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G/SPS/N/USA/2384 
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):  Animal products 
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:  Acetone; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
Tolerance    Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  4 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-05-14/html/2012-11623.htm  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of 
a tolerance for residues of Acetone (67-64-1) wh en used as an inert i ngredient as a solvent 
or co-solvent, 40 CFR 180.930, in pes ticides products applied to animals.  
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/2384 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  In the Federal 
Register of 6 February 2008 (73 FR 6966) (FRL-8350-9), EPA issued a notice pursuant to 
FFDCA section 408, 21 U.S.C. 346a, announcin g the filing of a pesticide petition (PP 
7E7239) by Whitmire Micro-Gen (now aff iliated with BASF Corp.; 3568 Tree Court 
Industrial Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63112). Th e petition requested that 40 CFR 180.930 be 
amended by establishing an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 
Acetone (Cas Reg. No. 67-64-1) when used as an  inert ingredient as a solvent or co-solvent 
in pesticide formulations applied to animals.   That notice referenced a summary of the 
petition prepared by Whitmire Micro-Gen (now affiliated with BASF Corp.; 3568 Tree 
Court Industrial Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63112), the petitioner, which is available in the 
docket, http://www.regulations.gov .  Comments were received on the notice of filing.  
EPA's response to these comments is discussed in Unit V.C. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  14 May 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  14 May 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  14 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:  Mark Dow, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 
DC 20460-0001;  Tel: (703) 305-5533;   Email:  dow.mark@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:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov