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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2102 
27 October 2010  
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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):  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:  FINAL RULE :  Acephate, Cacodylic Acid, Dicamba, 
Dicloran, et al.;  Tolerance Actions;  Final Rule  Language:  English  Number of 
pages:  15   
6. Description of content:  This final rule establishes that EPA is revoking certain tolerances 
for the fungicides dicloran and thiophanate -methyl;  the herbicides EPTC, hexazinone, 
picloram, and propazine;  the defoliant and herbicide cacodylic acid; the plant growth regulator and herbicide diquat, the insec ticides disulfoton, methamidophos, methomyl, 
phosmet, piperonyl butoxide, pyrethrins, and thiodicarb; the fumigant antimicrobial and insecticide methyl bromide, and the nema ticides/insecticides ethoprop and fenamiphos, and 
the tolerance exemptions for the insecticide/ miticide pyrethrum and insecticide synergist 
N-octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide.  Howeve r, EPA will not revoke specific malathion 
tolerances at this time.  In addition, EPA  is removing certain expired tolerances for 
disulfoton, fenamiphos, and thiophanate-methyl.  Also, EPA is modifying certain tolerances 
for the fungicide thiophanate-methyl, herbic ides dicamba, EPTC, hexazinone and picloram, 
and insecticide synergist N-octyl bicyclohep tene dicarboximide.  In addition, EPA is 
establishing new tolerances for the fungicide  thiophanate-methyl and the herbicides EPTC, 
hexazinone, and picloram.  Also, EPA is reinstating specific tolerances for methamidophos residues as a result of the application of the insecticide acephate.  The regulatory actions finalized in this document are in follow-up to the Agency's re-registration program under 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and R odenticide Act (FIFRA), and tolerance 
reassessment program under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), section 
408(q). 
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.    G/SPS/N/USA/2102 
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  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:    
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:  29 September 2010 (Volume 75, Nu mber 188) Rules and Regulations;  Pages 
60231-60245 or online at http://edocket.access.gpo.go v/2010/2010-24153.htm    
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) :  29 September 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
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 Divisi on (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; Tel:  +(703) 308 8037;  E-mail address:  nevola.joseph@epa.gov. 
Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0262. 
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