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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/547
5 February 2002
(02-0538)
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
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Pesticides
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Oxyfluorfen; Availability of Risk
Assessments - Interim Process (2 pages plus risk assessments)
5. Description of content:  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  announces the
availability of risk assessments that were developed as part of EPA's process for making
pesticide Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs) and tolerance reassessments consistent
with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Ac t (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality
Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).  These risk assessments are the human health andenvironmental fate and effects risk assessments and related documents for oxyfluorfen.
This notice also starts a 60-day public comment period for the risk assessments.  By
allowing access and opportunity for comment on the risk assessments, EPA is seeking to
strengthen stakeholder involvement and help ensure decisions made under FQPA are
transparent and based on the best available information.  The tolerance reassessment process
will ensure that the United States continues to have the safest and most abundant food
supply.
6. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There are no Codex MRLs for Oxyfluorfen.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 67 FR 4425,
30 January 2002 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/547
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11. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 29 March 2002.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Environmental Protection Agency
[    ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Detailed instruction on where and how to send comments is in the body of the full text
which will be sent upon request to the address in paragraph 12.
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:   (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov