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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1334 
16 June 2006 
 (06-2917) 
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):  Various Food Commodities  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
U.S. trade partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of  the notified document:  NOTICE.  Notice of 
Filing of Pesticide Petitions for an Exempti on from Regulations for Residues of Soybean 
Oil, Polyethoxylated in or on Various Food Comm odities When Used as an Inert Ingredient 
(Available in English, 1 page).  
6. Description of content :  This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition 
proposing the establishment of an exemption fro m regulations for residues of soybean oil, 
polyethoxylated  under 40 CFR 723.250(e) in or on various food commodities when used as 
an inert ingredient in pesticide products.  Becau se this petition is a request for an exemption 
from the requirement of a tolerance without num erical limitations, no analytical method is 
required.  
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: 
7 June 2006 (Volume 71, Number 109, Pages:   32953 - 32954) (Available in English). 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2006/June/Day-07/p8721.htm   
10. Proposed date of adoption:   G/SPS/N/USA/1334 
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  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 7 July 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:   
Registration Division (7505P) 
Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20460-0001  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ms Deborah Thompson 
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 Email: fstsd@fas.usda.gov