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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/407
23 March 2001
(01-1449)
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).  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 a Pesticide Petition
to Establish Tolerances for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food - Tebufenozide and
Methoxyfenozide. (17 pages)
5. Description of content: This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or
on various food commodities.
EPA has received a pesticide petition pursua nt 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 tebufenozidebenzoic acid, 3,5-dimethyl-,1-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2- (4-4-ethylbenzoyl) hydrazide in or on
the raw agricultural commodity citrus crop group (Crop Group 10) at 0.8 parts per million
(ppm) and in or on citrus oil at 15 parts per million (ppm).  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 supports granting of the petition.  Additional data may be
needed before EPA rules on the petition.
EPA has received a pesticide petition 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 by establishing
tolerances for residues of methoxyfenozide [benzoic acid, 3-methoxy-2-methyl-,
2-(3,5-dimethylbenzoyl)-2-(1,1- dimethylethyl)  hydrazide] in or on the raw agricultural
commodities field corn grain at 0.05 parts per million (ppm), sweet corn (K +CWHR) at0.05 ppm, field corn forage at 15 ppm, field corn stover (fodder) at 105 ppm, corn oil at 0.2
ppm, aspirated grain factions at 1.0 ppm, corn silage at 5.0 ppm, sweet corn forage at 30
ppm, and sweet corn stover (fodder) at 60 ppm.  In addition, this petition requests an
increase in the established tolerance for residues of methoxyfenozide to 0.1 ppm in milk and
an increase in the established tolerances for residues of methoxyfenozide and itsglucuronide metabolite to 0.5 ppm in fat, to 0.4 ppm in liver and to 0.1 ppm in meat by
products (except liver) of cattle, goats, horses, hogs and sheep.  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 supports granting of the petition.  Additional data may beneeded before EPA rules on the petition.G/SPS/N/USA/407
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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 [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Codex MRLs have been established for
residues of tebufenozide in/on pome fruit (1.0 ppm), husked rice (0.1 ppm) and walnuts(0.05 ppm). There are no established or proposed Codex limits for residues of
methoxyfenozide in/on plant or animal commodities.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  66 FR 15443,
19 March 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:  18 April 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 Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C.20250Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov