. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1511 
22 March 2007 
 (07-1220) 
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):   Grass, forage, hay, seed screenings, straw; oats, forage, grain, hay, straw; 
okra; rhubarb; sorghum, forage, grain, stover, sweet; sugarcane  
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 Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pestic ide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities 
(available in English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice proposes to establish tolerances for residues of the 
herbicide mesotrione in or on  food commodities:  asparagus at 0.01 ppm; grass, forage at 
0.01 ppm; grass, hay at 0.01 ppm; grass, seed screenings at 0.01 ppm; grass, straw at 
0.10 ppm; oats, forage at 0.01 ppm; oats, grain at 0.01 ppm; oats, hay, at 0.01 ppm; oats, 
straw at 0.01 ppm; okra at 0.01 ppm; rhubarb at 0.01 ppm; sorghum, forage at 0.01 ppm; sorghum, grain at 0.01 ppm; sorghum, stover at 0.01 ppm; sorghum, sweet at 0.01 ppm; and sugarcane at 0.01 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: 
28 February 2007 (Volume 72, Nu mber 39) Notices Page 9000-9002 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2007/February/Day-28/p3117.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1511 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability which may or may not 
result in further action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 30 March 2007, and 
may be addressed using dock et number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0030. 
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 (7505P), 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:  
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standard s Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington 
D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov