G/SPS/N/USA/2906  
 
4 November 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: Engl ish 
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as s pecified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Potato  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regi ons or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of a 
Pesticide Chemical in or on a Commodity, Notice of Filing of Petition and Request for 
Comment . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 1 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2016-10-27/html/2016 -25927.htm  
6. Description of content: This document announces the Agency's receipt of an initial 
filing of a pesticide petition re questing the amendment of the tolerance for residues of 
the fungicide, propamocarb hydrochloride, in or on potato from 0.06 parts per million 
(ppm) to 0.30 ppm.  
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 
standa rd 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/2906  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adop tion (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 November 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number a nd e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
For further information contact: Michael L. Goodis, Registration Division (7505P), Office 
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460 -0001; Tel: + 703) 305 7090; E -mail: RDFRNotices@epa.gov  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
United States SPS National Notification Authority , USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 
20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; E -mail: 
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov