. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1671 
10 August 2007  
 (07-3381) 
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 numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Avocado, black sapote, canistel, mamey sapote, mango, papaya, sapodilla, star 
apple, guava, feijoa, jaboticaba , wax jambu, starfruit, passion fru it, acerola, green onion, fresh 
chive leaves, fresh Chinese chive leaves, Elegans Hosta, Fritillaria leaves, kurrat, Lady’s leek, leek, wild leek, Beltsville brunching onion, fresh onion, macrostem onion, tree onion tops, 
Welsh onion tops, shallot leaves 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Any 
US trade partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Filing of 
Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticid e Chemicals in or on Various Commodities 
(available in English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces receipt of a pesticide petition which proposes 
to establish a tolerance for residues of the insecticide methoxyfenozide in or on food 
commodities avocado, black- sapote, canistel , mamey sapote, mango, papaya, sapodilla, and 
star apple at 0.6 parts per million (ppm); gua va, feijoa, jaboticaba, wax jambu, starfruit, 
passion fruit, and acerola at 0.4 ppm; green onion, fresh chive leaves, fresh Chinese chive 
leaves, Elegans Hosta, Fritillaria  leaves, kurrat, Lady's leek, leek, wild leek, Beltsville 
bunching onion, fresh onion, macrostem onion, tree onion tops, Welsh onion tops, and fresh 
shallot leaves at 5.0 ppm.  
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    
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:    G/SPS/N/USA/1671 
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  9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   F e d e r a l  R e g i s t e r :  
1 August 2007 (Volume 72, Number 147) Notices Page 42072-42074; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2007/August/Day-01/p14678.htm
 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability and may or may not result 
in a future regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 31 August 2007, and 
may be identified by docke t number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0495. 
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:  Registration Division, (7505P), Of fice of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Penn sylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if ava ilable) 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) 690 0677;  E-mail:  us.spse nquirypoint@fas.usda.gov