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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/748
17 June 2003
(03-3217)
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 should be provided in addition, where
applicable): Products that use the pesticide 4-(dichloroacetyl)-1-oxa-4-azaspiro[4.5]decane
in or on corn commodities.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
US trading partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:
4-(Dichloroacetyl)-1-Oxa-4-Azaspiro[4.5]Decane;  Pesticide Import Tolerance (available
in English, 7 pages).
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes import tolerances for residues of
4-(dichloroacetyl)-1-oxa-4-azaspiro[4.5]de cane (CAS No. 71526-07-3) in or on corn
commodities.  This tolerance was requested under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996.
In a pesticide petition (5E4503) there was a request for permanent tolerances for
4-(dichloroacetyl)-1-oxa-4-azaspiro[4.5]decane in or on corn commodities at 0.005 ppm.
The petitioner asked in a letter dated January 15, 2002, that 40 CFR 180.465 be amended
by establishing an import tolerance for residues of the herbicide safener
4-(dichloroacetyl)-1-oxa-4-azaspiro[4.5]decane, in or on corn commodities at 0.005 parts
per million (ppm) with no U.S. registrations.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:   NAG/SPS/N/USA/748
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9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:
fr29ja03-13, Federal Register:  29 January 2003 (Volume 68, Number 19)
Pages 4385-4392;http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/January/Day-29/p1768.htm; Available in
English
10. Proposed date of adoption: :  29 January 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  not applicable
12. Final date for comments:  31 March 2003
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (ifavailable) of other body:
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov
Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2002-0245" in subject line of your response.
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Mr. Bill Janis, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1027, Washington, DC 20250.
Tel (202) 720-9047, (202) 720-0677, fstsd@usda.gov