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G/SPS/N/USA/2390 
11 June 2012  
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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):  Peanut and peanut, refined oil 
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:  Fluoxastrobin; Pesticide Tolerances  Language(s):  
English  Number of pages:  5 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-05-04/html/2012-10704.htm  
6. Description of content:  Tolerances are established for resi dues of Fluoxastrobin, in or on 
peanut and peanut, refined oil at s 0.02 and 0.06 ppm 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/2390 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  In the Federal 
Register of 20 July 2011 (76 FR 43236) (FRL-8880-1), EPA issued a notice pursuant to 
FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3),  announcing the filing of a pesticide 
petition (PP 1F7871) by Arysta LifeScience North America, LLC, 15401 Weston Parkway, 
Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513. The petition requ ested that 40 CFR 180.609 be amended by 
revising tolerances for residues of the fungicide  Fluoxastrobin in or on peanut and peanut 
oil, from 0.01 and 0.03 to 0.02 and 0.06 part s per million (ppm) respectively. That notice 
referenced a summary of the petition prepared by Arysta LifeScinece North America, LLC, 
the registrant, which is available in the docket, http://www.regulations.gov . There were no 
comments received in response to the notice of filing.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  4 May 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  4 May 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  4 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:  Heather Garvie, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; Tel: (703) 308-0034;  E-mail: garvie.heather@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: 202-720-1301; Fax: 202-720- 0433; E-mail: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov