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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2140 
3 February 2011  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES
 
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 products 
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:  FINAL RULE:   Extension of Tolerances for Emergency 
Exemptions (Multiple Chemicals)  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  This final rule extends time-limited tolerances for the pesticides 
listed in Unit II. of the Supplementary Informa tion.  These actions are in response to EPA's 
granting of emergency exemptions under secti on 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizing use of these pesticides.  Section 408(l)(6) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFD CA) requires EPA to establish a time-limited 
tolerance or exemption from the requirement fo r a tolerance for pestic ide chemical residues 
in food that will result from the use of a p esticide under an emergency exemption granted 
by EPA. 
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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/USA/2140 
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   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:  This 
document has been published in the Federal Regi ster and can be found at: Federal Register: 
22 December 2010 (Volume 75, Number 245) Rules and Regulations;  Page 80343-80346 
Or online at http://edocket.access.gpo.go v/2010/2010-32148.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  22 December 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  22 December 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  22 December 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
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:  See the table in this unit for the name of a specific contact 
person.  The following information applies to  all contact persons:  Emergency Response 
Team, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. 
Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0981 
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 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 
202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov