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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1333 
16 June 2006 
 (06-2914) 
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):  Wheat/barley/oats (grain, straw), and wheat (aspirated grain fractions) food 
and feed commodities  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
U.S. trade partners  
5. Title, language and number of pages of  the notified document:  NOTICE.  Notice of 
Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of an Exemption from the Requirement of a 
Tolerance for Residues of Sodium Chlorite/Sulfur Dioxide in or on Various Food and Feed Commodities (Available in English, 1 page).  
6. Description of content :  This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition 
proposing the establishment of an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for 
residues of sodium chlorite/sulfur dioxide in  or on wheat/barley/oats (grain, straw), and 
wheat (aspirated grain fractions) food and feed commodities.  Because this petition is a request for an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance without numerical limitations, 
no analytical method is required.  
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: 
7 June 2006 (Volume 71, Number 109, Pages:   32952 - 32953) (Available in English). 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2006/June/Day-07/p8718.htm   
10. Proposed date of adoption:   G/SPS/N/USA/1333 
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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 7 July 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 (7505P) 
Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20460-0001  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ms Deborah Thompson 
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 Email: fstsd@fas.usda.gov