. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/857 
24 February 2004 
 (04-0768) 
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 Thiram 
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:   Thiram Risk Assessments; 
Notice of Availability , Available in English, 3 pages  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availa bility of documents that were 
developed as part of EPA's process for making pesticide reregistration eligibility decisions 
and tolerance reassessments consistent with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality  Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).  These 
documents are the human health, and environmental fate and effects risk assessments, and 
related documents for thiram.  Additionally,  this notice starts a 60-day public comment 
period, during which the public is encouraged to provide information to help refine the risk 
assessments for thiram.  Comments are to be limited to issues directly associated with 
thiram and raised by the risk assessment or  other documents placed in the docket.  By 
allowing access and opportunity for comment on th e risk assessments, EPA is seeking to 
strengthen stakeholder involvement, and help ensure that the Agency's decisions under 
FQPA are transparent and based on the best available information. 
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: fr26ja04-46, 
Federal Register : 26 January 2004 (Volume 69, Number 16), pages 3581-3583; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2004/January/Day-26/p1550.htm ;  Available in 
English G/SPS/N/USA/857 
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 10. Proposed date of adoption:   n.a. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   n.a. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 26 March 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:  Identify docket name "OPP-2003-0287" 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