. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1608 
18 June 2007  
 (07-2559) 
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):  Artichoke, cattle, sheep, goat, hog, horse, poultry, wheat, cereal, hay, alfalfa, 
cereal group 16 
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:  PROPOSED RULE.  
Captan, 2,4-D, Dodine, DCPA, Endothall, Fomesafen, Propyzamide, Ethofumesate, Permethrin, Dimethipin, and Fenarimol; Proposed  Tolerance Actions (available in English, 
17 pages) 
6. Description of content:  By means of this rule, the Agency proposes the following 
changes to existing federal regulations: 
EPA proposes correcting the regulatory expression in existing federal regulation to regulate 
the combined residues of the herbicide pr opyzamide and its metabolites (containing the 
3,5-dichlorobenzoyl moiety calculated as 3,5-dichloro-N-(1,1-dimethyl-2-
propynyl)benzamide). 
EPA proposes decreasing the tolerance for th e combined residues of the herbicide 
propyzamide and its metabolites (containing the 3,5-dichlorobenzoyl moiety calculated as 3,5-dichloro-N-(1,1-dimethyl-2-propynyl)benza mide) in or on artichoke, globe from 0.1 to 
0.01 ppm. 
EPA proposes increasing the tolerances for the combined residues of the herbicide 
propyzamide and its metabolites (containing the 3,5- dichlorobenzoyl moiety calculated as 3,5-dichloro-N-(1,1-dimethyl-2- propynyl)benza mide) in or on cattle, fat from 0.02 to 0.20 
ppm; goat, fat from 0.02 to 0.20 ppm; hog, fat from 0.02 to 0.20 ppm; horse, fat from 0.02 ppm to 0.20 ppm; and sheep, fat from 0.02 to 0.20 ppm. The Agency determined that the 
increased tolerances are safe; i.e., there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result 
from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue. 
EPA proposes revoking the tolerance for the comb ined propyzamide residues of concern in 
or on poultry, kidney and revising the toleran ce poultry, meat byproducts, (except kidney, 
liver) to poultry, meat byproducts, except liver. G/SPS/N/USA/1608 
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  EPA proposes establishing tolerances for the combined residues of the herbicide 
propyzamide and its metabolites (containing the 3,5-dichlorobenzoyl moiety calculated as 3,5-dichloro-N-(1,1-dimethyl-2-propynyl)benzamide) in or on grain, cereal, forage, group 16 at 0.6 ppm; grain, cereal, hay, group 16 at 0.2 ppm; and grain, cereal, straw, group 16 at 
0.3 ppm. 
EPA is proposing to establish tolerances for th e combined propyzamide residues of concern 
in/on alfalfa, seed at 10.0 ppm. The Agency de termined that the in creased tolerances are 
safe; i.e., there is a reasonable certainty that  no harm will result from aggregate exposure to 
the pesticide chemical residues. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ X ] 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:     
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
6 June 2007 (Volume 72, Number 108) Proposed Rules Page 31221-31237; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/June/Day-06/p10863.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  6 August 2007 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 6 August 2007, and 
may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0097. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   Registration Division, (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail add ress (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel.:+(1 202) 720-
1301;  Fax: +(1 202) 690-0677;   E-mail: fstsd@fas.usda.gov