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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/706
6 June 2003
(03-2967)
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):  Tolerance exemptions for Antimicrobial Formulations
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
US trading partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Pesticides;  Tolerance
Exemptions for Active and Inert Ingredients for use in Antimicrobial Formulations(Food-Contact Surface Sanitizing Solutions);  Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule (available
in English, one page).
6. Description of content:  EPA received adverse comment on the direct final rule
"Pesticides;  Tolerance Exemptions for Active and Inert Ingredients for Use in
Antimicrobial Formulations (Food-Contact Surface Sanitizing Solutions)," published in the
Federal Register of 3 December 2002, because of the adverse comment EPA iswithdrawing the direct final rule.  The direct final rule was intended to add a new section to
part 180 listing the pesticide chemicals that are exempt from the requirement of a tolerance
when used in food-contact surface sanitizing solutions.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] 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:  DOCID:fr24mr03-19,
Federal Register:  24 March 2003 (Volume 68, Number 56) Pages 14165-14166;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/March/Day-24/p6946.htm; Available in
English
10. Proposed date of adoption:  24 March 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   not applicableG/SPS/N/USA/706
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12. Final date for comments:  not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental ProtectionAgency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov
Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-200-0278" in subject line of your response.
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Mr. Bill Janis, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1027, Washington, DC  20250.
Tel (202) 720-9047, (202) 720-0677, fstsd@usda.gov