WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/574
6 December 2000
(00-5283)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Environmental Protection Agency (27)
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Zinc fertilizers
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Requirements for
Zinc Fertilizers Made From Recycled Hazardous Secondary Materials (28 pages, in
English)
6. Description of content:   The Agency is proposing to revise the existing regulations that
apply to recycling of hazardous wastes to make zinc fertilizer products.  This proposal
would establish a more consistent regulatory  framework for this practice, and establish
conditions for excluding hazardous secondary materials that are used to make zinc
fertilizers from the definition of solid waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act.  This proposal also solicits comments on regulating mining wastes that are used to
make fertilizers.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety of hazardous waste derived fertilizers.
8. Relevant documents:   65 FR 70954, 28 November 2000; 40 CFR Parts 261, 266, and 268.
Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined.
10. Final date for comments:   26 February 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           