. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1238 
24 February 2006 
 (06-0812) 
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):  Apples, grapes, pears, pineapples, and raspberries.  Non-food uses include 
pine seedlings, Christmas trees, residential and commercial turf, ornamentals, and landscapes.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
U.S. trade partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice.  Triadimefon 
Risk Assessments; Notice of  Availability and Risk Reduction Options (Available in 
English, 3 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This document proposes to reorga nize certain existing tolerance 
exemptions.  All of these chemical substan ces were reviewed as part of the tolerance 
reassessment process.  As a result of that review, 13 chemical substances are now classified as "minimal risk".  The Agency intends to sh ift the existing tolerance exemptions for these 
chemicals to 40 CFR 180.950(e).  The Agency is merely moving certain tolerance exemptions from one section of the CFR to another section: No tolerance exemptions are lost or added as a result of this action.  The public is encouraged to suggest risk management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified.  EPA is developing a Re-
registration Eligibility Decision (RED) for triadimefon through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide re-
registration and tolerance reassessment decisions. 
Triadimefon is a triazole fungicide.  It is used as a preharvest fo liar treatment on apples, 
pears, grapes, raspberries, Christmas trees, and pine seedlings as well as a pre-/post-harvest 
treatment for pineapple and a pre-plant soak/treatment for pine seeds.  Triadimefon products 
are marketed for homeowner use on residentia l lawns, landscape ornamentals, trees, fruit 
trees, and grapes.  Triadimefon-containing products are also marketed for use by professional applicators on residential turf, golf courses, other turf such as recreational/commercial areas, and on ornamental plantings.  
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/1238 
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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: 
15 February 2006 (Volume 71, Number 31, Pages: 7945 - 7947), 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/February/Day-15/p2151.htm
Available in English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   
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 must be received on or before 17 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:  Special Review and Re registration Division (7508C), 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 Julie Morin, United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  
fstsd@usda.gov