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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1772/Add.1 
15 October 2008  
 (08-4939) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 10 Octo ber 2008, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States . 
 
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 Dimethoate;  Tolerance Actions
 
 
EPA establishes tolerances for the herbicide dime thoate, in or on the following commodities: 
Alfalfa, forage, 2 ppm; Alfalfa, hay, 2 ppm; Bean, dry, seed, 2 ppm; Bean, lima, 2 ppm; Bean, snap, 
succulent, 2 ppm; Blueberry, 1 ppm; Broccoli,  2 ppm; Cattle, meat byproducts, 0.02 ppm; 
Cauliflower, 2 ppm; Celery, 2 ppm; Citrus, dried pulp , 5 ppm; Corn, field, forage, 1 ppm; Corn, field, 
grain, 0.1 ppm; Corn, field, stover, 1 ppm; Corn, pop, grain, 0.1 ppm; Corn, pop, stover, 1 ppm; Corn, sweet, forage, 1 ppm; Cotton, undelinted seed, 0.1 ppm; Egg, 0.02 ppm; Endive, 2 ppm; Goat, meat byproducts, 0.02 ppm; Grapefruit, 2 ppm; Hog, m eat byproducts, 0.02 ppm; Horse, meat byproducts, 
0.02 ppm; Kale, 2 ppm; Lemon, 2 ppm; Lettuce, leaf, 2 ppm; Melon, 1 ppm; Milk, 0.002 ppm; 
Mustard greens, 2 ppm; Orange, 2 ppm; Pea, 2 ppm; Pear, 2 ppm; Pecan, 0.1 ppm; Pepper, 0.2 ppm; Potato, 0.2 ppm; Poultry, meat byproducts, 0. 02 ppm; Safflower, seed, 0.1 ppm; Sheep, meat 
byproducts, 0.02 ppm; Sorghum, grain, forage, 0. 1 ppm; Sorghum, grain, grain, 0.1 ppm; Sorghum, 
grain, stover, 0.1 ppm; Soybean, forage, 2 ppm; Soybean, hay, 2 ppm; Soybean, seed, 0.05 ppm; Swiss chard, 2 ppm; Tangerine, 2 ppm; Tomato, 2 ppm ; Turnip, roots, 0.2 ppm; Turnip, tops, 2 ppm; 
Wheat, forage, 2 ppm; Wheat, grain, 0.04 ppm; Wheat, hay, 2 ppm; Wheat, straw, 2 ppm; Asparagus, 
.15 ppm; Brussels sprouts, 5 ppm; Cherry, sweet, 2 ppm; Cherry, tart, 2 ppm.  The regulatory action finalized in this document is in follow-up to th e Agency's reregistration program under the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA ), and tolerance reassessment program under the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic  Act (FFDCA), section 408(q). 
 
This regulation is effective 17 September 2008.  Objections and requests for hearings must be 
received on or before 17 November 2008, and ma y be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2007-0674.  
This notice can be found at:  Federal Register:  17 September 2008 (Volume 73, Number 181) 
Rules and Regulations Page 53732-53742; http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
PEST/2008/September/ Day-17/p21736.htm .  
 
This action is subsequent to a proposed rule p ublished in the Federal Register of 6 February 
2008 (73 FR 6867) (FRL-8345-2), 8 August 2007 ( 72 FR 44439) (FRL-8138-8), and 23 May 2007 
(72 FR28912) (FRL-8130-8) in which the Agency issu ed proposals to modify specific tolerances for 
residues of Dimethoate. G/SPS/N/USA/1772/Add.1 
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This notice can be found at:  Federal Register :  6 February 2008 (Volume 73, Number 25) 
Proposed Rules Page 6867-6879;  http://www.epa.gov/EPA-PEST/2008/February/Day-06/p2094.htm
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United States SPS National Notification Authority, US DA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 10 27, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 
1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-ma il:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov 
 
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