G/SPS/N/USA/3146  
 
14 February 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AME RICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency  
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):  Almond; Almond hulls; Fruit, pome, group 11 -10; Fruit, stone, 
group 12 -12; Grape; Hops, dried cones; Strawberry; Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9; 
Vegetab le, fruiting, group 8 -10 
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:  Banda de  Lupinus Albus  Doce (BLAD); Proposal To 
Revoke Exemption and Establish Pesticide Tolerances. Proposed Rule.  
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  10 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-02-11/html/2020 -02665.htm  
6. Description of content:  On 29 May 2015, EPA proposed to revoke the current exemption 
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of banda de Lupinus albus  doce (BLAD) 
in or on all food commodities and to establish tolerances for residues of BLAD in or on 
almonds, grapes, strawberries, and tomatoes. Following the receipt of several comm ents, 
the Agency is reproposing this action in order to clarify its proposed rulemaking. In 
addition, since the publication of the initial proposal, the registrant has requested that the 
Agency establish tolerances for additional commodities.  
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 standard? If so, identify the standar d: 
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : The Codex has not established an MRL for BLAD  
[ ] 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 t he 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/USA/3146  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2013-03-22/html/2013 -06683.htm  
(available  in English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 April 2020 . 
Agency or authorit y designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Michael L. Goodis, P.E., Director, Registration Division (7505P); Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency; 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 
DC 20460 -0001; Tel: +(703) 305 7090; E -mail: RDFRNotices@epa.gov  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Addr ess, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 
20250; Tel: +(1 202)  720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; E -mail: 
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov  
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