G/SPS/N/USA/3109  
 
1 October 2019  
(19-6319) 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):  Crop Group 25: Herb Group and Crop Group 26: Spice Group  
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:  Tolerance Crop Grouping Program V, Pesticide 
Tolerances. Proposed Rule . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  23 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-08-27/html/2019 -18285.htm  
6. Description of content:  EPA is proposing revisions to its pesticide tolerance crop 
grouping regulations, which allow the establishment of tolerances for multiple related 
crops based on data from a representative set of crops. EPA is proposing to revise one 
commodity definition, add three new commodity definitions, and amend the current herbs 
and spices crop group currently provided in Crop Group 19. The crops in the current "Crop 
Group 19: Herbs and Spices Group" will be separated into two new crop groups, "Crop 
Group 25: Herb Gr oup" and "Crop Group 26: Spice Group". Once final, these revisions will 
increase the utility and benefit of the crop grouping system for producers and other 
stakeholders involved in commercial agriculture. This is the fifth in a series of planned crop 
group updates expected to be prepared over the next several years.  
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 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:   G/SPS/N/USA/3109  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
This proposed rule is the fifth in a series of planned crop group amendments expected to 
be completed over the next several years. The previous four crop group amendment rules 
were finalized on 7 December 2007 (72 FR 69150); 8 December 2010 (75 FR 76284); 
22 August 2012 (77 FR 50617); and 3 May 2016 (81 FR 26471) (Refs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, 
respectively). Specific information and details r egarding the history of the crop group 
regulations, the previous amendments to the regulations, and the process for amending 
crop groups can be found in the Federal Register of 23 May 2007 (Ref. 5) and in the 
docket for this action under docket identifier EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0766 at 
http://regulations.gov  (available in English) . 
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) : 28 October 2019  
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:   
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. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-08-27/html/2019 -18285.htm