. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1954 
7 October 2009  
 (09-4795) 
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):  Soybean seed 
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:  Halosulfuron-methyl; Pesticide Tolerances  Language:  
English  Number of pages:  7   
6. Description of content:  This final rule establishes tolera nces for residues of halosulfuron- 
methyl and its metabolites and degradates on soybean, seed at 0.05 ppm. Compliance with 
the tolerance level will be determined by  measuringonly halosulfuron-methyl, methyl 3-
chloro-5-[[[[(4,6-dimethoxy-2- pyrimidinyl)amino] carbonyl] amino] sulfonyl]-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylate, in or on the commodity. 
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/1954 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  This final rule 
can be found un the [Federal Register:  23 September 2009 (Volume 74, Number 183)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 48396-48402] or on-line at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2009/September/Day-23/p22915.htm
.  This final 
rule was published subsequent to notice in th e  [Federal Register: April 8, 2009 (Volume 
74, Number 66)] [Notices] [Page 15971-15976] http://www.epa.gov/EPA-
PEST/2009/April/Day-08/p7965.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  23 September 2009   
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  23 September 2009   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  23 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) :  23 November 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Susan Stanton, Registration Division (7505P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protec tion Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone numb er: (703) 305-5218; e-mail address: 
stanton.susan@epa.gov.  Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0003 
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