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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/482
6 August 2001
(01-3888)
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, where applicable).
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Pesticides
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Atrazine, Bensulide, Carbofuran,
Diphenamid, Fumaric acid, Imazalil, 6-Methyl-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-b]quinoxalin-2-one,
Phosphamidon, S-Propyl dipropylthiocarbamate, and Trimethacarb; Proposed Revocation of
Tolerances (7 pages)
5. Description of content:   This document proposes to revoke specific tolerances for residues of
the insecticides carbofuran, phosphamidon, and trimethacarb; the herbicides atrazine,
S-(O,O-diisopropyl phosphorodithioate) ester of  N-(2-mercaptoethyl) benzenesulfonamide,
known as bensulide, S-propyl dipropylthiocarbama te, known as vernolate, and diphenamid; the
fungicides fumaric acid and imazalil; and the fungicide/ insecticide
6-methyl-1,3-dithiolo[4,5-b]quinoxalin-2-one (oxythioquinox). EPA expects to determine
whether any individuals or groups want to support these tolerances.  The regulatory actions
proposed in this document are part of the Agency's reregistration program under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the tolerance reassessment
requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosm etic Act (FFDCA).  By law, EPA is required
to reassess 66 per cent of the tolerances in existence on 2 August 1996, by August 2002, orabout 6,400 tolerances.  The regulatory actions proposed in this document pertain to the
proposed revocation of 81 tolerances and/or exemptions, but since one exemption for fumaric
acid was previously reassessed, 80 would be counted among tolerance/exemption
reassessments made toward the August, 2002 re view deadline of FFDCA section 408(q), as
amended by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996.
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:  Differences exist between some of the actions the
United States is taking and the current status of some tolerances in the Codex.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  66 FR 39709,
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.
11. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 1 October 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:  Detailed instructions on where and how to send comments are in the body of
the full text - which will be sent upon request to the address in paragraph 12.
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point or
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
Attn:  Carolyn F. WilsonRoom 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C.20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov