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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/610
1 July 2002
(02-3654)
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; Availability of the Revised Organophosphate Cumulative Risk Assessment(2 pages, including electronic addresses for assessments;  available in English).
6. Description of content:   This Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notice announces
the availability of revisions to the cumulative risk assessment for the organophosphorous
(OP) pesticides, which was developed as part of EPA's process for tolerance reassessments
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food
Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).  This  notice starts a 30-day period during which
the public is encouraged to submit comments.  By allowing access and opportunity for
comment on the revised risk assessment, EP A is seeking to strengthen stakeholder
involvement and help ensure our decisions under FQPA are transparent and based on the
best available information.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  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 41993,
20 June 2002.  Available in English.
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determinedG/SPS/N/USA/610
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12. Final date for comments:   Comments must be received by EPA on or before 22 July 2002.
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 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax (202) 690-0677
E-mail Address:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov