G/SPS/N/USA/2984  
 
19 February 2018  
(18-1059) 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): Berry, low growing, except strawberry, subgroup 13 -07H; Fruit, 
citrus, group 10 -10; Fr uit, pome, group 11 -10; Fruit, small, vine climbing, except fuzzy 
kiwifruit, 0.01 subgroup 13 -07F; Fruit, stone, group 12 -12; Nut, tree, group 14 -12; 
Potato; Vegetable, tuberous and corm, subgroup 1C;  Fescue, forage; Fescue, hay; 
Ryegrass, perennial, forag e; Ryegrass, perennial, hay  
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: Rimsulfuron; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule. 
Language(s): English.  Number of pages: 6 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-02-12/html/2018 -02676.htm  
6. Description of content: This regulation establish es tolerances, including tolerances with 
regional registration, for residues of rimsulfuron in or on multiple commodities that are 
identified and discussed later in this document. In addition, this regulation removes 
several previously established toleranc es that are superseded by this final rule.  
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:  G/SPS/N/USA/2984  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2017-03-23/html/2017 -05704.htm  (available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 12 February 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 12 February 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 12 February 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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: [  ] 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 -2018-02-12/html/2018 -02676.htm