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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/174
16 July 1999
(99-2961)
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: N-Acyl sarcosines and Sodium N-
acyl sarcosinates; Tolerance Exemption (3 pages)
5. Description of content: The US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to establish
an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of N-acyl sarcosines
[N-oleoyl sarcosine (CAS Reg. No. 110- 25-8); N-stearoyl sarcosine (CAS Reg.
No.142-48-3); N-lauroyl sarcosine (CAS Reg. No. 97-78-9); N-myristoyl sarcosine (CAS
Reg. No. 52558-73-3); N-cocoyl sarcosine mixture (CAS Reg. No. 68411-97-2); and sodium
N-acyl sarcosinates [N-methyl-N-(1-oxo-9-octodecenyl) glycine (CAS Reg. No.
3624-77-9);N-methyl-N-(1-oxooctadecyl) glycine (CAS Reg. No. 5136-55-0); N-methyl-N-
(1-oxododecyl) glycine (CAS Reg. No. 137-16-6); N-methyl-N-(1-oxotetradecyl glycine
(CAS Reg. No. 30364-51-3); and N-cocoyl sarcosine sodium salt mixture (CAS Reg. No.
61791-59-1)] when used as inert ingredients (surfactants) in pesticide formulations
containing glyphosate. EPA is proposing this regulation on its own initiative.
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, guidelin e or recommendation does not exist [ X ].
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  64 FR 36640,
7 July 1999;  40 CFR Part 180 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  The date of adoption and entry into force will be
announced when the final rule is published in the Federal Register.G/SPS/N/USA/174
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11. Final date for comments:   7 September 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comme nts:  [  ] 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 commen ts 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:
US SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority:
USDA/FAS/FSTD
Attn:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 10271400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:  (202) 720 2239
Fax::  (202) 690 0677
E-mail address:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov