WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/USA/117
27March 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1239 )
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: United States
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Environmental Protection Agency
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Pesticide -
Propazine
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Propazine; Proposed Revocation of
Tolerances.
5. Description ofcontent: TheU.S.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) isproposing
torevoke thetolerances forresidues ofpropazine inoronsorghum fodder, sorghum
forage, sorghum grain, andsweet sorghum. EPAisproposing thisaction because the
remaining registration forpropazine onsorghum wascancelled in1990.
6. Objective andrationale: Health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: 63FR13156,
18March 1998 (Available inEnglish, 3pages); 40CFR Part180
9. Proposed date ofadoption: Tobedetermined
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Thedateofentry intoforce willbe30days
following publication ofthefinalruleintheFederal Register.
11. Final date forcomments: 18May1998
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: Environmental Protection Agency
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12. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
USDA/FAS/OFSTS
Attn: Carolyn F.Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Phone (202) 720-2239
Fax(202) 690-0677
E-mail ofsts@fas.usda.gov