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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2059 
6 August 2010  
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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:  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):  Multiple products 
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:  FINAL RULE:   Acetic Acid;  Exemption from the 
Requirement of a Tolerance  Language:  English  Number of pages:  6   
6. Description of content:  This final rule concludes that there is a reasonable certainty that 
no harm will result to the US population, incl uding infants and children, from aggregate 
exposure to residues of acetic acid when used  as an herbicide to control broadleaf weeds 
and grasses.  Therefore, an exemption is established for residues of the biochemical acetic acid when used as a non selective, indirect c ontact herbicide spray for broadleaf weeds and 
weed grasses on all food crops. 
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/2059 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  This final rule 
can be found on the Federal Register on 14 July 2010 (Volume 75, Number 134) 
[Pages 40736-40741] or online at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/ 2010/2010-17163.htm
 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  14 July 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  14 July 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Cheryl Greene, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
Tel.:  +(703) 308 0352;  E-mail:  greene.cheryl@epa.gov. 
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 Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Di vision (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel.:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov