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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/440
17 May 2001
(01-2534)
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 an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for certain pesticide
chemicals in or on food - 2-propenoic acid, sodium salt, polymer with 2-propenamide
(acrylamide-sodium acrylate copolymer) and 2-propenoic acid, polymer with 2-
propenamide, sodium salt (acrylamide-sodium acrylate copolymer)  (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 oron 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 2-propenoic acid, sodium
salt, polymer with 2-propenamide (acrylamide-sodium acrylate copolymer) when used as an
inert ingredient as a carrier in pesticide formulations that are applied to growing crops or to
raw agricultural commodities before or after harvest.  EPA has determined that the petitioncontains data or information regarding 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 Maximum Residue
Limits established for 2-propenoic acid, sodium salt, polymer with 2-propenamide
(acrylamide-sodium acrylate copolymer) in/on any crop commodities at this time.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  66 FR 23695,
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.
11. Final date for comments:  8 June 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 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
Attn:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C.20250Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov