. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2077 
17 September 2010  
 (10-4680) 
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:  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):  Adzuki beans, canola, chickpeas, cotton, faba beans, field peas, lentils, linola, 
linseed, lucerne, lupins, mung beans, navy beans, pigeon peas, safflower, and sunflower 
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:  2-(2'-hydroxy-3', 5'-di-tert-amylphenyl) benzotriazole and 
Phenol, 2-(2H-benzotriazole-2-yl)-6-dodecyl- 4-methyl;  Exemption from the Requirement 
of a Tolerance  Language:  English  Number of pages:  8   
6. Description of content:  This final rule establishes an ex emption from the requirement of a 
tolerance for residues of 2-(2'-hydroxy- 3', 5' -di-tert-amylphenyl) benzotriazole (CAS Reg. 
No. 25973-55-1) and Phenol,2-(2H-benzotriazole -2-yl)-6-dodecyl-4- methyl; (CAS Reg. 
No. 23328-53-2) when used as a ultraviolet (UV)  stabilizer at a maximum concentration of 
0.6% in insecticide formulations applied pre- harvest to adzuki beans, canola, chickpeas, 
cotton, faba beans, field peas, lentils, linol a, linseed, lucerne, lupins, mung beans, navy 
beans, pigeon peas, safflower, sunflo wer, and vetch un der 40 CFR180.920. 
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 
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  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 final rule 
can be found on the federal register on 18 August 2010 (Vol. 75, No. 159) [pages 50884-
50891] or online at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2010-08-18/pdf/ 2010-20299.pdf    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  18 August 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  18 August 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :    
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  18 October 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Deirdre Sunderland, Registration Division (7505P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protec tion Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  (703) 603- 0851;  E-mail:  sunderland.deirdre@epa.gov
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 (IR SD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;
Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov