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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/923 
28 June 2004 
 (04-2766) 
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):  Cabbage, dried beans, dried peas, hops, lentils, pecans and sugar beets 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
U.S. trade partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Organophospate 
Pesticides;  Availability of Interim Risk Management Decision Documents for Methyl 
Parathion for Comment (available in English, 3 pages).   
6. Description of content:   This notice announces the availability and starts a 60 day public 
comment period on the interim Reregistra tion Eligibility Decision document for the 
pesticide active ingredient methyl parathion.   The risk assessments for methyl parathion 
were released to the public through a no tice published in the Federal Register on 
18 December 1998 (63 FR 70126) (FRL-6052- 6) and 13 August 1999 (64 FR 44219).  
EPA's next step is to complete a cumulative risk assessment and risk management decision 
for the organophosphate pesticides.  The inte rim risk management decision documents on 
methyl parathion cannot be considered final until this cumulative assessment is complete.  
When the cumulative risk ass essment for the organophosphate pesticides has been 
completed, EPA will issue its final tolerance reassessment decision(s) for methyl parathion 
and further risk mitigation measures may be needed. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/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:  NA 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr, Federal 
Register : 2 June 2004 (Volume 69, Number 106) Pages 31101-31104; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2004/June/Day-02/p12307.htm  (available in 
English). G/SPS/N/USA/923 
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 10. Proposed date of adoption:    
11. Proposed date of entry into force:    
12. Final date for comments:  2 August 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:   Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Pr otection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov .  Note:  Identify docket name 
"OPP 2004-" 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 Servi ces Division, Stop 1027, Washington, DC 20250. 
Tel:  (202) 720-4051, Fax:   (202) 720-7772, Email:  fstsd@usda.gov