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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/416
12 April 2001
(01-1895)
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
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 Pesticide Petitions
to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food – Pyriproxyfen
(5 pages).
5.Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or
on food.
EPA has received a pesticide petition proposing, 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 a tolerance for residues of pyriproxyfen, 2-[1-methyl-2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)
ethoxy pyridine, in or on the raw agricultural commodity pistachio at 0.02 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 support
granting of the petition.  Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petition.
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:   There are no Codex MRLs for pyriproxyfen.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  66 FR 17883,
4 April 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:  4 May 2001
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (ifG/SPS/N/USA/416
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available) of other body:  Environmental Protection Agency.  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: [     ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
Attn:  Carolyn F. WilsonRoom 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone: (202) 720 2239
Fax: (292) 690 0677E-mail ofsts@fas.usda.gov