G/SPS/N/USA/3444  
19 February 2024  
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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):  Multiple commodities  
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:  Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of 
Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (December 2023). Notice of filing of 
petition and request for comment . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  3 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-02-09/html/2024 -02805.htm  
6. Description of content:  This document announces the Agency's receipt of an initial filing 
of a pesticide petition requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for 
residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.  
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.   
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 An imal 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    G/SPS/N/USA/3444  
 
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  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) : 11 March 2024  
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:   
Madison H. Le, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511M); Main 
telephone number: +(202) 566 1400; E -mail: BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov ; or Da n 
Rosenblatt, Registration Division (RD) (7505T); Main telephone number: +(202) 566 
2875; E -mail: RDFRNotices@epa.gov  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authori ty, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-02-09/html/2024 -02805.htm