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13 June 2003
(03-3093)
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 should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Products that use the pesticide Phosmet.
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
US trading partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Receipt of
Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations (available in English,one page).
6. Description of content:  In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of
request by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations.  This notice
announces receipt by the Agency of applications from registrants to cancel three pesticide
products registered under section 3 of FIFRA.  These registrations are listed in sequence byregistration number in Table 1 of this unit.
Table 1.  Phosmet Registrations with Pending Requests for Cancellation
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Registration No. Product name-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2724-169 Vet-Kem Kemolate
Emulsifiable Liquid
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10163-167 Imidan 50-WP
Garden and Home
Insecticide
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28293-15 Unicorn Phosmet
Insecticidal
Dust for Dogs
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7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other
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8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:   NA
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:
fr19mr03-84, Federal Register:  19 March 2003 (Volume 68, Number 53)
Pages 13307-13308;http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/March/Day-19/p6236.htm; Available inEnglish
10. Proposed date of adoption:  not applicable
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  15 September 2003
12. Final date for comments:  not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov
Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2002-0354" in subject line of your response.
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Mr. Bill Janis, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1027, Washington, DC  20250.  Tel
(202) 720-9047, (202) 720-0677, fstsd@usda.gov