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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1960 
12 October 2009  
 (09-4936) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES
 
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):  Various commodities 
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:  Metolachlor, S-Metolachlor, Bifenazate, Buprofezin, and 
2,4-D;Tolerance Actions  Language:  English  Number of pages:  5   
6. Description of content:  EPA is modifying, establishing and revoking certain tolerances 
for the herbicides metolachlor and S-metolachlor and correcting the tolerance for guava 
(from guave) on bifenazate and bupr ofezin and 2,4-D on cranberry. 
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:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [X] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  EPA's effort to harmonize with  Codex MRLs is summarized in 
the tolerance reassessment section of individua l Reregistration Eligibility Decision (REDs) G/SPS/N/USA/1960 
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   and Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Interim Risk Management Decision (TREDs), 
and in the Residue Chemistry document whic h supports the RED and TRED, as mentioned 
in the proposed rule cited in Unit II.A.  Specifi c tolerance actions in this final rule and how 
they compare to Codex MRLs (if any) is discussed in Unit II.A. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Printed copies 
of many REDs and TREDs may be obtaine d from EPA's National Service Center for 
Environmental Publications (EPA/NSCEP), P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, OH 45242-2419; 
tel: 1-800-490-9198; fax number: 1-513-489- 8695; Internet at http://www.epa.gov/ncepihom
 and from the National Technical Information Service 
(NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfie ld, VA 22161; telephone number: 1-800-553-6847 
or (703) 605-6000; Internet at http://www.ntis.gov . Electronic copies of REDs and TREDs 
are available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov  and  
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/status.htm .  A copy of this final rule can be 
found at [Federal Register:  23 September 2009 (Volume 74, Number 183)] [Rules and Regulations][Page 48408-48412]or on-line at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
PEST/2009/September/ Day-23/p22919.htm    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  23 September 2009   
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  23 September 2009   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  23 September 2009   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  23 November 2009 
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:  Jane Smith, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protec tion Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; tel:  (703) 308-0048; e-mail address:  smith.jane-
scott@epa.gov.  Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0239. 
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 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov