. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1165 
1 December 2005 
 (05-5731) 
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):  Bermuda grass forage, Bermuda grass hay, Bahiagrass, Forage, Bahiagrass, 
hay, milk, fat (of cattle, goat, horse and sheep),  meat and meat byproducts of cattle, goat, 
horse and sheep  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  FINAL RULE. 
Sulfosulfuron; Pesticide Tolerances for Emer gency Exemptions (Available in English, 7 
pages)  
6. Description of content:  This regulation establishes time-limited tolerances for combined 
residues of sulfosulfuron, 1-(4,6-dimet hoxypyrimidin-2yl)-3-[(2-ethanesulfonyl-
imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-yl)sulfonyl]urea a nd metabolites converted to 2-(ethylsulfonyl)-
imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (calculated as sulfosulfuron), in or on Bermudagrass, forage at 11 ppm; Bermudagrass, hay at 40 ppm; Bahiagrass, forage at 11 ppm; Bahiagrass, hay at 40 ppm; milk at 0.02 , ppm; fat (of cattle, goat, horse and sheep) at 0.04 ppm; meat (of cattle, goat, horse and sheep) at 0.02 ppm; and meat byproducts , (cattle, goat, horse and sheep) at 0.50 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 ,  
16 November 2005 (Volume 70, Number 220), Pages 69457-69464, http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2005/November/Day-16/p22699.htm  (Available in 
English)  G/SPS/N/USA/1165 
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10. Proposed date of adoption:  16 November 2005 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  16 November 2005 
12. Final date for comments:  This regulation is effective 16 November 2005.  Objections and 
requests for hearings must be received  with reference to Docket identification (ID) number 
OPP-2005-0270 on or before 17 January 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. Lashonda McLeod, United States SPS Nationa l Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250. Tel: 202-720-5683; Fax 202-690-0677; Email fstsd@usda.gov