. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1986 
25 March 2010  
 (10-1647) 
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):  Multiple products 
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:  FINAL RULE:   Flumioxazin;  Pesticide Tolerances 
Language:  English  Number of pages:  6   
6. Description of content:  This final rule establishes tolera nces for residues of flumioxazin 
in or on vegetable, cucurbit, group 9;  leaf  petioles subgroup 4B;  a nd hop, dried cones.  
This regulation additionally deletes the exis ting tolerances on almond and melon, subgroup 
9A, as they will be superseded by inclusi on in tree nut group 14 and cucurbit vegetable 
group 9, respectively. 
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 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/USA/1986 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  This 
document has been published in the Fede ral Register and can be found at:  
24 February 2010 (Volume 75, Number 36);  Ru les and Regulations;  Page 8261-8266 or 
online at http://edocket.access.gpo. gov/2010/2010-3166.htm
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10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  24 February 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Objections and requests for hearings  must be received on or before 
26 April 2010. 
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:   
Laura Nollen, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs.  Tel:  +(703) 
305 7390;  E-mail address:  nollen.laura@ep a.gov.  Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-
2008-0885. 
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 Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Di vision (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov