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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/618
23 July 2002
(02-4075)
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):   Organophosphate pesticides
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:  Organophosphate
Pesticides; Disulfoton; Availability of Interim Risk Management Decision Document
(2 pages plus IRM document;  available in English)
6. Description of content:   This Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notice (or "action")
announces the availability of the Interim Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED)
document and technical support documents for the organophosphate (OP) pesticide,
disulfoton.  These documents have been developed using a public participation processdesigned by EPA and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to involve the public in
the reassessment of pesticide tolerances under the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) and
the reregistration of individual OPs under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).  This notice starts a 30-day public comment period for
disulfoton, during which the public is invited to submit comments on the Agency's risk
management decision.  This comment period will allow growers and other stakeholders one
final opportunity to submit new information on disulfoton alternatives and benefits for usesthat are being phased out.  Comments concerning the phase out must include specific
information on current disulfoton use, timing of applications, target pests, available
alternatives, and the cost and efficacy of alternatives, to be considered by the Agency.
7. 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
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[ X ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [   ] 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:   67 FR 46971,
17 July 2002 (Available in English)G/SPS/N/USA/618
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10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined
12. Final date for comments:   Comments on the IRED for disulfoton must be received by
EPA on or before 16 August 2002 to be considered by the Agency.
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:   Environmental Protection Agency
Detailed instruction 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 13.
13. 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
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
Attn:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 10271400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov