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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/419
12 April 2001
(01-1894)
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
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:  Ethametsulfuron Methyl;  Pesticide
Tolerance (4 pages).
5. Description of content:  This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of
ethametsulfuron methyl (methyl 2-((((4-ethoxy -6- (methylamino)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl) amino)
carbonyl) amino) sulfonyl) benzoate) in or on canola, crambe, and rapeseed.  The petitioner
requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by
the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996.  In the Federal Register of 17 December 1997,
(not previously notified to the WTO) EPA i ssued a notice pursuant to section 408 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a as amended by the Food
Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA) (Pub lic Law 104-170) announcing the filing of a
pesticide petition.  This notice included a summary of the petition prepared by the
registrant.  There wee no comments received in response to the notice of filing.  The
petition  requested that 40 CFR part 180 be amended by establishing a tolerance for residues
of the herbicide ethametsulfuron methyl (methyl 2- ((((4-ethoxy-6- (methylamino)-1,3,5-
triazin-2-yl) amino) carbonyl) amino) sulfonyl) benzoate) in or on canola seed at 0.1 partper million (ppm).  During the course of th e review, EPA determined that the available
residue data supported tolerances of 0.02 ppm in or on the raw agricultural commodities
canola, crambe, and rapeseed at 0.02 ppm.
Part 180 –[Amended]
1.  The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:
Authority:  21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346(a) and 371.
2. Section 180.563 is amended by adding paragraph (a) to read as follows:
Section 180.563  Ethametsulfuron methyl;  tolerances for residues.
(a) General.  A tolerance is established for residues of
ethametsulfuron methyl (methyl 2- ((((4-ethoxy-6- (methylamino)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino) carbonyl) amino) sulfonyl) benzoate) in or on the following raw agricultural
commodities.
Commodity Parts per million
Canola seed 0.02
Crambe 0.02Rapeseed 0.02G/SPS/N/USA/419
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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 maximum residue levels
for ethametsulfuron methyl.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  66 FR 18201,
6 April 2001;  Available in English.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  6 April 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force: 6 April 2001
11. Final date for comments:  6 April 2001
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  This regulation is effective
6 April 2001.  Objections and requests for hearings must be received by EPA on or before
5 June 2001.  [    ] 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 objections and requests
for hearings are in the body of the full text – which will be sent upon request to the address
in paragraph 12.
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
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: (292) 690 0677
E-mail ofsts@fas.usda.gov