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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1469 
23 November 2006 
 (06-5672) 
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):   Fruit, stone, group 12; nut, tree, group 14, pistachio and almond, hulls,  
avocado, black sapote, canistel, mamey sapot e, mango, papaya, sapodilla and star apple; 
barley, grain; barley, hay; and barley, straw.  
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.  Notice of Filing 
of Pesticide Petitions for Establishment or Amendment to Regulations for Residues of 
Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Co mmodities (Available in English, 2 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions 
proposing the establishment or amendment of re gulations for residues of the insecticide, 
fenpropathrin, (alpha-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl 2,2,3,3-tetramethylcyclopropanecarboxylate) 
in or on certain raw agricultural commoditi es. 4E6867 proposes tolerances for residues of 
fenpropathrin in or on fruit, stone, group 12 at  5.0 parts per million (ppm); nut, tree, group 
14 at 0.10 ppm, pistachio at 0.10 ppm and almond, hulls at 5.0 ppm, 6E7066 proposes tolerances for residues of fenpropathrin in or  on avocado, black sapote, canistel, mamey 
sapote, mango, papaya, sapodilla and star appl e at 1.0 ppm; barley, grain at 0.30 ppm; 
barley, hay at 2.5 ppm; and barley, straw at 4.5 ppm. 
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:   G/SPS/N/USA/1469 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
November 15, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 220).  Pages 66520-66522.  Available in English. http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2006/November/Day-15/p19169.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified. 
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 15 December 2006 
if possible. 
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., 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 Evelyn Alexander , United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington 
D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov