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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/570
11 April 2002
(02-1978)
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:  Pesticide
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Ziram;  Availability of Risk
Assessment (2 pages plus risk assessment document)
5. Description of content:   This notice announces the availability of documents that were
developed as part of EPA's process for making pesticide re-registration eligibility decisions
and tolerance re-assessments consistent with the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).  Thesedocuments are the risk assessment and related documents for Ziram.  This notice also starts
a 60-day public comment period for the risk assessment.  Comments are to be limited to
issues directly associated with Ziram and raised by the risk assessment or other documents
placed in the docket.  By allowing access and opportunity for comment on the risk
assessment, the 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 re-assessment process will ensure that the United States continues to have thesafest and most abundant food supply.  The Agency cautions that the risk assessment for
Ziram is preliminary and that further refinements may be appropriate.  Risk assessments
reflect only the work and analysis conducted as of the time they were produced 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 [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There are a large number of MRLs (CXLs)
under Codex for the dithiocarbamates.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 67 FR 14711
27 March 2002 (Available in English)G/SPS/N/USA/570
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.
11. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 28 May 2002.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Environmental Protection Agency
[    ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  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 12.
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
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:   (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov