. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1273 
24 April 2006 
 (06-1928) 
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):  Food or feed commodities grapes, pome fru it, corn, sweet corn, forage, kernel 
plus cob, stover, barley, hay, straw, cotton, gin by-products, and undelinted seed.  
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 Estab lishment of Regulations for Residues of 
Difenoconazole in or on Various Commod ities (Available in English, 1 page).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions 
proposing the establishment of regulations for r esidues of difenoconazole in or on grapes at 
0.1 parts per million (ppm); and pome fruit at  0.1 ppm. Corn, sweet, forage at 0.01 ppm; 
corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks rem oved at 0.01 ppm;  and corn, sweet, stover at 
0.01 ppm; barley, forage at 0.05 ppm;  barley, hay at 0.05 ppm;  and barley, straw at 0.05 ppm;  cotton, gin by-products at 0.05 ppm;   and cotton, undelinted seed at 0.05 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: 
12 April 2006 (Volume 71, Number 70, Pages:  18748 - 18749), 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/April/Day-12/p5391.htm  (Available in 
English).  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not stated  G/SPS/N/USA/1273 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability and may or may not 
result in a future regulatory action.  A notice invites the public to submit additional scientific information and comments to the Agency. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 12 May 2006 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Registration Division (7505C), 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:  
Ms Julie Morin, United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov