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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/450
6 June 2001
(01-2770)
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, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Pesticides
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Diazinon; Receipt of Requests for
Amendments and Cancellations (4 pages)
5. Description of content :  The companies that manufacture diazinon [O,O-diethyl
O-(2-isopropyl-6-methyl-4-pyrimidinyl) phosphorothioate] for formulation of pesticide
products containing diazinon have asked EPA to cancel their manufacturing-use product
registrations.  In addition, these companies have asked EPA to cancel or amend their
registrations for end-use products containing diazinon to delete all indoor and certainagricultural uses. Pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is announcing the Agency's receipt of these requests.  These
requests for voluntary cancellation were submitted to EPA in February and March 2001.
EPA intends to grant the requested cancellations and amendments to delete uses.  EPA also
plans to issue a cancellation order for the deleted uses and the cancelled registrations at the
close of the comment period for this announcem ent.  Upon the issuance of the cancellation
order, any distribution, sale, or use of diazi non products listed in this notice will only be
permitted if such distribution, sale, or use is consistent with the terms of that order.
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 CXLs (MRLs) for Diazinon on a
number of agricultural commodities.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   66 FR 29310,
30 May 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/450
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11. Final date for comments:  Comments on the requested amendments to delete uses and the
requested registration cancellations must be received on or before 29 June 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 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 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) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov