G/TBT/N/USA/1654  
16 October 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Department of Agriculture 
(USDA) [1680]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other  [X]:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Lentils; 
Fresh or chilled leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled (excl. peas "Pisum sativum" 
and beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.") (HS 070890); Dried, shelled lentils, whether or 
not skinned or split (HS 071340); Quality (ICS 03.120), Fruits. Veget ables (ICS 67.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  United States 
Standards for Lentils (2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice and request for comments - The United States 
Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is proposing a 
revision to the method of interpretation for the determining the special grade "Green," in 
the Pea and Lentil Inspection Handbook, as it pertains to the class "Lentils," in the U.S. 
Standards for L entils under the United States Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA). 
Stakeholders in the lentil processing/handling industry requested AMS to amend the 
definition of the special grade "Green" to allow for the inclusion of mottled lentils. To 
ensure that the Le ntil standards remain relevant, AMS invites interested parties to 
comment on whether revising the inspection instructions facilitate the marketing of 
Lentils. This action will revise or amend the Grade and Grade Requirements for Lentils in 
the U.S. Standar d for Lentils.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/USA/1654  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• 85 Federal Register (FR) 60955, 29 September 2020:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-09-29/html/2020 -21434.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-09-29/pdf/2020 -21434.pdf  
This notice and request for comments is identified by Docket Number AMS -FGIS-20-0066. 
The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=AMS -FGIS-20-0066 and provides access to 
primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number. WTO Mem bers and their stakeholders 
are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point . Comments received by the 
USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the 
regulator and wil l also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within 
the comment period.  
Interested persons can also refer to actions notified under the symbol 
G/TBT/N/USA/1292 . Comments submitted on those actions are accessible from 
Regulations.gov by searching for "lentils".  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry int o force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  29 October 2020  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_6197_00_e.pdf