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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/488
16 August 2001
(01-4028)
Committee on Sanitary and 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 may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Pesticides
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition
Proposing the Establishment of Regulations for Residues of a Certain Pesticide Chemical in
or on Various Food Commodities.
5. Description of content:  EPA has received a pesticide petition proposing, pursuant to
section 408(d) of the FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180.492 by
establishing a tolerance for residues of triflusulfuron methyl in or on the raw agricultural
commodity chicory (root) at 0.05 parts per million (ppm).  EPA has determined that thepetition contains data or information regarding the elements set forth in Section 408(d)(2) of
the FFDCA;  however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at
this time or whether the data support granting of the petition.  Additional data may be
needed before EPA rules on the petition.
6. 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
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations: There are no Codex Maximum Residue Limits
(MRLs) established for triflusulfuron methyl.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  66 FR 41593,
8 August 2001 (available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determinedG/SPS/N/USA/488
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11. Final date for comments:  7 September 2001
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:  Environmental Protection Agency
12. Texts available from: [    ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
Attn:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail address:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov