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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1573/Add.1 
28 September 2007  
 (07-4106) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 24 Se ptember 2007, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of the United States . 
 
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 Chloroneb, Cypermethrin, Methidathion, Nitrapyrin, Oxyfluorfen, Pirimiphos-methyl, Sulfosate, 
Tebuthiuron, Thiabendazole, Thidiazuro n, and Tribuphos; Tolerance Actions  
 By means of this regulation: 
 
Tolerances are established for th e combined residues of the f ungicide thiabendazole (2-(4-
thiazolyl)benzimidazole) and its metabolite benz imidazole (free and conjugated) in or on the 
following food commodities (in ppm): Apple, wet pomace at 12.0; Avocado at 10.0; Banana, postharvest at 3.0; Bean, dry, seed at 0.1; Beet, s ugar, dried pulp at 3.5; B eet, sugar, roots at 0.25; 
Beet, sugar, tops at 10.0; Cantaloupe at 15.0; Carrot,  roots, postharvest at 10.0; Citrus, oil at 15.0; 
Fruit, citrus, group 10, postharvest at 10.0; Fruit,  pome, group 11, postharvest at 5.0; Mango at 10.0; 
Mushroom at 40.0; Papaya, postharvest at 5.0; Potato , postharvest at 10.0; Soybean at 0.1; Strawberry 
at 5.0; Sweet potato (postharvest to sweet potato intended only for use as seed) at 0.05; Wheat, grain at 1.0; and Wheat, straw at 1.0.  
Tolerances are established for the comb ined residues of thiabendazole (2-(4-
thiazolyl)benzimidazole) and its metabolites 5-h ydroxythiabendazole (free and conjugated) and 
benzimidazole in or on the following food commoditi es (in ppm): Cattle, meat at 0.1; Cattle, meat 
byproducts at 0.4; Goat, meat bypr oducts at 0.4; Hog, meat byprodu cts at 0.3; Horse, meat byproducts 
at 0.4; Milk at 0.1; and Sheep, meat byproducts at 0.4. 
 
In addition, EPA is revising the commodity terminology from "sweet potato (POST-H to 
sweet potato intended only for use as seed)" to "s weet potato (postharvest to sweet potato intended 
only for use as seed)".  The reason for taking this ac tion is because such action has no practical impact 
on the use of or exposure to the pesticide active i ngredient, thiabendazole, in or on that commodity 
and is made such that the tolerance terminol ogy will conform to current Agency practice. 
 
This regulation is effective 19 September 2007.  Objections and requests for hearings must be 
received on or before 19 November 2007, and ma y be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2007-0036.  G/SPS/N/USA/1573/Add.1 
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  The full text of this addendum (Final Rule) can be found at the address below. 
Federal Register:  19 September 2007 (Volume 72, Number 181) Rules and Regulations Page 53455-
53462;  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2007/September/Day-19/p18496.htm
 
 
This action is subsequent to a proposed rule pub lished in the Federal Register 2 May 2007, in 
which the Agency announced receipt of a pesticid e petition proposing changes to existing tolerances 
for residues of thiabendazole when used on th e above commodities.  There were no relevant 
comments received in respon se to this proposed rule. 
 
This proposed rule can be found at:  Federal Register:  2 May 2007 (Volume 72, Number 84) 
Proposed Rules Page 24198-24213;  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/May/Day-
02/p8373.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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