WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/USA/17
19 March 2002
(02-1430)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Environmental Protection Agency (17)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Chromated Copper
Arsenate Products (ICS 71)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notice of Receipt of
Requests to Cancel Certain Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) Wood Preservative
Products and Amend to Terminate Certain Uses of CCA Products  (3 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   Pursuant to section 6(f) (1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act , as amended, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a
notice of receipt of requests from registrants of affected chromated copper arsenate (CCA)products to cancel certain products and to amend to terminate certain uses of other CCA
products.  These requests were submitted to EPA in February 2002.  EPA intends to grant
these requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency
receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit its further
review of these requests.  Upon acceptance of these requests, any sale, distribution, or use of
products listed in this notice will only be permitted if such distribution, sale, or use is
consistent with the terms as described in this notice.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To cancel certain chromated copper arsenate (CCA)  wood preservative products and mend
to terminate certain uses of CCA products.
8. Relevant documents:   67 Federal Register (FR) 8244, 22 February 2002.  Will appear in
the Federal Register when adopted.          
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   25 March 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html