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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/564
2 April 2002
(02-1638)
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 may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Pesticides
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Allethrin;  Proposed Revocation of
Tolerances (5 pages)
5. Description of content:  This EPA document proposes to revoke specific tolerances for
residues of the insecticide allethrin because this pesticide is no longer registered on their
associated food uses in the United States.  EPA expects to determine whether any
individuals or groups want to support these tolerances.  The regulatory actions proposed inthis document contribute toward the Agency's tolerance reassessment requirements of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) section 408(q), as amended by the Food
Quality Protection Act (FQPA)  of 1996.  By law, EPA is required by August 2002 to
reassess 66% of the tolerances in existence on 2 August 1996, or about 6,400 tolerances.
The regulatory actions proposed in this document pertain to the proposed revocation of 60
tolerances and exemptions which would be counted among tolerance/exemption
reassessments made toward the August 2002 review deadline.
6. 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           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Codex has no MRLs for allethrin.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 67 FR 11965,
18 March 2002 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/564
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11. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 17 May 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 tothe address in paragraph 12.
12. 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
Tel:   (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov