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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/585
2 May 2002
(02-2505)
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:  Pesticide
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition
to Establish a Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food - Cryolite (4 pages)
5. Description of content:   This Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notice announces the
initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a
certain pesticide chemicals in or on various food commodities.
EPA has received a pesticide petition proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of FFDCA, 21
U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 by: (1) Modifying the tolerance expression in 40CFR 180.145 (a) General. from "Tolerances are established for combined residues of the
insecticidal fluorine compounds cryolite and synthetic cryolite (sodium aluminofluoride) in or
on the following commodities:" to "Tolerances are established for residues of fluoride arising
from the use of the insecticidal fluorine compounds cryolite and synthetic cryolite (sodium
aluminofluoride), in or on the following commodities:";  (2) renewing and removing the time
limitations for potato and potato waste tolerances, as an amendment to earlier petitions;  (3)
modifying the existing tolerances, for cucumber and kiwifruit to reflect the toleranceexpression stated as residues of fluoride;  (4) modifying existing tolerances for apricots,
nectarines, kale, cranberry and plums (included in the tolerance modifications for plums is the
relocation in 40 CFR 180.145 from (a)(1) to (a)(c)), as a followup to the Cryolite
Reregistration Eligibility Decision, and as recommended by the Agency;  and (5) establishing
new tolerances for prunes and the berry group (Crop Group 13) as a follow-up to the CryoliteReregistration Eligibility Decision, and as recommended by the Agency.  The following
specific actions are proposed:
Modify existing tolerances:
Apricots from 7 ppm to 10 parts per million (ppm)
Cucumber from 7 ppm to 4 ppmCranberry from 7 ppm to 2 ppm
Kale from 7 ppm to 35 ppm
Kiwi from 15 ppm to 8 ppm
Nectarines from 7 ppm to 10 ppm
Plums from 7 ppm to 2 ppm (tolerance with regional registration)G/SPS/N/USA/585
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Renew tolerances and remove time-limitation:
Potatoes - 2 ppm
Potatoes, waste from processing 22 ppm
Establish new tolerances:
Berries (crop group 13) - 0.5 ppm (replaces separate existing tolerances for blackberries,
  blueberries, boysenberries, dewberries, loganberries, raspberries and youngberries
Prunes - 7 ppm (tolerance with regional registration)
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 [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  No Codex Maximum Residue Levels currently
exist for cryolite.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  67 FR 20121,
24 April 2002 (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:  Comments must be received on or before 24 May 2002.
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
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN:  Carolyn F. WilsonRoom 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:   (202) 720-2239Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov