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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/637
29 August 2002
(02-4620)
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 - Pronamide
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:  Pronamide Tolerance
Reassessment Decisions;  Notice of Availability (3 pages plus reassessment document –available in English).
6. Description of content:   This Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notice of a
tolerance reassessment for pronamide starts a 30-day public comment period during which
the public is encouraged to submit comments on the Agency's "Report of the Food Quality
Protection Act (FQPA) Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Risk Management Decision
(TRED) for pronamide.''  The Agency is providing an opportunity, through this notice, forinterested parties to comment in accordance with procedures described in Unit I of this
document.  All comments will be carefully considered by the Agency.  If any comment
causes the Agency to revise its decision on reassessment of these tolerances, EPA will
publish notice of its amendment in the Federal Register.
7. 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
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 54185,
21 August 2002.  Available in English.
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/637
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12. Final date for comments:   Comments must be received by EPA on or before
20 September 2002 to be considered by the Agency.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:   Environmental Protection Agency.
Detailed instructions 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. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax (202) 690-0677
E-mail Address: fstsd@fas.usda.gov