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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/817
8 October 2003
(03-5303)
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):   Pesticide products that contain molinate
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
US trading partners.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Molinate;  Notice of
Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Regulations, (available in
English, 4 pages).
6. Description of content:  In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of
requests from Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. and Helm Agro US, Inc. to voluntarily cancel
the registrations for all of their products containing S-ethyl hexahydro-1H-azepine-1-carbothioate (molinate).  At the close of the comment period, EPA intends to issue an order
granting these cancellation requests, unless the Agency receives substantive comments
within the comment period that would merit it s further review of these requests, or the
requests have been withdrawn.
Molinate (S-ethyl hexahydro-1H-azepine-1-carbothiate) is a thiocarbamate herbicide
registered for use primarily for the control of water grass in rice.  On 2 June 2003,Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., and on August 7, 2003, Helm Agro US, Inc. submitted a
letter to EPA requesting cancellation, effective June 30, 2008, of the registrations of all
their molinate products, and to modify the terms and conditions of its molinate registration
until the cancellation is effective.  Syngenta and Helm also requested that the Administrator
waive the 180-day waiting period under FIFRA section 6(f)(1)(C)(ii).
Comments must be received by 17 October 2003.  Unless the Agency receives substantive
comments within the comment period that would merit its further review of these requests,
or the requests have been withdrawn by 17 October 2003, EPA intends to issue an order
canceling these registrations at the close of the comment period.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other
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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:   not applicable
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr03se17-65,
Federal Register:  17 September 2003 (Volume 68, Number 180) Pages 54451-54454;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/September/Day-17/p23430.htm ;  available
in English
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  17 October 2003
12. Final date for comments:  17 October 2003
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (ifavailable) of other body:
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov
Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2003-0184" in subject line of your response.
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ms. Roseanne Freese, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign
Agricultural Service, Food Safety and Technical Services Division, Stop 1027,
Washington, DC  20250.  Tel:  (202) 690-1642, Fax:  (202) 720 7772,
E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov