G/SPS/N/USA/3423  
25 September 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
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):  Barley, grain; barley, straw; cattle, fat; cattle, meat; cattle, meat 
byproducts; goat, fat; goat, meat; goat, meat byproducts; grass, forage; grass, hay; hog, 
fat; hog, meat; hog, meat byproducts; horse, fat; horse, meat; horse, meat byproducts; 
milk; oat, forage; oat, grain; oat, straw; sheep, fat; sheep, meat; sheep, meat 
byproducts; wheat, forage; wheat, grain; wheat, straw; asparagus; nut, tree, gr oup 14 -12; 
vegetable, fruiting, group 8 -10; almond; almond, hulls  
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:  Pesticide Tolerances; Implementing Registration Review 
Decisions for Certain Pesticides. Proposed Rule.  Language(s):  English . Number of 
pages:  8 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-09-12/html/2023 -19513.htm  
6. Description of content:  EPA is proposing several tolerance a ctions that the Agency 
previously determined were necessary or  appropriate during registration review for the 
following pesticide active ingredients: chlorsulfuron, primisulfuron -methyl, triasulfuron, 
halosulfuron -methyl, sulfosulfuron, iodosulfuron -methyl -sodium, trifloxysulfuron -sodium, 
and mesosulfuron -methyl. The proposed tolerance actions for each pesticide active 
ingredient may include but are not limited to the following types of actions: revising 
tolerance expressions;modifying commodity definitions ;updating crop groups;removing 
expired tolerances;revoking tolerances that are no longer needed; andharmonizing 
tolerances with Codex Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs).  
7. 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.   G/SPS/N/USA/3423  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] 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 co nform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Modifying the tolerance level for residues of halosulfuron -methyl 
in or on asparagus to harmonize w ith the Canadian MRL. There are no Codex MRLs for this 
pesticide chemical.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 November 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Robert Little, Pesticide Re -Evaluation Division (7508M), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460 -0001; 
Tel: +(202)  566 2234; E -mail: little.robert@epa.gov  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-09-12/html/2023 -19513.htm