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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2177 
23 March 2011  
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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:   Peroxyacetic Acid; Amendment to an 
Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance  Language(s):  English  Number of 
pages:  5 
6. Description of content:  This regulation amends the ex isting tolerance exemption for 
peroxyacetic acid by establishing an exempti on from the requirement of a tolerance for 
residues of the biochemical pesticide peroxyacetic acid (PAA) and its metabolites and degradates, including hydrogen peroxide (H P) and acetic acid (AA), in or on all food 
commodities, when PAA is used as a bioc hemical pesticide in accordance with good 
agricultural practices.  BioSafe Systems, LLC submitted a petition to EPA under the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA ), requesting that EPA amend the existing 
PAA tolerance exemption.  This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of PAA under the FFDCA. 
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 G/SPS/N/USA/2177 
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  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 Regi ster and can be found at: Federal Register:  
4 March 2011 (Volume 76, Number 43) Rules and Regulations Page 11965-11969 
Or online at http://edocket.access.gpo. gov/2011/2011-4773.htm . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  4 March 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  4 March 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  4 March 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:  Cheryl Greene, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division 
(7511P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; tel:  (703) 308-0352;  e-mail:  greene.cheryl@epa.gov 
Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0021. 
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