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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1959 
12 October 2009  
 (09-4934) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  US Environmental Protection Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed; corn, sweet; and corn, 
sweet, stover 
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:  Tembotrione;  Pesticide Tolerances  Language:  English  
Number of pages:  4   
6. Description of content:  This final rule establishes tolera nces for residues of the herbicide 
tembotrione, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on corn, sweet, kernel plus cob 
with husks removed at 0.01 ppm; corn, sweet, forage at 0.35 ppm; and corn, sweet, stover 
at 0.60 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 stan dard?  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/1959 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  [Federal 
Register:  18 September 2009 (Volume 74, Nu mber 180)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 
47891-47894] or on-line at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2009/September/Day-
18/p22519.htm    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  18 September 2009   
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  18 September 2009   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  18 September 2009   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  17 November 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Joanne Miller, Registration Division (7505P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protec tion Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; Tel:  (703) 305-6224;  E-mail address: 
miller.joanne@epa.gov.  Please refe r3ence docket  EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0813 
13. Texts 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 Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov