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G/SPS/N/USA/2235 
18 July 2011  
 (11-3559) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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):  Multiple products 
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:  Amitraz, Bentazon, Bifenthrin, Chlorfenapyr, Cyfluthrin, 
Deltamethrin, et al.; Proposed Tolerance Actions  Language(s):  English  Number of 
pages:  9 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-06-15/html/2011-14827.htm  
6. Description of content:  In accordance with current Agen cy practice to describe more 
clearly the measurement and scope or covera ge of tolerances, EPA is proposing minor 
revisions to tolerance expressions for a number of pesticide active ingredients, including 
the insecticides amitraz, bifenthrin, chlorfenapy r, cyfluthrin, deltamethrin, esfenvalerate, 
fenpropathrin, and pyridaben;  the fungici de metalaxyl;  the herbicides bentazon, 
quizalofop ethyl, sodium acifluorfen, and tebut hiuron;  and the plant growth regulator 
ethephon.  Also, EPA proposes to remove several  expired tolerances for quizalofop ethyl. 
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
 The Codex has established MRLs for amitraz in or on various commodities 
including edible offal of pigs at 0.2 m illigram/kilograms (mg/kg); bentazon in or on 
various commodities including maize at 0.2 mg/kg, milk at 0.05 mg/kg, rice at 0.1 
mg/kg, and sorghum at 0.1 mg/kg; bife nthrin in or on various commodities 
including cattle fat at 0.5 mg/kg, cattle ki dney and cattle liver at 0.05 mg/kg, cattle 
milk at 0.05 mg/kg, chicken eggs at 0. 01 mg/kg, maize fodder at 0.2 mg/kg, and G/SPS/N/USA/2235 
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  strawberry at 1 mg/kg; cyfluthrin (sum of  isomers) and beta-cyfluthrin (cyfluthrin 
sum of isomers) in or on various commodities including citrus fruits at 0.3 mg/kg, 
citrus pulp (dry) at 2 mg/kg, liver of pi gs at 0.05 mg/kg, meat (from mammals other 
than mammals) at 1 mg/kg, fat of meat at 1 mg/kg, and chili peppers (dry) at 1 mg/kg; deltamethrin in or on various commodities including fat from mammals other than marine mammals at 0.5 mg/kg, poultry fat at 0.1 mg/kg, and tomato at 
0.3 mg/kg; esfenvalerate in or on variou s commodities including egg, poultry fat, 
poultry meat, and edible offal of poultry at 0.01 mg/kg; ethephon in or on various 
commodities including meat of cattle, goats, horses, pigs, and sheep at 0.1 mg/kg, milk of cattle, goats, and sheep at 0.05 mg/kg, poultry meat at 0.1 mg/kg, edible offal of poultry at 0.2 mg/kg, and chicken e ggs at 0.2 mg/kg; fenpropathrin in or on 
various commodities including cattle meat at  0.5 mg/kg; metalaxyl in or on various 
commodities including citrus fruits at 5 mg/kg, dry chili peppers at 10 mg/kg, and 
pome fruits at 1 mg/kg. However, th e Codex has not established a MRL for 
chlorfenapyr, pyridaben, quizalofop ethyl,  sodium acifluorfen, and tebuthiuron. 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] 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:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  15 August 2011 
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; telephone number: (703) 308-8037; e-mail address: 
nevola.joseph@epa.gov 
Please reference Docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0369 
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