G/TBT/N/USA/1920  
21 September 2022  
(22-7087) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Department of Agriculture (USDA) [1944]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the  notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other  [X]: Seeking comments on alternatives to existing regulations that would align 
with the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA) and the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency's (EPA) regulatory framework for inert ingredients in pesticides.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Pesticides; 
Domestic safety (ICS code(s): 13.120); Pesticides and other agrochemica ls (ICS code(s): 
65.100); Processes in the food industry (ICS code(s): 67.020); Food products in general 
(ICS code(s): 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Inert 
Ingredients in Pesticides for Organic Production; (6 p age(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Advance notice of proposed rulemaking - This advance notice 
of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) seeks input from stakeholders about how to update the 
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic regulatio ns on inert ingredients 
in pesticides used in organic production. The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 
seeks comments on alternatives to its existing regulations that would align with the 
Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA) and the U.S. En vironmental Protection 
Agency's (EPA) regulatory framework for inert ingredients. Information from public 
comments would inform AMS's approach to this topic, including any proposed revisions 
of the USDA organic regulations.  
7. Objective and rationale, inc luding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 54173, 2 September 2022; Title 7 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 205:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-09-02/html/2022 -18928.htm  G/TBT/N/USA/1920  
 
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  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-09-02/pdf/2022 -18928.pdf  
This advanced notice of proposed rulemaking is identified by Docket Number AMS -NOP-
21-0008. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/AMS -NOP-21-0008/document  and provides access 
to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders 
are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern 
Time on 1 November 2022. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO 
Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will also be 
submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  1 November 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_6415_00_e.pdf