WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/952/Add.12 
15 August 2007  
 (04-3451) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 7 Augus t 2007, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States . 
 
_______________  
 
 Bromoxynil, Diclofop-methyl, Dicofol, Diquat, Etridiazole, et al.; Tolerance Actions
 
 By means of this rule:  
EPA is establishing a tolerance for residues of dicofol in or on milk, fat (reflecting 0.75 ppm 
in whole milk) at 22.0 ppm.  
EPA is decreasing the tolerances on "nut, ma cadamia" from 5 ppm to 0.1 ppm; "butternut" 
from 5 ppm to 0.1 ppm, "chestnut" from 5 ppm to 0.1 ppm, "filbert" from 5 ppm to 0.1 ppm, "nut, 
hickory" from 5 ppm to 0.1 ppm, "pecan" from 5 ppm to 0.1 ppm, and "walnut" from 5 ppm to 0.1 
ppm, all based on available data.  EPA is revoking th e commodity tolerances for residues of dicofol in 
or on "fig" because the registration for that use was canceled in October 1989 due to non-payment of 
annual registration maintenance fees.  Also, EPA is  removing "hazelnuts" because this tolerance is 
covered by the tolerance on filbert,  and is revising the tolerance term inology from filbert to hazelnut.  
In addition, the tolerance on "hay, spearmint" was removed on 29 June 2007. 
 
EPA is combining the commodity tolerances fo r "apple", "crabapple", "pear", and "quince", 
each at 5 ppm under the crop group terminology "fru it, pome, group 11" and increasing the tolerance 
to 10.0 ppm  
EPA is combining the commodity tolerances fo r "apricot" at 10 ppm; "cherry" at 5 ppm, 
"nectarine" at 10 ppm, "peach" at 10 ppm, and "plum, prune, fresh" at 5 ppm, under the crop group terminology "fruit, stone, group 12" and decreasing th e tolerance to 5.0 ppm.  EPA is combining the 
commodity tolerances for "blackberry", "boysenberry ", "dewberry", "loganberry", and "raspberry", 
each at 5 ppm under the crop subgroup terminology "caneberry subgroup 13A" and maintaining the 
tolerance at 5 ppm, based on new field trials. 
 
EPA is combining the commodity tolerances  for "cantaloupe", "cucumber", "melon", 
"muskmelon", "pumpkin", "squash, summer", "squash, winter", and "watermelon", each at 5 ppm under the crop group terminology "v egetable, cucurbit, group 9" and decreasing the tolerance to 
2.0 ppm. 
 G/SPS/N/USA/952/Add.12 
Page 2  
 
  EPA is combining the commodity tolerances for "grapefruit", "kumquat", "lemon", "lime", 
"orange, sweet" and "tangerine" in, each at 10 ppm , under the commodity terminology "fruit, citrus, 
group 10" and decreasing the tolerance to 6.0 ppm.   EPA is combining the commodity tolerances  for "eggplant", "pepper", "pimento", and 
"tomato", each at 5 ppm, under the crop group terminology "vegetable, fruiting, group 8"' and 
decreasing the tolerance to 2.0 ppm, based on new field trials.   EPA is decreasing the tolerances on "bean, dry, seed" from 5.0 ppm to 0.5 ppm, and combining "bean, snap, succulent" and "bean, lima, succulent" into "bean, succulent" and decreasing 
the tolerance from 5.0 ppm to 3.0 ppm. 
  EPA is increasing the tolerance for "hop" from 30 ppm to 65.0 ppm and revising the commodity tolerance to "hop, dried cones" b ecause the raw agricultural commodity (RAC) is 
redefined.  The Agency determined  that the increased tolerance is safe; i.e., there is a reasonable 
certainty that no harm will result from aggregat e exposure to the pesticide chemical residue. 
  EPA is increasing the tolerance for "straw berry" from 5 ppm to 10.0 ppm.  The Agency 
determined that the increased tolerance is safe; i. e., there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will 
result from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue. 
 
