. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1466 
23 November 2006 
 (06-5665) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 
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):   Carrot; sunflower; brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A; brassica, leafy 
greens, subgroup 5B; vegetables, fruiting, grou p 8; vegetable, leafy, except brassica, 
group 4; strawberry; and cotton.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice.  Notice of Filing 
of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment to Re gulations for Residues of Fenamidone in or on 
Various Commodities (Available in English, 2 pages). 
6. Description of content:  EPA is notifying a summary of each pesticide petition received 
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of the fungicide, fenamidone (4H-
Imidazol-4-one, 3,5-dihydro-5-methyl-2-(methy lthio)-5-phenyl-3 (phenylamino)-, (S)-) in 
or on carrot at 0.15 parts per million (ppm);  sunflower at 0.08 ppm; brassica, head and 
stem, subgroup 5A at 4.0 ppm; brassica, leaf y greens, subgroup 5B at 35 ppm; vegetables, 
fruiting, group 8 at 2.0 ppm; and vegetable, leafy, except brassica, group 4 at 35 ppm.  The 
petition also proposes to establish tolerances fo r residues of the fungicide, fenamidone (4H-
Imidazol-4-one, 3,5-dihydro-5-methyl-2-(methy lthio)-5-phenyl-3 (phenylamino)-, (S)-) in 
or on cotton, undelinted seed at 0.02 ppm; cotton, gin byproducts at 0.02 ppm; and strawberry at 0.02 ppm.  EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether the 
data support granting of the pesticide petitions . Additional data may be needed before 
EPA rules on these pesticide petitions. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests   G/SPS/N/USA/1466 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
8 November 2006 (Volume 71, Number 216).  Pa ges 65506-65507.  Available in English.  
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2006/November/Day-08/p18873.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability and may or may not 
result in a future regulatory action.  A notice invites the public to submit additional 
scientific information and comments to the Agency.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be received on or before 8 December 2006 if 
possible. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ms Evelyn Alexander , United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov