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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1229 
14 February 2006 
 (06-0622) 
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):  Rice 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  FINAL RULE.  
Imazethapyr; Pesticide Tolerance (Available in English, 3 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes an incr ease in tolerances for the sum of 
the residues of imazethapyr and its metabolites, CL 288511, (2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-5-(1-hydroxyethyl)-3-pyridine carboxylic acid), and CL 182704, (5-[1-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)ethyl]-2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid), applied as its acid or 
ammonium salt in or on rice grain at 0.3 ppm, rice straw at 0.4 ppm, and imazethapyr and 
its metabolite, CL 288511 in or on crayfish at 0.15 ppm. In addition, this regulation 
increases the tolerance on crayfish from 0.10 ppm  to 0.15 ppm due to exposure of crayfish 
raised in rice fields to imazethapyr.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [ X ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests   
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 February 2006 (Volume 71, Number 26, Pages: 6356 - 6359), http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2006/February/Day-08/p1036.htm  (Available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  8 February 2006 G/SPS/N/USA/1229 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This regulation is effective 8 February 2006.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 10 April 2006.  
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 (7505C)  , 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. 
Lashonda McLeod, United States SPS Nationa l Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington, DC 20250.  Tel:  202-720-5683;  Fa x:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov