. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   G/SPS/N/USA/1243 
13 March 2006 
 (06-1088) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  
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):  Dry beans, snap beans, cotton seed, and gin byproducts.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of  the notified document:  NOTICE.  Notice of 
Filing of a Pesticide Petition for the Establishment of a Regulation for the Residues of Sodium Salt of Fomesafen in or on Dry Beans, Snap Beans, Cotton Seed, and Gin Byproducts (Available in English, 1 page).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition 
proposing to establish tolerances for residues of the herbicide sodium salt of fomesafen, 
5-[2-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]-N-(m ethylsulfonyl)-2-nitrobenzamide] in or on 
food commodities dry beans (PP 1E6228), snap  beans (PP 6E4653), cotton seed and cotton 
gin byproducts (9F5068) at 0.025 parts per million (ppm).  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests   
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
1 March 2006 (Volume 71, Number 40, Pages:  10508 - 10509), 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-01/p1852.htm  (available in 
English).  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified. G/SPS/N/USA/1243 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability and may or may not 
result in a future regulatory action.  A notice invites the public to submit additional scientific information and comments to the Agency.
   
12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be received on or before 31 March 2006.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Registration Division 
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ms Julie Morin, United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov