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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/661
9 January 2003
(03-0105)
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):  All products that use the pesticide Lindane.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
U.S. trading partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Lindane Re-registration
Eligibility Decision (RED);  Notice of Availability for Comment, (available in English,3 pages).
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of the Re-registration
Eligibility Decision (RED) docu ment and technical support documents for the pesticide
active ingredient, lindane.  These documents have been developed using a public
participation process designed by the EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
to involve the public in the reassessment of pesticide tolerances under the Food QualityProtection Act (FQPA) and the re-registration of individual pesticides under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).  This notice starts a 60-day public
comment period for lindane, during which the public is invited to submit comments on the
Agency's risk management decision.
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:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:
fr23se02-40, Federal Register:  23 September 2002 (Volume 67, Number 184)
Pages 59500-59502,
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2002/September/Day-23/p24096.htm;  Available
in English
10. Proposed date of adoption:   23 September 2002.G/SPS/N/USA/661
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11. Proposed date of entry into force:   n.a.
12. Final date for comments:  22 November 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. o pp-docket@epa.gov
Note:  Identify docket name "AOPP-2002-0202" 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, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1027, Washington, DC 20250.
Tel (202) 720-9047, (202) 720-0677, fstsd@usda.gov