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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/269
2 May 2000
(00-1770)
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 may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Pesticides
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Pesticides; Procedural Regulations
for Registration Review; Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (7 pages)
5. Description of content:  The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996 amended the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to require periodic review of
pesticide registrations to ensure that over time they continue to meet statutory standards for
safety.  FIFRA section 3(g) specifies that EPA establish procedural regulations forconducting registration review and that the goal of the regulations shall be the Agency
review of pesticide registrations on a 15-year cycle.  This advance notice of proposed
rulemaking (ANPRM) alerts stakeholders that EPA is beginning development of procedural
regulations for registration review under FIFRA section 3(g).  It explains EPA's
preliminary interpretation of the authorizing legislation, presents EPA's goals in
implementing the statutory provisions, presents the Agency's initial concept of how the
registration review program might operate, identifies several issues that should beaddressed in developing the program, and invites public comment on these and other issues
relating to registration review.
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:
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 65 FR 24586,
26 April 2000 (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/269
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11. Final date for comments:  26 June 2000.
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 requestto 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
Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax (202) 690-0677
E-mail Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov