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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2212 
9 May 2011  
 (11-2384) 
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):  Multiple 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:  FINAL RULE:   Aluminum tris (O-ethylphosphonate), 
Butylate, Chlorethoxyfos, Clethodim, et al.; Tolerance Actions  Language(s):  English  
Number of pages:  9 
6. Description of content:  In accordance with current Agen cy practice to describe more 
clearly the measurement and scope or covera ge of the tolerances, EPA is making minor 
revisions to tolerance expressions for a number of pesticide active ingredients, including 
the insecticides chlorethoxyfos, clofentezine, cyromazine, etofenprox, fenbutatin-oxide, 
fosthiazate, propetamphos, and tebufenozid e; the fungicide aluminum tris (O-
ethylphosphonate); the herbicides butylate, clethodim, clomazone, fenoxaprop-ethyl, 
flumetsulam, flumiclorac pentyl, fluridone, glufosinate ammonium, lactofen, propyzamide, 
quinclorac, and pyridate; and the fungicide/b actericide oxytetracycline. Also, EPA is 
revoking the tolerances for aluminum tris (O-ethylphosphonate) on pineapple fodder and 
forage because they are not considered to be  significant livestock feed items, and revising 
specific tolerance nomenclatures for alumi num tris (O-ethylphosphonate), clethodim, 
flumetsulam, and fluridone. In addition, EPA  is removing several expired tolerances for 
aluminum tris (O-ethylphosphonate), etof enprox, propyzamide, and tebufenozide. 
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.    G/SPS/N/USA/2212 
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  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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  This 
document has been published in the Federal Register and can be  found at:  Federal 
Register:  27 April 2011 (Volume 76, Nu mber 81)Rules and Regulations; Page 23490-
23498 
Or online at http://edocket.access.gpo. gov/2011/2011-9937.htm    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  27 April 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  27 April 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  27 April 2011 
[ ] 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:  Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmenta l Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  +(703) 308 8037;  E-mail:  
nevola.joseph@epa.gov 
Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0490 
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