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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/455
11 June 2001
(01-2862)
Committee on Sanitary and 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 may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Pesticides
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Filing Pesticide Petitions
to Establish Tolerances for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food - Spinosad (4 pages)
5. Description of content:   This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or
on various food commodities.
EPA has received pesticide petitions proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the FFDCA,
21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing tolerances for residues of theinsecticide, spinosad (spinosyn A and spinosyn D) in or on the following raw agricultural
commodities (RACs):
− Petition 1 proposes the establishment of tolerances for the pome fruit group at 0.2
parts per million (ppm), and foilage of legume vegetables at 8.0 ppm.
− Petition 2 proposes the establishment of a tolerance for asparagus at 0.02.
− Petition 3 proposes the establishment of tolerances for tree nut group, and pistachio
at 0.02 ppm.
− Petition 4 proposes the establishment of a tolerance for okraat 0.4 ppm.
− Petition 5 proposes the establishment of tolerances for beet (garden) roots and beet
(sugar) roots at 0.1 ppm, cranberry at 0.01 ppm, and the leaves of root and tuber
vegetable group at 10 ppm.
− Petition 6 proposes the establishment of tolerances for the bushberry group,
juneberry, lingonberry, and salal at 0.25 ppm.
− Petition 7 proposes the establishment of a tolerance for globe artichoke at 0.3 ppm.
− Petition 8 proposes the establishment of a tolerance for strawberry at 0.75 ppm.
EPA has determined that these petitions contain data or information regarding the elements
set forth in section 408(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the
submitted data at this time or whether the data support granting of the petition.  Additional
data may be needed before EPA rules on the petitions.G/SPS/N/USA/455
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6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There are no Codex maximum residue levels
established for residues of spinosad at this time.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   66 FR 30463,
6 June 2001 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.
11. Final date for comments:  6 July 2001
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: Environmental Protection Agency
[    ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Detailed instruction on where
and how to send comments is in the body of the full text - which will be sent upon request
to the address in paragraph 12.
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
Attn:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture BuildingStop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C.20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov