 690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov