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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/211
10 January 2000
(00-0073)
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 a Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals - Pyridaben and Bifenthrin -
(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.  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), toamend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a tolerances for residues of pyridaben 2-tert-
butyl-5-(4-tert-butylbenzylthio) -4-chloropyridazin-3(2H)-one in or on the raw
agricultural commodities (RAC) cranberries, and pistachio at 0.5 and 0.05 and parts per
million (ppm).  Registration for pyridaben on cranberries would be limited to areas along
the eastern coast in the states of MA, NJ, ME, NY, CT, NH, VT, RI, and DE based on
the geographical representation of the residue data submitted. EPA has determined that
the petitions contain data or information regarding the elements set forth in section408(d)(2) of the FFDCA; however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the
submitted data at this time or whether the data supports granting of the petitions.
Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petitions.  This notice includes a
summary of the petitions prepared by the registrant.  In addition, 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 part 180 by establishing a tolerance for residues of
[bifenthrin, ((2-methyl [1,1'-biphenyl]-3-yl) methyl-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3, -trifluoro-1-
propenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate) in or on the RAC as follows: (1)
Proposes the establishment of a tolerance for grape at 0.2 ppm.;  (2) Proposes the
establishment of a tolerance for peppers at 0.5 ppm.;  (3) Proposes the establishment of atolerance for head lettuce at 2.0 ppm.;  and (4) Proposes the establishment of a tolerance
for the caneberry subgroup at 1.0 ppm.
EPA has determined that the petitions contain 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 supports granting of thepetitions.  Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on these petitions.G/SPS/N/USA/211
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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
(MRL) established for residues of pyridaben on cranberries and pistachio.  There also are noCODEX maximum residue levels for residues of bifenthrin in or on grape, peppers (bell and
non-bell), lettuce, and caneberry.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  64 FR 71767,
22 December 1999 (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:  21 January 2000
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] 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 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