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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/853 
5 February 2004 
 (04-0414) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Environment Protection Agency (EPA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Outdoor non-agricultural end-use products containing Diazinon 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Diazinon;  Notice of 
Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Cert ain Pesticide Products (available in English, 
4 pages).  
6. Description of content:   EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by registrants to 
voluntarily cancel the registrations for all of their outdoor non-agricultural end-use 
products containing diazinon [O,O-diethyl O-(2-isopropyl-6-methyl-4-pyrimidinyl) 
phosphorothioate].  EPA intends to grant th ese requests by issuing a cancellation order at 
the close of the comment period for this  announcement, unless the Agency receives 
substantive comments within the comment peri od that would merit its further review of 
these requests.  It is EPA's intent that the cancellation of the outdoor non-agricultural end-
use products will be effective on 31 Dece mber 2004.  The Agency requests public 
comment on these voluntary cancellation requests,  and is providing a 180-day comment 
period. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health, 
[   ] International Plant Protection 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:fr10de03-76, 
Federal Register :  10 December 2003 (Volume 68, Number 237) Pages 68897-68901;  
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/December/Day-10/p30271.htm ;  available in 
English 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined G/SPS/N/USA/853 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined 
12. Final date for comments:  7 June 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   Public Information and Reco rds 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 doc ket name "OPP-2003-0305" in subject line 
of your response. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail add ress (if available) of other body:  Ms. Julie 
Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point O fficer, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
Food Safety and Technical Services Divi sion, Stop 1027, Washington, DC 20250.  
Tel:  (202) 720-4051, Fax:   (202) 720-7772, Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov