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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1605/Add.1 
3 October 2007  
 (07-4196) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 27 Se ptember 2007, is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of the United States . 
 
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 Methamidophos, Oxydemeton-methyl, Profenof os, and Trichlorfon; Tolerance Actions
 
 
Tolerances are established for the combined residues of the insecticide oxydemeton-methyl 
(S-(2-(ethylsulfinyl)ethyl) O,O-dimethyl phosphor othioate) and its metabolite oxydemeton-methyl 
sulfone in or on the following food commodities (in ppm): Alfalfa, forage at 5.0; Alfalfa, hay at 11.0; 
Bean, lima at 0.2; Beet, sugar, roots at 0.3; Beet, s ugar, tops at 0.5; Broccoli at 1.0; Brussels sprouts at 
1.0; Cabbage at 2.0; Cauliflower at 1.0; Clover, fora ge at 5.0; Clover, hay at 10.0; Corn, sweet, forage 
at 1.0; Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed at 0.5; Corn, sweet, stover at 3.0; Cotton, 
undelinted seed at 0.02; Cucumber at 1.0; Eggplant at 1.0; Grapefruit at 1.0; Hazelnut at 0.05; Lemon 
at 1.0; Lettuce, head at 2.0; Melon at 0.2; Onion, bulb at 0.05; Orange at 1.0; Pepper at 0.75; 
Peppermint, tops at 12.5; Pumpkin at 0.2; Safflow er, seed at 1.0; Sorghum, forage, forage at 2.0; 
Sorghum, grain, forage at 2.0; Sorghum, grain, grai n at 0.75; Spearmint, tops at 12.5; Squash, summer 
at 1.0; Squash, winter at 0.3; Strawberry at 2.0; and Walnut at 0.05.  
Tolerances are established for the combined residues of the insecticide oxydemeton-methyl 
(S-(2-(ethylsulfinyl)ethyl) O,O-dimethyl phosph orothioate) and its cholinesterase-inhibiting 
metabolites in or on the following food commodities (in ppm): Cattle, fat at 0.01; Cattle, meat at 0.01; 
Cattle, meat byproducts at 0.01; Egg at 0.01; Goat , fat at 0.01; Goat, meat at 0.01; Goat, meat 
byproducts at 0.01; Hog, fat at 0.01; Hog, meat at 0.01; Hog, meat byproducts at 0.01; Horse, fat at 0.01; Horse, meat at 0.01; Horse, meat byproducts at 0.01; Milk at 0.01; Poultry, fat at 0.01; Poultry, 
meat at 0.01; Poultry, meat byproducts at 0.01; Sheep, fat at 0.01; Sheep, meat at 0.01; and Sheep, 
meat byproducts at 0.01.  
Tolerances with regional registrations are est ablished for the combined residues of the 
insecticide oxydemeton-methyl (S-(2-(ethylsulfinyl) -ethyl) O,O-dimethyl phosphorothioate) and its 
metabolite oxydemeton-methyl sulfone in or on th e following food commodities (in ppm):  Broccoli 
raab at 2.0.  
This regulation is effective 26 September 2007.  Objections and requests for hearings must be 
received on or before 26 November 2007, and ma y be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2007-0261. 
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  The full text of this addendum (Final Rule) can be found at the address below.  Federal 
Register:  26 September 2007 (Volume 72, Number  186)Rules and Regulations Page 54574-54579;  
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2007/September/Day-26/p18869.htm
 
 
This action is subsequent to a proposed ru le published in the Federal Register of 
23 May 2007, in which the Agency announced recei pt of a pesticide petition proposing changes to 
previous tolerances for residues of oxydemeton-me thyl when used on the above commodities.  No 
comments related to oxydemeton-methyl were  received in response to this petition. 
 
This notice can be found at:  Federal Re gister:  23 May 2007 (Volume 72, Number 
99)Proposed Rules Page 28912-28920;  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/May/Day-
23/p2561.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 
 
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