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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1453 
2 November 2006 
 (06-5256) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):   Honey and honey comb.  
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 a Pesticide Petition for Establishment or Amendment to Regulations for Residues of 
Coumaphos in or on Honey and Honey Co mb (Available in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  EPA has received a pesticide petition proposing to establish a 
tolerance for residues of the insecticide coum aphos (O,O-diethyl O-3-chloro-4-methyl-2-
oxo-2H-1-benzopyran-7-yl phosphorothioate and its oxygen analog (O,O-diethyl O-3-
chloro-4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-1-benzopyran-7-yl phosphate) in or on honey at 0.1 parts per 
million (ppm) and honeycomb at 100 ppm.  Howe ver, EPA has not fully evaluated the 
sufficiency of the submitted data at this ti me or whether the data support granting of the 
pesticide petition. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on this pesticide 
petition.  
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:   G/SPS/N/USA/1453 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
18 October 2006 (Volume 71, Number 201).  Pages 61465-61466. http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2006/October/Day-18/p17100.htm  
Available in English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability and may or may not 
result in a future regulatory action.  A notice invites the public to submit additional scientific information and comments to the Agency.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be received on or before 17 November 2006 
if possible.  
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 Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Doreen 
Chen-Moulec , United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-690-0607;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov