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G/SPS/N/USA/2387 
11 June 2012  
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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:  Butylate, Clethodim, Dichlorvos, Dicofol, Isopropyl 
Carbanilate, et al.; Proposed Tolerance Actions  Language(s):  English  Number of 
pages:  11 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-05-09/html/2012-11063.htm  
6. Description of content:  EPA is proposing, in follow-up to canceled uses or where a 
commodity is no longer a significant feed item,  to revoke certain tolerances for butylate, 
clethodim, dichlorvos, dicofol, isopropyl carbanilate, methanearsonic acid, methomyl, 
naled, primisulfuron-methyl, tralomethrin, and ziram, and tolerance exemptions for 
rotenone, derris, cube roots, and pine oil. Al so, EPA is proposing to make minor revisions 
to the tolerance expressions for dicofol, me thanearsonic acid, methomyl, and tralomethrin, 
revise the nomenclature of specific tolerances for butylate, methomyl, and tralomethrin, and 
remove expired tolerances for certain pes ticide active ingredients, in accordance with 
current EPA practice. In addition, EPA is proposing to reinstate popcorn tolerances for 
metolachlor to remedy an inadvertent omission and cover existing registrations. 
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)    G/SPS/N/USA/2387 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  9 July 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:  Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmenta l Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; Tel: ( 703) 308-8037; E-mail: nevola.joseph@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