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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/221
8 February 2000
(00-0474)
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, whereapplicable).  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 Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food:  Acetochlor and
Pyridate (9 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 pesticide petitions 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 acetochlor (2-chloro-2'-methyl-6'-ethyl-N-
ethoxymethylacetanilide and it metabolites containing the ethyl methyl aniline (EMA) and
the hydroxy methyl aniline (HEMA) moiety, to be expressed as acetochlor, EMA and
HEMA and expressed as acetochlor equivalents in or on the raw agricultural commodity
field, corn, forage at 3.0 part per millio n (ppm); corn, sweet, grain (K+CHWHR) at
0.05 ppm; corn, sweet, fodder at 1.0 ppm; and corn, sweet, forage at 1.4 ppm. The petitioneralso proposes to divide 40 CFR 180.470 into two sections: (a) Specific tolerances
(containing the tolerances for field corn and sweet corn) and (b) Indirect or inadvertent
tolerances (containing the tolerances for the rotational crops sorghum, soybean, wheat, and
nonanimal grass feeds). The petitioner also proposes that tolerances be established for the
indirect or inadvertent residues of acetochlor in or on the the raw agricultural commoditieswhen present therein as a result of the application of acetochlor to growing crops and other
nonfood crops as follows: nongrass animal feeds, forage at 0.6 ppm and nongrass animal
feeds, hay at 1.0 ppm. EPA has determined that the petition contains data or information
regarding the elements set forth in secti on 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 supportsgranting 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 by establishing a tolerance  for residues of
pyridate, 0-(6-chloro- 3-phenyl-4-pyridazinyl)-S-octyl carbonothioate and its metabolite
6-chloro-3-phenyl-pyridazine-4-ol (known as SAN 1367), and conjugates of SAN 1367 in oron the raw agricultural commodities peppermint tops and spearmint tops at 0.20 parts per
million (ppm). EPA has determined that the peti tion contains data or information regardingG/SPS/N/USA/221
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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 Alimentarius Commission
(Codex) Maximum Residue Levels established for residues of Acetochlor on agricultural
commodities.
No international tolerances have been established for Pyridate on peppermint tops and
spearmint tops by Codex Alimentarius Commission.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  65 FR 3682,
24 January 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:  23 February 2000
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
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: [  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. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture BuildingStop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax (202) 690-0677E-mail Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov