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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1267 
5 April 2006 
 (06-1590) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Grain sorghum (milo), soybeans, wheat, and tobacco.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice.  Acetochlor; 
Tolerance Reassessment Decision (Available in English, 1 page).  
6. Description of content:  EPA has assessed risks associated with use of the 
chloroacetanilide pesticide acetochlor, and r eached a tolerance rea ssessment and risk 
management decision reassessing 12 existing tolerances or legal residue limits for acetochlor.  Acetochlor, 2-chloro-N-(ethoxym ethyl)-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)acetamide, 
is a preemergence herbicide used for the contro l of weeds and is registered for use on field 
corn and popcorn.  Corn fields treated with acet ochlor may later be rotated to grain sorghum 
(milo), soybeans, wheat, and tobacco, according to the currently regi stered use pattern. 
Corn and the rotational crops listed above were  considered in the risk assessment supporting 
the acetochlor TRED.  There are no risks of c oncern associated with the use of acetochlor.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
29 March 2006 (Volume 71, Number 60, Pages: 15730 - 15731), http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-29/p4503.htm  
Available in English.  G/SPS/N/USA/1267 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  - 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability and may or may not 
result in a future regulatory action.  A notice invites the public to submit additional scientific information and comments to the Agency.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be received on or before 27 March 2006. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Special Review and Re-registration Division (7508C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ms Julie Morin, United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov