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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/652
29 October 2002
(02-5952)
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 should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Products that use the pesticide Chlorpropham, which include, but are not
limited to potatoes and the Easter lily bulb
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   Any
trading partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document :  Chlorpropham Tolerance
Reassessment; Notice of Availability, available in English, 3 pages.
6. Description of content:   This notice constitutes the Agency's report on the Food Quality
Protection Act (FQPA) tolerance reassessment progress and risk management decision for
chlorpropham, announces the Agency's decision, and releases the human health risk
assessment and related documents supporting this decision to the public.  This notice of
tolerance reassessment for chlorpropham starts the 30-day public comment period duringwhich the public is invited to submit comments on the Agency's "Report of the FQPA
Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Risk Management Decision (TRED)" for
chlorpropham.  If any comment causes the Agency to revise its decision on tolerance
reassessment for chlorpropham, the Agency will publish a notice of its amendment in the
Federal Register.  The Agency's reassessment of dietary risk, including public exposurethrough food and drinking water as required by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA), as amended by FQPA, indicate that dietary risk from stored potatoes treated
with chlorpropham per se , poses no risk concerns within the limits of the reassessed
tolerances associated with chlorpropham use on potatoes.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease,  [   ]  protect territory from
other damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:G/SPS/N/USA/652
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9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   DOCID: fr18se02-77,
Federal Register: 18 September 2002, (Volume 67, Number 181) page 58795-58797,
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2002/September/Day-18/p23593.htm; Available
in English
10. Proposed date of adoption:   n/a
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   All registrants of pesticide products containing the
active ingredient listed in this document have been sent the appropriate TRED document,
and must respond to labeling requirements within 8 months of receipt.  In addition, the
Agency requests a response to the generic Data Call-In (DCI) letter from technical
registrants within 90 days of receipt.
12. Final date for comments:   18 October 2002
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments: [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. opp-docket@epa.gov
Identify docket OPP-2002-0180 in subject line of your response.
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Mr. Bill Janis
US Department of Agriculture
Stop 1027Washington, DC 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-9047
Fax:  (202) 720-0677
E-Mail:  fstsd@zsda,gov