G/SPS/N/USA/3231  
 
1 March 2021  
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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 Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues 
of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities. Notice of filing of petitions and 
request for comment . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  2 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-02-24/html/2021 -02648.htm  
6. Description of content:  This document announces the Agency's receipt of several initial 
filings of pesticide petitions 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 Alimenta rius 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 num ber):  
[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/3231  
 
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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) : 26 March 2021  
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:   
Charles Smith, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P); Main telephone 
number: +(703) 305 7090; E -mail: BPPDF RNotices@epa.gov  
or Marietta Echeverria, Registration Division (7505P); Main telephone number: 
+(703)  305 7090; E -mail: RDFRNotices@epa.gov.  
The mailing address for each contact person is: Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200  Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460 - 
0001. As part of the mailing address, include the contact person's name, division, and 
mail code. The division to contact is listed at the end of each pesticide petition summary.  
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 -2021-02-24/html/2021 -02648.htm