. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1740 
5 December 2007  
 (07-5370) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Various 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Any 
US trade partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  NOTICE :  Notice of 
Filing of Pesticide Petition for Amendment of Residues of Quaternary Ammonium 
Compounds, n-Alkyl (C12-C18) Dimethyl Benz yl Ammonium Chlorides on Food Contact 
Surfaces (available in  English, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the receipt of a pesticide petition which 
proposes to amend tolerance(s) for residues of the antimicr obial pesticide formulations 
containing n-Alkyl (C12-C18) dimethyl benzyl ammonium chlorides that may be applied to 
food contact surfaces in public  eating places, dairy proces sing equipment, and food 
processing equipment and utensils.  When read y for use, end-use concentration of total 
quaternary chemicals, n-Alkyl (C 12-C18) dimethyl benzyl ammoni um chlorides, in solution 
is not to exceed 400 parts per million (ppm).  An alytical method is not necessary since these 
quaternary ammonium compounds are exempt from the requirement of a tolerance.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   F e d e r a l  R e g i s t e r :   
28 November 2007 (Volume 72, Number 228) Notices Page 67299-67300; http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-P EST/2007/November/Day-28/p23056.htm
 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1740 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability which may or may not 
result in further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 22 December 2007, and 
may be identified by docke t number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0573. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
Registration Division, (7505P), Office of Pe sticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW ., Washington, DC 20460-0001. 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Aut hority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720-1301;  Fa x:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov