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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1948 
24 September 2009  
 (09-4483) 
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):  Various 
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:  Mancozeb, Maneb, Metiram, and Thiram; Proposed 
Tolerance Actions  Language:  English  Number of pages:  11   
6. Description of content:  EPA is proposing to revoke certain tolerances for the fungicides 
mancozeb and maneb.  Also, EPA is proposing to modify certain tolerances for the fungicides mancozeb, maneb, metiram, and th iram.  In addition, EPA is proposing to 
establish new tolerances for the fungicides mancozeb, maneb, and metiram.  A complete 
list of tolance/commodity combinations can be found within the notice. 
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 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  In making its tolerance decisions, EPA seeks to harmonize US 
tolerances with international st andards whenever possible, consistent with US food safety 
standards and agricultural practices.  No  final tolerances have been set yet. G/SPS/N/USA/1948 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  :  This 
proposed rule can be found at [Federal Register:  16 September 2009 (Volume 74, Number 178)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 47507-47517] or on-line at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2009/September/Day-16/p22302.htm
   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  16 November 2009   
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  16 November 2009   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :    Not applicable 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  16 November 2009 
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:  Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmenta l Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, 
NW., Washington, DC 20460- 0001; Tel: (703)  308-8037; E-mail: nevola.joseph@epa.gov.  
Please identify docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0431 
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