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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/289/Add.1
12 January 2001
(01-0164)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 9 January 2001, has been received from the
United States.
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Methyl Parathion - Notice of Pesticide Tolerance Revocations
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) previously published in the Federal Register a
proposed rule (notified to the WTO as G/SPS/N/USA /289), proposing to revoke methyl parathion
tolerances for several commodities.  This document announces the revocation of tolerances for theinsecticide methyl parathion on the following commodities: Apples, artichokes, beets (greens alone),
beets (with or without tops), birdsfoot trefoil forage, birdsfoot trefoil hay, broccoli, Brussels sprouts,
carrots, cauliflower, celery, cherries, collards, grapes, kale, lentils, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard green,
nectarines, peaches, pears, plums (fresh prunes), rutabagas (with or without tops), rutabaga tops,
spinach, tomatoes, turnips (with or without tops), turnips greens, vegetables leafy Brassica (cole), and
vetch.  Additionally, EPA is amending the followin g tolerances: beans (amend to beans, dried), peas
(amend to peas, dried) so that methyl parathion is not used on succulent beans and peas.  Note thatmethyl parathion may still be used on lentils; however, residues on lentils are covered by the tolerance
for peas, dried.  Foods legally treated with methyl parathion may continue to be marketed under the
provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).  The regulatory actions in this
document are part of the Agency's reregistration program under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the tolerance reassessment requirements of the FFDCA. By law,EPA is required to reassess 66 per cent of the tolerances in existence on 2 August 1996, by August
2002, or about 6,400 tolerances.  These tolerances were established under section 408 of the FFDCA,
21 U.S.C. 346a.  EPA is revoking these tolerances because the Agency has canceled the pesticide
registrations under FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq., associated with them.
This regulation is effective 5 January 2001. Objections and requests for hearings must be
received by EPA on or before 6 March 2001.G/SPS/N/USA/289/Add.1
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The full text of this addendum (final rule) is available from the following address:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
Attn: Carolyn F. WilsonRoom 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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