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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/299
28 June 2000
(00-2657)
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:
Biochemical pesticides
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Filing Pesticide Petitions to
Establish a (Exemption From) Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food -
Biochemical Pesticide 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) (4 pages)
5. Description of content: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition
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 to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for the biochemical pesticide
1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP).    Pursuant to section 408(d)(2)(A)(i) of the FFDCA, as
amended, the petitioner has submitted a summary of information, data, and arguments in
support of their pesticide petition. This summary was prepared by the petitioner. EPA has not
fully evaluated the merits of the pesticide petition. The summary may have been edited byEPA if the terminology used was unclear, the su mmary contained extraneous material, or the
summary unintentionally made the reader conclude that the findings reflected 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 [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  No maximum residue levels have been established
for 1-MCP by Codex Alimentarius Commission.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 65 FR 38550,
21 June 2000 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/299
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10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.
11. Final date for comments:  21 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/FSTSD
Attn: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 10271400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax (202) 690-0677
E-mail Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov