G/SPS/N/USA/3050  
 
14 March 2019  
(19-1571) 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: Fenoxaprop -ethyl, Flufenpyr -ethyl, Imazapyr, Maleic 
hydrazide, Pyrazon, Quinclorac, Triflumizole, et al.; Proposed Tolerance and Tolerance 
Exemption Actions. Proposed Rule . Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 7 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-02-05/html/2019 -00787.htm  
6. Description of content: EPA is proposing to revoke certain tolerances for 
fenoxaprop -ethyl, flufenpyr -ethyl, maleic hydrazide, pyrazon, and quinclorac in follow up 
to canceled products or where a commodity is no longer a significant livestock feed item 
or a tolerance is no longer needed. In addition, EPA is proposing to establish exemptions 
from certain tolerances for maleic hydrazide and to modify certain tolerances for 
quinclorac and imazapyr. In accordance with current Agency practice, EPA also is 
propo sing to update the nomenclature for certain tolerances for fenoxaprop -ethyl and 
triflumizole, to remove expired tolerances for certain pesticide active ingredients, and to 
conform with rounding class practices for certain existing tolerances of specific pe sticide 
active ingredients.  
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 internatio nal 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  G/SPS/N/USA/3050  
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
internationa l standard: There are Codex standards for some, but not all, of the 
proposed MRLs.  Please see the link to the Federal Register notice in box 5 for details.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-02-28/html/C1 -2019-00787.htm  
(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) : 8 April 2019  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avai lable) of other body:  
Christina Scheltema, Pesticide Re -Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460 -0001; Tel: +(703) 308 2201; E -mail address: scheltema.chris tina@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 -2019-02-05/html/2019 -00787.htm