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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/520
16 November 2001
(01-5839)
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, where
applicable).  Pesticides  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant
or practicable:           
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition
to Establish a (exemption from) Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food -
N,N-dimethyloctanamide and N,N-dimethyldecanamide (4 pages)
5. Description of content: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or
on various food commodities.
EPA has received a pesticide petition proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for N,N-dimethyloctanamide,
CAS Reg. No. 1118-92-9 and N,N-dimethyldecanamide, CAS Reg. No. 14433-76-2, when
used as an inert ingredient as an emulsi fier, soluvent and cosoluvent in pesticide
formulations applied only to growing crops at less than 15 per cent  of the total formulation
by weight.  EPA has determined that the petition contains data or information regarding the
elements set forth in section 408(d)(2) of the FFDCA;  however, EPA has not fullyevaluated 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 petition.
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:  No Codex Maximum Residue Levels have
been established for residues of this compound
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 66 FR 57450,
15 November 2001 (Available in English).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/520
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10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.
11. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 17 December 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
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 10271400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
     E-mail Address:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov