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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/952/Add.4 
15 August 2007  
 (07-3440) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 7 Augus t 2007, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States . 
 
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 Bromoxynil, Diclofop-methyl, Dicofol, Diquat, Etridiazole, et al.; Tolerance Actions
 
 By means of this rule:  
The RED was completed in March 1995 and th e existing tolerances were reassessed 
according to the FQPA standard when new tolera nces were established on 5 January 1999 (64 FR 
418)(FRL- 6039-4). Because the tolerances at 3.0 ppm in 40 CFR 180.292(a)(3) for residues of picloram in or on barley, milled fractions (exc flour);  oat, groats/rolled oats (previously known as oat, 
milled fractions (exc flour)); and wheat, milled fr actions (exc flour) are duplicates covered by the 
tolerances at 3.0 ppm in 40 CFR 180.292(a)(2), ther e is no longer a need for them and therefore, EPA 
is removing the tolerances in 40 CFR 180.292(a)(3) for residues of picloram in or on barley, milled 
fractions (exc flour); oat, groats /rolled oats, and wheat, milled fractions (exc flour).  Because the time-
limited tolerances on aspirated grain fractions, sorghum grain, forage, and stover for indirect or inadvertent residues in 40 CFR 180.292(d) all expired on 31 December 2000, there is no longer a need to codify them in that part. Therefore, EPA is amending 40 CFR 180.292(d) by removing the existing 
paragraph and table of expired tolerances , and reserving the pa ragraph designation. 
 
Based on the concentration of picloram residues in the aspirated grain fractions of wheat, EPA 
is establishing tolerances in 40 CFR 180.292(a)(1) for "grain, aspirated fractions" at 4.0 ppm. 
 
In order to conform to current Agency practice, in 40 CFR 180.292(a)(2), EPA is revising 
"barley, milled fractions (exc flour)" to read "bar ley, pearled barley", and "wheat, milled fractions 
(exc flour)" to read "wheat, bran",' "wheat, germ", "wheat, middlings", and "wheat, shorts".  EPA will 
not take action on the tolerance in 40 CFR 180.292(a )(1) for "grass, forage" or establish a tolerance 
for "grass, hay" at this time due to label and data issues.  However, the Agen cy intends to clarify these 
issues with the registrants. 
 
This regulation is effective 30 October 2007.  Objections and requests for hearings must be 
received on or before 1 October 2007, and may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-
0154.  G/SPS/N/USA/952/Add.4 
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  The full text of this addendum (Final Rule) can be found at the address below. 
Federal Register: 1 August 2007 (Volume 72, Number 147) Rules and Regulations Page 
41913-41931;  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2007/August/Day -01/p14895.htm
 
 
This action is subsequent to a notice published in the Federa l Register 4 August 2004, in 
which the Agency announced proposed changes to  tolerances for picloram, among other pesticide 
agents.    
This notice can be found at:  Federal Register:  4 August 2004 (Volume 69, Number 149) Proposed Rules Page 47051-
47068;  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2004/August/Day -04/p17508.htm
 
  United States SPS National Notification Authority, US DA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720-
1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E-ma il:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov 
 
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