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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/478
1 August 2001
(01-3802)
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:  Lactofen; Availability of Risk
Assessment (2 pages plus related documents)
5. Description of content:   This notice announces the availability of documents that were
developed as part of EPA's process for making pesticide 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 documents are the human health risk assessment and
related documents for lactofen (Cobra).  This notice also starts a 60-day public comment period
for the risk assessment. Comments are to be limited to issues directly associated with lactofenand raised by the risk assessment or other documents placed in the docket.  By allowing access
and opportunity for comment on the risk assessments, EPA is seeking to strengthen stakeholder
involvement and help ensure that our decisions 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.  The Agency cautions that
the risk assessment for lactofen is preliminary and that further refinements may be appropriate.
Risk assessments reflect only the work and analysis conducted as of the time they wereproduced and it is appropriate that, as new information becomes available and/or additional
analyses are performed, the conclusions they contain may change.
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 lactofen.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  66 FR 39039,
26 July 2001 (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/478
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11. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 24 September 2001.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification authority,
[    ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of
other body:  Detailed instructions 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.  The relateddocuments are also available.
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
Attn:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C.20250Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov