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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/499
10 September 2001
(01-4243)
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:  Pesticides
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition
to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food – Halosulfuron-methyl (6 pages).
5. Description of content: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or
on various food commodities.
EPA has received pesticide petitions proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFD CA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR
part180 by establishing tolerances for residues of the herbicide halosulfuron-methyl (methyl
5-[(4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyrimidinyl) amino] carbonyl aminosulfonyl-3-chloro-1-methyl-1H-
pyrazole-4-carboxylate) in or on the fruiting vegetables (excluding cucurbits) Crop Group 8
at 0.05 parts per million (ppm), asparagus at 0.8 ppm, and the melon subgroup Sub-group
9A at 0.1 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 supportsgranting of the petitions. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petitions.
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: Maximum residue levels have not been
established for residues of halosulfuron-methyl on any food or feed crop by the CodexAlimentarius Commission.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  66 FR 45993,
31 August 2001 (available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determinedG/SPS/N/USA/499
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10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined
11. Final date for comments:  1 October 2001
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: [     ] National notification authority, [     ] 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 BuildingStop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:   (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
     E-mail Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov