G/SPS/N/USA/3134  
 
18 November 2019  
(19-7831) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
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 should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 4 -16B, except watercress;   
Cottonseed, subgroup 20C;  Fruit, pome, group 11 -10; Fruit, small, vine climbing, except 
fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13 -07F; Nut, tree, group 14 -12; Peach subgroup 12 -12B; Plum 
subgroup 12 -12C; Sunflower, subgroup 20B;  Tropical and subtropical, small fruit, inedible 
peel, subgroup 24A;  Watercress  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Tebuconazole; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  6 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-11-12/html/2019 -24267.htm  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
tebucon azole in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in 
this document. In addition, this regulation removes certain established tebuconazole 
tolerances that are superseded by new tolerances established in this final rule.  
7. Object ive and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the stan dard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  EPA harmonizes with Codex where possible, but for some of 
the MRLs (tolerance) in question, the data provided to EPA support a different MRL than G/SPS/N/USA/3134  
 
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  Codex. Please refer to the Federal Register Notice for full information regarding whic h 
MRLs are harmonized and which are not.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2018-07-24/html/2018 -15722.htm  (available 
in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 12 November 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 12 November 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 12 November 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle commen ts: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Michael L. Goodis, P.E., Director, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 
DC 20460 -0001; Main telephone number: +(703) 305 7090; E -mail: 
RDFRNotices@epa.gov  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Addres s, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-11-12/html/2019 -24267.htm