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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/310
20 July 2000
(00-3005)
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 Pesticide Petitions to
Establish a Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food - Sulfosate (6 pages)
5. Description of content: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on
various 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 byestablishing tolerances for residues of sulfosate (the trimethylsulfonium salt of glyphosate, also
known as glyphosate-trimesium) in or on the raw agricultural commodities (RAC) cotton gin
by-products at 120 parts per million (ppm) (of which no more than 35 ppm is
trimethylsulfonium (TMS)); cotton undelinted seed at 40 ppm (of which no more than 10 ppm
is TMS); leaves of root and tuber vegetables group (except radish) at 0.25 ppm (of which no
more than 0.2 ppm is TMS); pistachio at 0.05 ppm; potato flakes at 2 ppm (of which no more
than 1.5 ppm is TMS); radish roots at 16 ppm (of which no more than 15 ppm is TMS); radishtops at 10 ppm (of which no more than 8 ppm is TMS); root vegetables subgroup (except
radish) at 0.15 ppm (of which no more than 0.1 ppm is TMS); sorghum grain at 35 ppm (of
which no more than 15 ppm is TMS); sorghum forage at 0.2 ppm (of which no more than 0.1
ppm is TMS); sorghum stover at 140 ppm (of which no more than 60 ppm is TMS); sweet corn
forage at 20 ppm (of which no more than 5 ppm is TMS); sweet corn, kernels + cob with husksremoved at 0.15 ppm (of which no more than 0.1 ppm is TMS); sweet corn stover at 165 ppm
(of which no more than 65 ppm is TMS); tuberous and corm vegetables subgroup at 1 ppm (of
which no more than 0.5 ppm is TMS); and to increase the tolerance in poultry meat
by-products to 0.5 ppm and in milk to 2 ppm.
EPA has determined that the petition contains 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.G/SPS/N/USA/310
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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 [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations: There are no Codex maximum residue levels
established for sulfosate.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 65 FR 43326,
13 July 2000 (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:  14 August 2000
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
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
Attn: Carolyn F. WilsonRoom 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone (202) 720-2239Fax (202) 690-0677
E-mail Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov