. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1916 
22 April 2009  
 (09-1916) 
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:  Environmental Protection Agency 
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):  Citrus crops, group 10 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Tristyrylphenol Ethoxylates (CAS Reg. No. 70559-25-0) 
and (CAS Reg. No. 99734-09-5);  Exemp tion from the Requirement of a Tolerance 
Language:  English  Number of pages:  5 
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of 
a tolerance for residues of poly(oxy-1,2 -ethanediyl), [alpha]- [2,4,6-tris(1-
phenylethyl)phenyl]-[omega]-hydroxy- (CAS Reg. No. 70559- 25-0) and poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), [alpha]-[tris(1- phenylethyl)phe nyl]-[omega]-hydroxy-, (CAS Reg. No. 99734-
09-5), herein referred to in this document as tr istyrylphenol ethoxylates when used as inert 
ingredients in post-harvest applications to  citrus crops, group 10, under 40 CFR 180.1288 
at a maximum of 10.0% in pesticide formulations with azoxystrobin and fludioxonil. 
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 N°)     
[ X ] None G/SPS/N/USA/1916 
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   Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard?   
 [   ] Yes   [   ] No 
 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 Register and can be found at:  Federal 
Register:  25 March 2009 (Volume 74, Number  56) Rules and Regulations;  Pages 12621-
12625;  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2009/March/Day-25/p6259.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  25 March 2009 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  25 March 2009 
[   ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments: [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  26 May 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification 
Authority, [   ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Karen Samek, Registration Division (7505P), O ffice of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  
+(703) 347 8825;  E-mail address:  samek. karen@epa.gov.  Please reference docket EPA-
HQ-OPP- 2008-0095. 
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 Foreign 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.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov