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G/SPS/N/USA/2350 
20 April 2012  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  US Environmental Protection Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Multiple 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Fenamiphos;  Data Call-in Order for Pesticide Tolerances  
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  4 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-07/html/2012-5383.htm  
6. Description of content:  This order requires the submission of various data to support the 
continuation of the tolerances for the pestic ide fenamiphos.  Fenamiphos is not currently 
registered under FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.  The FIFRA registration for fenamiphos was 
canceled in 2007.  However, four FFDCA tolera nces remain for residues of fenamiphos on 
the following commodities: Bananas, grapes,  pineapples, and raisins (40 CFR 180.349). 
Since there are currently no domestic regist rations for fenamiphos, these tolerances are 
referred to as "import tolerances".  It is th ese tolerances that are addressed by the data call-
in order. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None G/SPS/N/USA/2350 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  None 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  None 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  None 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  5 June 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Eric Miederhoff, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmenta l Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; Tel:  (703) 347-8028;  E-mail:  miederhoff.eric@epa.gov 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD ), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 20250. Tel: 
202-720-1301; Fax: 202-720-0433; Em ail: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov