. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1937 
21 July 2009  
 (09-3577) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  The Environmental Protection Agency 
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):  Bermudagrass, hay 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Triallate;  Pesticide Tolerances  Language:  English  
Number of pages:   6   
6. Description of content:  This final rule establishes tolerances for residues of triallate, S- 
2,3,4-trichloroallyl diisopropylthiocarbamate and its metabolite 2,3,3- trichloroprop-2-
enesulfonic acid (TCPSA), in or on the follo wing food commodity:  Bermudagrass, hay at 
0.3 ppm. 
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 N°)     
[ X ] None 
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:    G/SPS/N/USA/1937 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  This final rule 
can be found in the [Federal Register:  24 June 2009 (Volume 74, Number 120)] [Rules 
and Regulations][Page 29958-29963] http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
PEST/2009/June/Day-24/p14869.htm  
This final rule was published subsequent to a notice published in the [Federal Register:  
13 June 2008 (Volume 73, Number 115)] [Notices] [Page 33814-33818] found online at 
http://www.epa.gov/EPA-PEST/2008/ June/Day-13/p13344.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  24 June 2009 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  24 June 2009 
[ X ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  24 August 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification 
Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Vickie Walters, Registration Division (7 505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001;  Tel:  +(703) 305-5704;  E-mail address:  walters.vickie@epa.gov.  Please refer to 
docket  EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0046 
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 Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov