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G/SPS/N/USA/2379 
8 June 2012  
 (12-3054) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
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):  Grapes 
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:  Prohydrojasmon; Amendment of Temporary Exemption 
from the Requirement of a Tolerance  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  5 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-05-18/html/2012-12106.htm 
6. Description of content:  A temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is 
established for residues of Prohydrojasmon, propyl-3-oxo-2-pentylc yclo-pentylacetate, 
when used as a plant growth regulator on red apples varieties and grapes pre-harvest, in 
accordance with good agricultural practices a nd the terms of Experimental Use Permit 
No. 62097-EUP-1, and will expire on 1 August 2014. 
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 Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/USA/2379 
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   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:  In the Federal 
Register of 15 February 2012, (77 FR 8755) (FRL-9335-3), EPA issued a notice pursuant to 
section 408(d)(3) of FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3 ), announcing the filing of a pesticide 
tolerance petition (PP 1G7947) by Fine Agro chemicals, Ltd., c/o SciReg, Inc., 12733 
Director's Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192. The petition requested that 40 CFR 180.1299 be amended by including grapes in the temporary exemption from the requirement of a 
tolerance for residues of Prohydrojasmon (PDJ),  propyl-3-oxo-2-penty lcyclo-pentylacetate, 
and that the expiration date for the tolerance exemption be extended by two years in order 
to coincide with a 2-year extension of the petitioner's Experimental Use Permit (EUP) for 
this biochemical.  The petitioner requests the to lerance exemption expiration date extension 
and EUP extension in order to better assess th e effects of application timing, geography, 
and apple variety on efficacy (color enhancem ent). Fewer red apple sites will be treated as 
compared to the two initial growing seasons  (2010 and 2011), but more acres will be 
treated per site, increasing statistical powe r and confidence, and providing the applicant 
with more useful data. Under the EUP extensi on, the petitioner will also be approved to test 
PDJ on grapes.  This notice referenced a summa ry of the petition prepared by the petitioner, 
Fine Agrochemicals, Ltd., which is available in the docket via http://www.regulations.gov .  
There were no comments received in re sponse to the notice of filing.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  18 May 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  18 May 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  18 May 2012 
[X] 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:  Gina Burnett, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division 
(7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460- 0001;  Tel: (703) 605-0513;  E-mail:  
burnett.gina@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 (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 
202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov