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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/483
6 August 2001
(01-3889)
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:  Thiabendazole and Salts; Availability
of Risk Assessments (2 pages plus related documents)
5. Description of content:   This notice announces the availability of risk assessments that were
developed as part of EPA's process for making  pesticide Reregistration Eligibility Decisions
(REDs) and 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 environmental fate and effects risk assessments and
related documents for thiabendazole and salts.  This notice also starts a 60-day public commentperiod for the risk assessments. By allowing access and opportunity for comment on the risk
assessments, EPA is seeking to strengthen stakeholder involvement and help ensure 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:  Codex has some MRLs for thiabendazole.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  66 FR 39757,
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/483
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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:  Environmental Protection Agency
[    ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number
and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Detailed instructions on where and how to
send comments are in the body of the full text - which will be sent upon request to theaddress 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.20250Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov