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17 November 2000
(00-4890)
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 Tolerances for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food - Zeta- Cypermethrin
(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 FFDCA,
21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR 180.418 by establishing tolerances for residues of the
insecticide zeta-cypermethrin(<plus-minus>-a-Cyano (3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl
(<plus-minus>) cis, trans 3-(2,2-dichloroet henyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate) in
or on the raw agricultural commodities (RAC): wheat, grain at 0.15 parts per million (ppm);
wheat, forage, at 2.5 ppm; wheat, hay at 6.0 ppm; wheat, straw at 6.5 ppm; wheat, bran at
0.20 ppm; sorghum, grain, at 0.50 ppm; sorghum, forage at 0.10 ppm; sorghum, fodder at
1.5 ppm; tomatoes at 0.10 ppm; peppers at 0.30 ppm; peas and beans (dried, succulent, andedible podded) at 0.50 ppm; soybeans at 0.05 ppm; poultry, meat at 0.05 ppm; poultry, meat
by-products at 0.05 ppm; poultry, fat at 0.05 ppm and, eggs at 0.05 ppm; meat of cattle,
goats, hogs, horses, and, sheep at 0.3 ppm; fat of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at
0.30 ppm; and, milk, fat at 0.2 ppm (reflecting 0.01 ppm in whole milk).
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 180.418 by establishing tolerances for residues of the
insecticide zeta-cypermethrin(<plus-minus>-a-Cyano (3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl
(<plus-minus>) cis, trans 3-(2,2-dichloroet henyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate) in
or on the raw agricultural commodities (RAC): Sunflower, seeds at 0.20 ppm; sunflower, oil
at 0.20 ppm, poultry, meat at 0.05 ppm, poultry,  meat by-products at 0.05 ppm, poultry, fat
at 0.05 ppm and eggs at 0.05 ppm, meat of cattle , goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 0.3 ppm,
fat of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 2.0 ppm, and milk, fat at 1.0 ppm (reflecting
0.2 ppm in whole milk).G/SPS/N/USA/351
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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 [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There are no Codex residue limits for residues
of zeta-cypermethrin in or on wheat (grain, forage, hay, straw, and bran), sorghum (grain,forage and fodder), tomatoes, peppers, peas and beans (dried, succulent and edible podded),
soybeans, sunflower seeds, sunflower oil, poultry meat by-products, and poultry fat.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 65 FR 66998,
8 November 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:  8 December 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 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax (202) 690-0677
E-mail Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov