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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/811
7 October 2003
(03-5289)
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 should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Products that use the pesticide Propylene Carbonate
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
US trading partners.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Propylene Carbonate;
Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance, (available in English, 6 pages).
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of
a tolerance for residues of propylene carbonate when used as an inert ingredient in
pesticide formulations applied pre- a nd post-harvest to agricultural commodities.
Huntsman Corporation submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, requesting an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.  This regulation eliminates the need toestablish a maximum permissible level for residues of propylene carbonate.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:   not applicable
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr05se03-7,
Federal Register:  5 September 2003 (Volume 68, Number 172) Pages 52695 - 52700;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/September/Day-05/p22546.htm ;  (available
in English)
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  5 September 2003G/SPS/N/USA/811
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12. Final date for comments:  5 November 2003
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental ProtectionAgency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov
Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2003-0284" in subject line of your response.
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ms. Roseanne Freese, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign
Agricultural Service, Food Safety and Technical Services Division, Stop 1027,Washington, DC  20250.  Tel:  (202) 690-1642, Fax:  (202) 720 7772,
E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov