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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/651
29 October 2002
(02-5951)
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):  Products that use the pesticide Fenamiphos, which include, but are not limited
to banana, citrus, grape, pineapple, and garlic.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   Any
trading partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document :  Fenamiphos; Notice of
Receipt of Request to Voluntarily Cancel All Product Registrations, available in English,
2 pages
6. Description of content:   In accordance with section 6(f) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of
request to voluntarily cancel all registrations for products containing fenamiphos, effective
as of 31 May 2007.  The registrant has requested voluntary cancellation of theirfenamiphos product registrations and has requested that EPA waive the 180-day comment
period.  In light of this request, EPA is granting the request to waive the 180-day comment
period and is providing a 30-day public comment period before taking action on the
requested cancellation. EPA intends to grant the requested registration cancellation at the
close of the comment period, effective as of 31 May 2007.
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: fr27se02-94,
Federal Register:  27 September 2002, (Volume 67, Number 188), page 61098-61099.
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2002/September/Day-27/p24648.htm ;  Available
in English
10. Proposed date of adoption:   31 May 2007G/SPS/N/USA/651
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11. Proposed date of entry into force:   n/a
12. Final date for comments:   28 October 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.
opp-docket@epa.gov  Note: Identify docket name AOPP-2002-0169@ 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
US Department of AgricultureStop 1027
Washington, DC 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-9047
Fax:  (202) 720-0677
E-Mail:  fstsd@zsda,gov