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G/SPS/N/USA/2389 
11 June 2012  
 (12-3077) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
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 commodities 
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:  [alpha]-(p-Nonylphenol)-[omega]-
hydroxypoly(oxyethylene) Sulfate and Phosphate  Esters; Exemption From the Requirement 
of a Tolerance  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  5 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-05-09/html/2012-10933.htm  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of 
a tolerance for residues of [alpha]-(p-nonylphenol)-[omega]-hydroxypoly(oxyethylene) 
mixture of dihydrogen phosphate and m onohydrogen phosphate esters and the 
corresponding ammonium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, and zinc salts of the phosphate esters and [alpha]-(p-nonylphenol)-[om ega]-hydroxypoly(oxyethylene) sulfate, 
ammonium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, and zinc salts when used as inert ingredients at levels not to exceed 7% in p esticide formulations applied to growing crops, 
raw agricultural commodities after harvest and animals. 
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/2389 
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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:  In the Federal 
Register of 26 August 2011 (76 FR 53372) (FRL-8884-9), EPA issued a notice pursuant to FFDCA section 408, 21 U.S.C. 346a, announcin g the filing of a pesticide petition (PP 
1E7860) by Joint Inerts Task Force, Cluster Support Team 9, c/o CropLife America, 1156 
15th St. NW., Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005. The petition requested that 40 CFR 
180.910 and 40 CFR 180.930 be amended by establishing an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residue s of [alpha]-(p-nonylphenol)-[omega]-
hydroxypoly(oxyethylene) mixture of dihydr ogen phosphate and monohydrogen phosphate 
esters and the corresponding ammonium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, and zinc salts of the phosphate esters and [alpha]-(p-nonylphenol)-[omega]-
hydroxypoly(oxyethylene) sulfate, ammonium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, 
and zinc salts when used as inert ingredient s at levels not to exceed 7% in pesticide 
formulations applied to grow ing crops and raw agricultural commodities after harvest and 
to animals.  That notice referenced a summary  of the petition prepared by JITF, CST 9, the 
petitioner, which is available in the docket, http://www.regulations.gov .  There were no 
comments received in response to the notice of filing.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  9 May 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  9 May 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  9 May 2012 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
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:  Kerry Leifer, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; Tel: (703) 308-8811; E-mail: leifer.kerry@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:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov