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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1697/Add.1 
23 December 2008  
 (08-6301) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
  
The following communication, received on 28 Augus t 2007, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States
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Final Rule:  Mefenpyr-diethyl and Metabolites; Pesticide Tolerance
 
 
EPA has amended tolerances for mefenpyr-die thyl, 1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-5-
methyl-1H- pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylic acid, diet hyl ester and its 2,4- dichlorophenyl-pyrazoline 
metabolites by increasing the maximum allowable seas onal use rate to 0.053 lb safener/A, as well as 
rotation crop tolerances are established for residues of  the herbicide safener, mefenpyr-diethyl, 1-(2,4-
dichlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-5-methyl-1H- pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylic acid, diethyl ester and its 2,4- dichlorophenyl-pyrazoline metabolites in or on soyb ean seed at 0.02 ppm; soybean forage at 0.1 ppm; 
soybean hay at 0.1 ppm; and canola seed at 0.02 ppm.  
This final rule can be found at:  Federal Re gister:  10 December 2008 (Volume 73, Number 
238) Rules and Regulations Page 74972-74977; http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
PEST/2008/December/Day-10/p29112.htm . 
 
This action is subsequent to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register of 22 August 
2007, in which the Agency announced the filing of a pesticide petition requesting the above changes.  
This notice can be found at:  Fe deral Register:  22 August 2007 (Volume 72, Number 162) Notices 
Page 47008-47010;  http://www.epa.gov/EPA-PEST/2007/August/Day-22/p16559.htm . 
 
This addendum concerns a: 
  [   ] Modification of final date for comments 
 [ X ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
 [   ] Modification of content and/or sc ope of previously notified draft regulation 
 [   ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  [   ] Change in proposed date of adoptio n, publication or date of entry into force 
 [   ] Other:    
 
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of th e previously notified measure in terms 
of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of comments should be 
provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under other circumstances, such as extension of 
originally announced final date for comments, th e comment period provided in the Addendum may 
vary.)  G/SPS/N/USA/1697/Add.1 
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   [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  Objections and requests for heari ngs must be received on or before 
9 February 2009. 
 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] 
National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body
: 
 
Registration Division, (7505P), Of fice of Pesticide Programs, Envi ronmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0 001.  Refer to docke t EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0672. 
 Text 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, 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-mail :  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov  
 
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