. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1628 
5 July 2007  
 (07-2878) 
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):  Grape, raisin, fig, plum, prune, nutmeats, cocoa, dried spices 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable :  Any 
US trade partners  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  NOTICE.   Notice of 
Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various 
Commodities, (available in English, 6 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces receipt of a petition proposing the 
establishment of a tolerance for residues of the fungicide propylene oxide in or on food commodities: Grape, raisin at 1.0 parts per million (ppm); fig at 3.0 ppm and plum, prune, dried at 2.0 ppm.  In addition, an enforcement method has been submitted for determination of residues of propylene oxi de, propylene chlorohydrin, and propylene 
bromohydrin in nutmeats, cocoa, and dried spices. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ ] 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: 27 
June 2007 (Volume 72, Number  123) Notices Page 35237-35242; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/June/Day-27/p12036.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1628 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of regulat ory intent which may or may 
not result in further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 27 July 2007, and 
may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0157. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, 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 notification authority, [ ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail add ress (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), St op 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 
202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 6 90 0677;  E-mail: fstsd@fas.usda.gov