 EPA is increasing the tolerance for "tea, dried" from 45 ppm to 50.0 ppm and establishing 
tolerances in 40 CFR 180.163 (a)(1) for "apple, wet pom ace" at 38.0 ppm, "citrus, dried pulp" at 12.0 
ppm, "citrus, oil" at 200.0 ppm, "cotton, refined oil" at 0.5 ppm, "grape, raisin" at 20.0 ppm, 
"peppermint, oil" at 30.0 ppm, "spearmint, oil" at 30.0 ppm, and "tea, plucked leaves" at 30.0 ppm.  
 EPA is establishing tolerances for "poultry, fat", "poultry, meat", and "poultry, meat 
byproducts", each at 0.1 ppm and "egg" at 0.05 ppm.   EPA is establishing tolerances for the followi ng: "cattle, meat," "cattle, meat byproducts, 
except liver", "goat, meat", "goat, meat byproducts , except liver", "hog, meat", "hog, meat byproducts, 
except liver", "horse, meat" "horse, meat byproducts , except liver", "sheep, meat", and "sheep, meat 
byproducts, except liver", each at 3.0 ppm; "cattle, liver ", "goat, liver", "hog, liver", "horse, liver", and 
"sheep, liver", each at 5.0 ppm; and "cattle, fat", "goa t, fat", "hog, fat", "horse, fat", and "sheep, fat", 
each at 50.0 ppm.   EPA is revising commodity terminology in 40 CFR 180.163 to conform to current Agency 
practice as follows: "hay, peppermint" to "peppermint, hay". 
  This regulation is effective 30 October 2007.  Objections and requests for hearings must be 
received on or before 1 October 2007, and may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-
0154.  
 The full text of this addendum (Final  Rule) can be found at the address below. 
 Federal Register:  1 August 2007 (Volume 72,  Number 147) Rules and Regulations Page 
41913-41931;  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2007/August/Day -01/p14895.htm  
  This action is subsequent to a notice publishe d in the Federal Register 4 August 2004, in 
which the Agency announced proposed changes to  tolerances for dicofol, among other pesticide 
agents.  One comment was received in regards to  dicofol from China.  After the public comment 
period extension had ended on 18 October 2004, EPA received comment from China, forwarded by 
the US Department of Commerce's National In stitute of Standards and Technology, on 
3 November 2004.  China expressed concern that the GAP alone is insufficient as the basis for EPA's  G/SPS/N/USA/952/Add.12 
 Page 3 
 
 
  determination for proposing to establish a tolerance for dicofol residues in milk at 22.0 ppm in the 
absence of risk assessment support.   Also, China was concerned about EPA's propo sal to reduce the tolerances for residues of 
dicofol on nuts from 5.0 ppm to 0.1 ppm and the Agency 's determination to translate data from pecan 
field trials to other nuts such as chestnut and walnut .  In addition, China cited nut tolerance levels for 
dicofol of 3.0 ppm in Canada, 1.0 ppm in Korea, and 5.0 ppm for almond in Australia.   The Agency’s response is as follows:  EPA is  redesignating the dicofol tolerance expression 
for plant commodities in 40 CFR 180.163(a) to (a)(1),  separately from the animal tolerances, and to 
revise the expression in terms of the combined residues of 1,1-bis(4- chlorophenyl)-2,2,2- 
trichloroethanol and 1-(2-chlor ophenyl)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2- tr ichloroethanol. Because dicofol 
metabolites are the residues of concern for animals, EPA is proposing to redesignate animal tolerances 
separately from plant tolerances, from 40 CFR 180.163( a) to (a)(2) and for tolerances to be expressed 
in terms of the combined residues of 1,1-bis( 4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethanol and its 
metabolites, 1- (2-chlorophenyl)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethanol, 1,1-bis(4- chlorophenyl)-
2,2-dichloroethanol, and 1-2(-chlorophenyl )-1-(4- chlorophenyl)-2,2-dichloroethanol. 
  This notice can be found at:  Federal Regi ster:  4 August 2004 (Volume 69, Number 149) 
Proposed Rules Page 47051-47068; http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2004/August/Day-
04/p17508.htm  
 
 United States SPS National Notification Authority, US DA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720-
1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E-ma il:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov 
 
 
__________