. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1145 
27 October 2005 
 (05-4972) 
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):  Asparagus, carrot, coffee, cotton, endi ve (escarole), garlic, macadamia nut, 
onion, pecan, pepper, rhubarb, soybeans, stone  fruits, sweet potato, and yam; lawns/turf.  
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.  Fluazifop-P-
butyl; Tolerance Reassessment Decision; Noti ce of Availability (Available in English, 
3 pages).  
6. Description of content:  As part of a six step public par ticipation review process, EPA has 
reassessed risks associated with use of the pesticide fluazifop-P-butyl, reassessed 
37 existing tolerances or legal residue limits .  Fluazifop-P-butyl is a selective, post-
emergent herbicide registered for the c ontrol of perennial and annual grass weeds. 
Fluazifop-P-butyl is typically applied as a broadcast, banded, directed or spot treatment with groundboom sprayers and aerial equipment to asparagus, carrot, coffee, cotton, endive 
(escarole), garlic, macadamia nut, onion, p ecan, pepper, rhubarb, soybeans, stone fruits, 
sweet potato, and yam; it is also registered for use on lawns/turf.  This is a notice of availability and may or may not result in a fu ture regulatory action.  A notice invites the 
public to submit additional scientific in formation and comments to the Agency.    
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   G/SPS/N/USA/1145 
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 8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  No Codex MRLs have been established for 
residues of fluazifop-P-butyl or fluazifop-butyl.  
The following Canadian MRLs have been established for residues of fluazifop-butyl, 
calculated as the acid:  soybeans, strawberries 1 ppm;  mustard 0.3 ppm;  flax, solin 0.2 ppm;  eggs, meat, meat by-products  and fat of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, poultry 
and sheep 0.05 ppm;  milk 0.01 ppm;   
No Mexican MRLs have been established for residues of fluazifop-P-butyl.  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
21 October 2005 (Volume 70, Number 203), Pages: 61287-61289, 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2005/October/Day-21/p20996.htm  Available in 
English. 
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:   
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 Divi sion (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;  Email:  fstsd@usda.gov