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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/304
19 July 2000
(00-2965)
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:  Pesticides
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to
Establish a Tolerance (Isoxadifen-ethyl) and an Exemption From the Requirement of a
Tolerance (silicon dioxide, fumed, amorphous) for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food.
(8 pages)
5. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on
various food commodities.
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 ethyl 5,5-diphenyl- 2-isoxazoline-3-carboxylate (CAS
No. 163520-33-0) (herbicide safener isoxadifen-ethyl) in or on the raw agricultural
commodities corn grain at 0.1 parts per million (ppm), corn forage at 0.3 ppm, and corn stover
at 0.5 ppm. EPA has determined that the petition contains data or information regarding theelements set forth in section 408(d)(2) of th e 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.
EPA has received a pesticide petition proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the FFDCA, 21
U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 to establish an exemption from the requirement of
a tolerance for silicon dioxide, fumed, amorphous when used in accordance with good
agricultural practices as an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations applied to animals.
Silicon dioxide, fumed, amorphous is already exempted from the requirements of a tolerance
when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops or to raw
agricultural commodities after harvest.
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.G/SPS/N/USA/304
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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:  There are no Codex Alimentarius Commission
maximum residue levels established for residues of isoxadifen-ethyl or silicon dioxide, fumed,amorphous.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 65 FR 40632,
30 June 2000 (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:  31 July 2000
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/FSTSDAttn: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax (202) 690-0677
E-mail Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov