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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/302
7 July 2000
(00-2791)
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:  Pesticides; Availability of Risk
Assessments:  Oxamyl, Terrazole, Triallate (2 pages plus documents)
5. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of risk assessments that were
developed as part of the EPA's process for making Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs)
for pesticides and for tolerance reassessments consistent with the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).
These risk assessments are the human health and ecological risk assessments and relateddocuments for oxamyl, terrazole, and triallate. These risk assessments are being released to the
public as part of the joint initiative betwee n EPA and the Department of Agriculture (USDA)
to strengthen stakeholder involvement and help  ensure that decisions made 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.
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:  The Codex Alimentarius Commission has
established maximum residue levels (MRLs) for oxamyl on 21 different commodities and
commodity groups. Codex maximum residue levels (MRLs) have not been established for
residues of terrazole or triallate.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 65 FR 39898,
28 June 2000 (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/302
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11. Final date for comments:  28 July 2000
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 inparagraph 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
Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax (202) 690-0677
E-mail Address: ofsts@fas.usda.gov