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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/481
6 August 2001
(01-3887)
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:  Oxadiazon and Tetradifon; Proposed
Revocation of Tolerances (5 pages)
5. Description of content:   This document proposes to revoke specific tolerances for residues of
the herbicide oxadiazon and the insecticide te tradifon. EPA expects to determine whether any
individuals or groups want to support these tolerances.  The regulatory actions proposed in this
document are part of the Agency's reregistration program under the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the tolerance reassessment requirements of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).  By law, EPA is required to reassess 66 per
cent of the tolerances in existence on 2 August 1996, by August 2002, or about 6,400
tolerances.  The regulatory actions proposed in this document pertain to the proposed
revocation of 47 tolerances which would be counted among tolerance/exemption reassessments
made toward the August 2002 review deadline of FFDCA section 408(q), as amended by the
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996.
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 [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  There are no Codex MRLs for oxadiazon or
tetradifon.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  66 FR 39705,
1 August 2001 (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/481
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11. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 1 October 2001.
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:  The full text of this proposal, which includes instructions for submitting
comments, 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
Attn:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C.20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov