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16 June 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  15 June 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: United States Standards for Split Peas  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 15 June 2021  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 15 June 2021  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-06-15/html/2021 -12569.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-06-15/pdf/2021 -12569.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/final_measure/21_4177_00_
e.pdf 
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: United States Standards for Split Peas  
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA  
ACTION: Notice of final action  
SUMMARY: This action is being taken under the authority of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 
as amended (AMA). The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing 
Service (AMS) is revising the method of interpretation for the determination of whole peas in  the 
Pea and Lentil Inspection Handbook pertaining to the class "Split Peas," in the U.S. Standards for 
Split Peas. Stakeholders in the pea processing/handling industry requested that AMS amend the 
interpretation of "whole peas" in the Split Pea inspection  instructions by increasing the percent 
tolerance for the factor whole peas.  
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/1652/Add.2  
 
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  Applicability date: 15 June 2021.  
This notice of final action and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/ USA/1652  are 
identified by Docket Number AMS -FGIS-20-0067. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov 
at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/AMS -FGIS-20-0067/doc ument  and provides access to 
primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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