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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/545/Add.1
24 April 2002
(02-2359)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication by the United States is being circulated.
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Sodium Starch Glycolate - Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
This Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) doc ument (final rule) establishes an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of sodium starch glycolate when used as an inert
ingredient (disintegrant) in granular or tableted pesticide products, in or on growing crops, when
applied to raw agricultural commodities after harvest, or to animals under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act, (FFDCA) as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996.
This regulation is effective 19 April 2002.  Objections and requests for hearings must be
received by EPA on or before 18 June 2002.
The full text of this addendum, including instructions for submitting objections and requests
for hearings, is available from the address below.
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
Attn: 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) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov
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