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G/SPS/N/USA/869/Add.1 
4 June 2004 
 (04-2418) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum 
 
 
 The following communication, received on 2 June 2004, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of the United States. 
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Thifensulfuron-methyl;  Withdrawal of Tolerance Actions 
 
 Withdrawal of direct final rule for the rein statement of corn tolerances for the herbicide 
thifensulfuron-methyl because the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received a relevant 
adverse comment.  EPA published the direct fina l rule on 13 February 2004 which would have 
reinstated corn tolerances for the herbicide thifensulfuron-methyl that  were previously established but 
inadvertently removed shortly thereafter. EPA stated in  that direct final rule that if relevant adverse 
comments were received by 13 April 2004, the Agency would publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register.  EPA subsequently  received relevant adverse comment on that direct final rule. EPA 
will therefore publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in  a future edition of the Federal Register.  The 
Agency will address the comments on the direct final rule as part of that proposed  
Rulemaking. 
 
 DOCID:fr, Federal Register:  14 April 200 4 (Volume 69, Number 72) Page 19767 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2004/April/Day-14/p8103.htm  (available in English). 
 
 Ms. Julie Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Food Safety and Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington, DC 20250. 
Tel:  202-720-4051, Fax:  (202) 720-7772, Email:  fstsd@usda.gov  
 
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