. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1767 
15 February 2008  
 (08-0678) 
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 numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Peanut, eggplant, Brussels sprout, cotton,  citrus, goat, cow, pig, sheep, horse, 
cherry 
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:  PROPOSED RULE:  
2,4-D, Bensulide, DCPA, Desmedipham, Dime thoate, Fenamiphos, Phorate, Sethoxydim, 
Terbufos, and Tetrachlorvinphos; Proposed To lerance Actions (avail able in English, 
13 pages) 
6. Description of content:  Through this proposed rule:  
EPA proposes increasing the tolerance for fenami phos residues of concern in/on peanut from 
0.02 ppm to 1.0 ppm.  The Agency determined that the increased tolerance is safe; i.e., there 
is a reasonable certainty that no harm will re sult form aggregate e xposure to the pesticide 
chemical residue. 
EPA proposes decreasing the tolerance for fena miphos residues of concern in/on eggplant 
from 0.10 ppm to 0.05 ppm and Brussels sprouts from 0.10 ppm to 0.05 ppm. 
EPA proposes removing the tolerance in/on pin eapple, bran and revoking the tolerance in/on 
cotton, undelinted seed for fenamiphos residues of concern. 
EPA proposes removing the tolerances for fenami phos residues of concern in/on grapefruit; 
lemon; lime; orange, sweet; and tangerine each at 0.60 ppm and establ ishing a tolerance for 
fruit, citrus, group 10 at 0.50 ppm. 
EPA proposes revoking all of the tolerances for fe namiphos residues of concern in cattle, fat; 
cattle, meat; cattl e, meat byproducts; goat, fat; goat, meat; goat, meat byproducts; hog, fat; 
hog, meat; hog, meat byproducts; horse, fat; horse , meat; horse, meat byproducts; milk; sheep, 
fat; sheep, meat; sheep, meat byproducts each at 0.05 ppm. 
EPA proposes revising tolerances for fenamiphos residues of concern in/on grape, raisins to 
grape, raisin and cherry to cherry, sweet and cherry, tart. G/SPS/N/USA/1767 
Page 2  
 
  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:   F e d e r a l  R e g i s t e r :   
6 February 2008 (Volume 73, Number 25) Proposed Rules Page 6867-6879; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-P EST/2008/February/Day-06/p2094.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a proposed rule which may or may not result in 
further regulatory action.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 7 April 2008, and may 
be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0674. 
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, (7505P), Office of Pe sticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW ., Washington, DC 20460-0001. 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Aut hority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720-1301;  Fa x:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov