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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/383
24 January 2001
(01-0378)
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 (Exemption From)Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food -
Microbial Pesticide Alternaria Destruens (4 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 toestablish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for the microbial pesticide
Alternaria destruens.  Pursuant to secti on 408(d)(2)(A)(i) of the FFDCA, as amended, the
petitioner  has submitted the following summary of information, data, and arguments in
support of their pesticide petition.  This summary was prepared by the petitioner and EPA
has not fully evaluated the merits of the pesticide petition.  The summary may have been
edited by EPA if the terminology used was unclear, the summary contained extraneous
material, or the summary unintentionally made the reader conclude that the findingsreflected EPA's position and not the position of the petitioner.
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:  A Codex Alimentarius Commission Maximum
Residue (MRL) is not required for Alternaria destruens.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 66 FR 4017,
17 January 2001 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/383
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11. Final date for comments:  16 February 2001.
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 requestto 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 Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov