. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1847 
4 August 2008 
 (08-3680) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Various 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Any 
US trade partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  PROPOSED RULE: 
Carbofuran; Proposed Tolerance Revocations  (available in English, 7 pages) 
6. Description of content:  EPA is proposing to revoke all tolerances for carbofuran.  The 
Agency has determined that the risk from aggr egate exposure from the use of carbofuran does 
not meet federal safety standards.  EPA is sp ecifically soliciting comment on whether there is 
an interest in retaining an y individual tolerances, or gr oup of tolerances, and whether 
information exists to demonstr ate that such tolerance(s) meet(s) these standards.  EPA 
encourages interested parties to comment on  the tolerance revocations proposed in this 
document and on the proposed time frame for tole rance revocation.  Issues not raised during 
the comment period may not be raised as objections  to the final rule, or in any other challenge 
to the final rule.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and langu age(s) in which these are available:  
http://www.regulations.gov/f dmspublic/component/main?mai n=DocumentDetail&d=EPA-
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This proposed rule may or  may not result in further 
regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 28 September 2008, 
and may be identified by docket identification (ID) nu mber EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0162. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
Registration Division, (7505P), Office of Pe sticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Aut hority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov