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|                                                  | G/TBT/N/USA/186** |
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|                                                  | 24 April 2006     |
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|                                                  | (06-1917)         |
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| **Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade**     | Original: English |
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NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with
Article 10.6.

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| ** | **Member to Agreement     |   |                                 |
| 1. | notifying:** [UNITED      |   |                                 |
| ** | STATES]{.underline}       |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
|    | **If applicable, name of  |   |                                 |
|    | local government involved |   |                                 |
|    | (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):** |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Agency responsible:**   |   |                                 |
| 2. | Environmental Protection  |   |                                 |
| ** | Agency (EPA) (190)        |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
|    | **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:**             |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Notified under Article  |   |                                 |
| 3. | 2.9.2 \[** X **\], 2.10.1 |   |                                 |
| ** | \[ **  **\], 5.6.2        |   |                                 |
|    | \[ **  **\], 5.7.1        |   |                                 |
|    | \[ **  **\], other:**     |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Products covered (HS or |   |                                 |
| 4. | CCCN where applicable,    |   |                                 |
| ** | otherwise national tariff |   |                                 |
|    | heading.\                 |   |                                 |
|    | ICS numbers may be        |   |                                 |
|    | provided in addition,     |   |                                 |
|    | where applicable):**      |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
|    | Mono- and bis-phosphates  |   |                                 |
|    | (HS: Chapter 3808) (ICS:  |   |                                 |
|    | 13)                       |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Title, number of pages  |   |                                 |
| 5. | and language(s) of the    |   |                                 |
| ** | notified document:**      |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
|    | Mono- and bis-(1H, 1H,    |   |                                 |
|    | 2H, 2H- perfluoroalkyl)   |   |                                 |
|    | phosphates where the      |   |                                 |
|    | alkyl group is even       |   |                                 |
|    | numbered and in the       |   |                                 |
|    | C6-C12 range; Proposed    |   |                                 |
|    | Revocation of Pesticide   |   |                                 |
|    | Inert Ingredient          |   |                                 |
|    | Tolerance Exemption (5    |   |                                 |
|    | pages, English).          |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Description of          |   |                                 |
| 6. | content**: This document  |   |                                 |
| ** | proposes to revoke, under |   |                                 |
|    | the Federal Food, Drug,   |   |                                 |
|    | and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)  |   |                                 |
|    | section 408(e)(1), the    |   |                                 |
|    | existing exemption from   |   |                                 |
|    | the requirement of a      |   |                                 |
|    | tolerance for residues of |   |                                 |
|    | the inert ingredient      |   |                                 |
|    | mono- and bis-(1H, 1H,    |   |                                 |
|    | 2H, 2H- perfluoroalkyl)   |   |                                 |
|    | phosphates where the      |   |                                 |
|    | alkyl group is even       |   |                                 |
|    | numbered and in the       |   |                                 |
|    | C6-C12 range under 40 CFR |   |                                 |
|    | 180.920 because EPA       |   |                                 |
|    | cannot determine that it  |   |                                 |
|    | meets the safety          |   |                                 |
|    | requirements of FFDCA     |   |                                 |
|    | section 408(b)(2). The    |   |                                 |
|    | regulatory action         |   |                                 |
|    | proposed in this document |   |                                 |
|    | contributes toward the    |   |                                 |
|    | Agency\'s tolerance       |   |                                 |
|    | reassessment requirements |   |                                 |
|    | under FFDCA section       |   |                                 |
|    | 408(q), as amended by the |   |                                 |
|    | Food Quality Protection   |   |                                 |
|    | Act (FQPA) of 1996. By    |   |                                 |
|    | law, EPA is required by   |   |                                 |
|    | August 2006 to reassess   |   |                                 |
|    | the tolerances that were  |   |                                 |
|    | in existence on 2         |   |                                 |
|    | August 1996. The          |   |                                 |
|    | regulatory action         |   |                                 |
|    | proposed in this document |   |                                 |
|    | pertains to the proposed  |   |                                 |
|    | revocation of 1 tolerance |   |                                 |
|    | which would be counted as |   |                                 |
|    | tolerance reassessment    |   |                                 |
|    | toward the August 2006    |   |                                 |
|    | review deadline.          |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Objective and           |   |                                 |
| 7. | rationale, including the  |   |                                 |
| ** | nature of urgent problems |   |                                 |
|    | where applicable:**       |   |                                 |
|    | Protection of human       |   |                                 |
|    | health and the            |   |                                 |
|    | environment               |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Relevant documents:** : |   |                                 |
| 8. | 71 Federal Register (FR)  |   |                                 |
| ** | 20048 19 April 2006;      |   |                                 |
|    | Title 40 Code of Federal  |   |                                 |
|    | Regulations (CFR) Part    |   |                                 |
|    | 180. Will appear in the   |   |                                 |
|    | Federal Register when     |   |                                 |
|    | adopted.                  |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Proposed date of        |   | To be determined                |
| 9. | adoption:**               |   |                                 |
| ** |                           |   |                                 |
|    | **Proposed date of entry  |   |                                 |
|    | into force:**             |   |                                 |
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| *  | **Final date for          |   |                                 |
| *1 | comments:** 19 June 2006  |   |                                 |
| 0. |                           |   |                                 |
| ** |                           |   |                                 |
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| *  | **Texts available from:   |   |                                 |
| *1 | National enquiry point    |   |                                 |
| 1. | \[** X **\] or address,   |   |                                 |
| ** | telephone and fax         |   |                                 |
|    | numbers, e-mail and       |   |                                 |
|    | web-site addresses, if    |   |                                 |
|    | available of the other    |   |                                 |
|    | body:**                   |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
|    | Full Texts are Now        |   |                                 |
|    | Available on the Internet |   |                                 |
|    | at URLs:                  |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
|    | http://a257.g.akam        |   |                                 |
|    | aitech.net/7/257/2422/01j |   |                                 |
|    | an20061800/edocket.access |   |                                 |
|    | .gpo.gov/2006/E6-5883.htm |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
|    | http://a257.g.akamaite    |   |                                 |
|    | ch.net/7/257/2422/01jan20 |   |                                 |
|    | 061800/edocket.access.gpo |   |                                 |
|    | .gov/2006/pdf/E6-5883.pdf |   |                                 |
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