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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1410 
29 August 2006 
 (06-4065) 
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):  Barley  
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.   This notice 
announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations 
for residues of quinclorac in or on barley commodities (Available in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  EPA is announcing the receipt of a petition proposing the 
establishment or amendment of regulations fo r residues of the herbicide quinclorac (3,7-
dichloro-8-quinolinecarboxylic acid) in or on the food commodity barley at 1.5 parts per 
million.  An adequate analytical method for enforcement of the tolerance exists.  The 
analytical method used for quantitative determin ations was designed to measure quinclorac 
residues present as the parent compound. 
EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether the 
data support granting of the pesticide petition.  Additional data may be needed before EPA 
rules on this pesticide petition. 
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:   G/SPS/N/USA/1410 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
16 August 2006 (Volume 71, Number 158) Pages 47216-47217, http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/August/Day-16/p6913.htm  
Available in English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A – 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 should be received on or before 15 September 2006 
if possible.  
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 Deborah Thompson, United States SPS Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov