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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/606
26 June 2002
(02-3569)
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:  Defenzoquat and Diquat
Dibromide Tolerance Reassessment Decisions; Notice of Availability (3 pages plus
decision documents, available in English).
6. Description of content: This Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notice of tolerance
reassessment for difenzoquat and diquat dibromide starts the 30-day public comment
period during which the public is invited to submit comments on the Agency's "`Report of
the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) Tolerance Reassessment Progress and RiskManagement Decision (TRED) for Difenzoqua t'' and ``Report of the FQPA, TRED for
Diquat Dibromide.'' The Agency is providing an opportunity, through this notice, for
interested parties to comment on the Agen cy's tolerance reassessment decisions 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 tolerance reassessment for difenzoquat and/or diquat dibromide, the Agency
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 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 40296,
12 June 2002.  Available in English.
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determinedG/SPS/N/USA/606
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11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined
12. Final date for comments:   Comments must be received on or before 12 July 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. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 10271400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:   (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov