. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/866 
24 February 2004 
 (04-0773) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Products that use the pesticide activ e ingredient sodium acifluorfen 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Sodium Acifluorfen 
RED;  Notice of Availability , Available in English, 2 pages 
6. Description of content:  For the herbicide sodium acifluorfen, the Agency is announcing 
the availability of the reregistration elig ibility decision (RED) document and supporting 
technical documents.  EPA has assessed the risks associated with the use of sodium 
acifluorfen, reassessed the tolerances for sodi um acifluorfen, and reached a reregistration 
eligibility decision.  The Agency has determin ed that all currently registered uses of 
sodium acifluorfen are eligible for reregistrati on, provided that all the conditions identified 
in the RED document are satisfied, including  the implementation of risk mitigation 
measures through label amendments.  The RED document also describes the tolerance reassessment decision for sodium acifluorfen. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from anima l/plant pest or disease,  [   ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   n.a. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which thes e are available:  DOCID: fr28ja04-52, 
Federal Register : 28 January 2004 (Volume 69, Number 18), pages 4136-4138; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2004/January/Day-28/p1549.htm ; Available in 
English 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   n.a. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   n.a. G/SPS/N/USA/866 
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 12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 27 February 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   Public Information and Reco rds 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 Note: Identif y docket name "OPP-2003-293" in subject 
line of your response. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
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, E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov