WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/479/Add.1
16 April 2002
(02-2077)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication by the United States is being circulated.
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Sodium Acifluorfen (Blazer); Availa bility of Revised Risk Assessments
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the availability of the revised risk
assessments, which include some new information not available at the time of the preliminary risk
assessment (notified as G/SPS/N/USA/479), and related documents for the pesticide, sodium
acifluorfen.  In addition, this notice starts a 45-day public participation period during which the publicis encouraged to submit comments on the new informa tion not available previously in the preliminary
risk assessments and comments on risk management ideas or proposals for sodium acifluorfen.  This
action is in response to a joint initiative between EPA and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
to increase transparency in the tolerance reassessment process for all pesticides.
Comments must be received by EPA on or before 28 May 2002.
The full text of this addendum, including in structions for submitting comments is available
from the address below.
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSDAttn: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov
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