G/SPS/N/USA/2993  
 
29 March 2018  
(18-1960) 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): Subgroup 8 -10B (pepper/eggplant subgroup); Grain , cereal, 
group  15; Buckwheat , grain; Corn, field grain; Oat, grain; Rice, grain; Rice, straw; Rye, 
grai; Sorghum, grain; Sorghum, grain forage; Sorghum, sweet, stalk; Triticale grain; 
Wheat, bran; Wheat, germ; Wheat, grain; Alfalfa, forage; Alfalfa, hay; Aspirated grain 
fractions; Barley , hay; Barley, grain; Barley, straw; Corn, field, forage; Corn, field, stover; 
Corn, pop, forage; Corn, pop, stover; Corn, sweet forage; Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob 
with husks removed; Corn, sweet, stover; Potato; Sorghum, grain, stover; Wheat, forage; 
Wheat, hay; Wheat, straw; Alfalfa, seed; and Sugarcane ; Crop Subgroup 20A (Rapeseed 
Subgroup); Mushrooms; Citrus dried pulp; Crop Group 10 -10, citrus fruit; Peanut ; Peanut , 
hay; and Peanut , meal; Alfalfa, forage; Alfalfa, hay; Cattle, fat; Cattle, kidney; Cattle,  
meat; Cattle, meat by -products, except kidney; Goat, fat; Goat, kidney; Goat, meat; 
Goat, meat by -products, except kidney; Hog, kidney; Horse, fat; Horse, kidney; Horse, 
meat; Horse, meat by -products, except kidney; Milk; Sheep, fat; Sheep, kidney; Sheep,  
meat; Sheep, meat by -products; Flax, seed; and Grain, aspirated fractions; Coffee bean, 
green; Coffee bean, roasted; and Coffee, instant  
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 . Language(s): English.  Number of 
pages: 2 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-02-27/html/2018 -03989.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 several pesticides 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.  G/SPS/N/USA/2993  
 
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  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 inte rnational 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:   
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) : 29 March  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:  
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: [X]  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 -2018-02-27/html/2018 -03989.htm