US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs Notice to World Trade Organization May 21,2009 ------- World Trade G/SPS/N/USA/1847/Add.l 21 May 2009 Organization (##-####) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: English NOTIFICATION Addendum The following communication, received on 21 May 2009, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the United States. Carbofuran; Final Tolerance Revocations EPA is revoking all tolerances for carbofuran. The Agency has determined that the risk from aggregate exposure from the use of carbofuran does not meet the safety standard of section 408(b)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). This addendum concerns a: Modification of final date for comments Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation Withdrawal of proposed regulation Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force Other: provide brief description Comment period: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 14 July 2009 This final rule can be found in the Federal Register of May 15, 2009 at Federal Register: May 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 93)Rules and Regulations; Page 23045-23095 or online at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2009/Mav/Dav-15/pll396.htm This final rule, which is effective on August 13, 2009, is being published pursuant to the proposed rule published in the Federal Register of July 31, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 148) Proposed Rules Page 44863-44892 also found on-line at http://www.epa.gov/EPA-PEST/2008/Julv/Dav- 31/pl7660.htm which proposed to revoke all tolerances. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point, [ X ] Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: Jude Andreasen, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-9342; e-mail address: andreasen.iude@epa.gov. Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2005 -0162 ------- Page 2 Text available from: [x] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250. Tel: 202-720-1301; Fax: 202-720-0433; Email: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov. ------- |