. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1811/Add.1 
31 October 2008  
 (08-5283) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
The following communication, received on 29 Octo ber 2008, is being circulated at the request 
of the Delegation of the United States . 
 
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 Diuron;  Tolerance Actions
 
 
EPA establishes tolerances for the combined residues of the herbicide diuron, 3-(3,4-
dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea and its metabolites convertible to 3,4-dichloroaniline in or on food 
commodities, as follows:  Alfalfa, forage, 3 ppm; Alfalfa, hay, 2 ppm; Apple, 0.1 ppm; Artichoke, 
globe, 1 ppm; Asparagus, 7 ppm; Banana, 0.1 ppm; Berry group 13, 0.1 ppm; Cattle, fat, 1 ppm; 
Cattle, meat, 1 ppm; Cattle, meat by-products, 1 ppm; C itrus, oil, 3 ppm; Corn, field, grain, 0.1 ppm; 
Corn, pop, grain, 0.1 ppm; Cotton, undelinted seed, 0. 2 ppm; Fish - freshwater finfish, farm raised, 
2 ppm; Fruit, citrus, group 10, except lemon, 0.05 ppm; Goat, fat, 1 ppm; Goat, meat, 1 ppm; Goat, 
meat by-products, 1 ppm; Grain, aspirated fracti ons, 5 ppm; Grape, 0.05 ppm; Grass, forage, except 
bermudagrass, 2 ppm; Grass, hay, except bermudagrass, 2 ppm; Hazelnut, 0.1 ppm; Hog, fat, 1 ppm; Hog, meat, 1 ppm; Hog, meat by-products, 1 ppm; Horse, fat, 1 ppm; Horse, meat, 1 ppm; Horse, meat by-products, 1 ppm; Lemon, 0.5 ppm; Nut,  macadamia, 0.05 ppm; Olive, 1 ppm; Papaya, 
0.5 ppm; Peach, 0.1 ppm; Pear, 1 ppm; Pea, field, seed, 0.1 ppm; Pea, field, vines, 2 ppm; Pea, field, hay, 2 ppm; Pecan, 0.05 ppm; Peppermint, tops, 1. 5 ppm; Pineapple, 0.1 ppm; Pineapple, process 
residue, 0.4 ppm; Sheep, fat, 1 ppm; Sheep, meat, 1 ppm; Sheep, meat by-products, 1 ppm; Sorghum, 
grain, forage, 2 ppm; Sorghum, grain, grain, 0.5 ppm; Sorghum, grain, stover, 2 ppm; Spearmint, tops, 
1.5 ppm; Sugarcane, cane, 0.2 ppm; Sugarcane, molasses, 0.7 ppm; Walnut, 0.05 ppm; Wheat, bran, 0.7 ppm; Wheat, forage, 2 ppm; Wheat, grain, 0.5 ppm; Wheat, hay, 2 ppm; Wheat, straw, 1.5 ppm; Barley, bran, 0.7 ppm; Barley, grain, 0.2 ppm; Barley, hay, 2 ppm; Barley, straw, 1.5 ppm; Cactus, 
0.05 ppm; Clover, forage, 0.1 ppm; Clover, hay, 1 ppm; Oat, forage, 2 ppm; Oat, grain, 0.1 ppm; Oat, 
hay, 2 ppm; Oat, straw, 1.5 ppm; Trefoil, forage , 0.1 ppm; Trefoil, hay, 1.5 ppm; Vetch, forage, 
0.1 ppm; Vetch, hay, 1.5 ppm.  The regulatory action finalized in this document is in follow-up to the 
Agency's re-registration program under the Fede ral Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA), and tolerance reassessment program unde r the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(FFDCA), section 408(q). 
 
This regulation is effective 24 September 2008.  Objections and requests for hearings must be 
received on or before 14 November 2008, and ma y be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2008-0232.  G/SPS/N/USA/1811/Add.1 
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  This notice can be found at:  Federal Register:  24 September 2008 (Volume 73, Number 186) 
Rules and Regulations Page 54954-54963;  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
PEST/2008/September/ Day-24/p22078.htm  
 
This action is subsequent to a proposed rule published in the Federal Register 4 June 2008 
(73 FR 31788) (FRL-8363-9), in which the Agency  announced the receipt of a petition requesting the 
above changes to existing tolerances for residues of  diuron.  No comments were received in response 
to this petition.  
This notice can be found at:  Federal Regi ster:  4 June 2008 (Volume 73, Number 108) 
Proposed Rules Page 31788-31807;  http://www.epa.gov/EPA-PEST/2008/June/Day-04/p12374.htm
 
 
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Sta ndards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, 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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