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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/602
10 June 2002
(02-3196)
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):   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 :  Propanil; Notice of
Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment Decision and Availability of Risk Assessments (8 pagesplus other documents – Available in English)
6. Description of content:  This EPA notice represents the Agency's tolerance reassessment
decision for propanil.  It announces the Agency's tolerance reassessment decision and
releases the human health and ecological effects risk assessments and related documents
supporting this decision to the public.  The Agency's reassessment of dietary risk, including
public exposure through food and drinking water as required by the Federal Food, Drugand Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) indicates that propanil poses no risk concerns; therefore, no
risk mitigation is needed and no further actions related to dietary risk are warranted at this
time.  The Agency will complete a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) document for
propanil later in 2002, which will address any possible risk to workers and the environment
and any confirmatory data needs.
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:
[   ] 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:  67 FR 38653,
5 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/602
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12. Final date for comments:   Public comments on the tolerance reassessment decision for
propanil are requested on or before 5 July 2002.  In the absence of substantive comments,
the tolerance reassessment decision will be considered final. Comments on the human
health and ecological effects risk assessments must be submitted on or before
5 August 2002.
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 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. WilsonRoom 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:   (202) 720-2239Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov