G/SPS/N/USA/3016  
 
2 August 2018  
(18-4896) 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): multiple commodities  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent rel evant 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 . Language(s): English.  Number of 
pages: 7 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-07-24/html/2018 -15722.htm  
6. Description of content: This document announces the Agency's receipt of sever al 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 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   G/SPS/N/USA/3016  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 23 August 2018  
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 McNally, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511P), main 
telephone number: +(703) 305 7090; E -mail address: BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov., Michael 
Goodis, Registration Division (RD) (7505P), main telephone number: +(703) 305 7090; 
E-mail address: 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.  
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.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-07-24/html/2018 -15722.htm