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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/231/Add.1
12 November 2001
(01-5570)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 8 November 2001, has been received from the
United States.
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Notice of filing a pesticide petition to establish a tolerance for a certain pesticide chemical in or on
food - Deltamethrin
EPA published an initial filing of the pestic ide petition (notified as G/SPS/N/USA/231) in
February 2000.  This notice announces the filing of the revised pesticide petition proposing the
establishment of regulations for residues of deltamethrin, a pesticide chemical, in or on various food
commodities.  The revised petition is for changes made for the proposed tolerances for deltamethrin
in/on almond hull, three crop subgroups and rapeseed and to include the proposed import tolerances
for two tropical fruits.
EPA has received a pesticide petition proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the FFDCA, 21
U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a tolerance for residues of deltamethrin in
or on the raw agricultural commodities bulb vegetables, cucurbit vegetables, fruiting vegetables, head
and brassica vegetables and mustard greens, leafy vegetables, root vegetables (except sugarbeet),
tuberous and corm vegetables, carambola and litchi fruits (import only), pome fruits, stone fruits, tree
nuts, ruminant and poultry commodities, milk, milkfat, eggs, canola and rapeseed, field corn,sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat grain and grain dust (post harvest).  Based on the fact that
tralomethrin, another synthetic pyrethroid insecticide, is rapidly metabolized in plants and animals to
deltamethrin, and the toxicological profile of the two compounds is similar, it is appropriate to
consider a combined exposure assessment for tralomethrin and deltamethrin.  The proposed tolerances
range from 0.02 to 7.0 parts per million (ppm).  A comparison chart of the proposed/current CodexMRLs and proposed/established tolerances is included in the full text.  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 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 petition.G/SPS/N/USA/231/Add.1
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Comments must be received on or before 7 December 2001.  The full text of this 8 page
addendum, including instructions for submitting comments, is available from the address below.
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSDAttn:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov
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