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G/SPS/N/USA/2229 
23 June 2011  
 (11-3098) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  US Environmental Protection Agency 
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):  All products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Methyl Bromide;  Cancellation Order for Registration 
Amendments To Terminate Certain Soil Uses  Language(s):  English  Number of 
pages:  3 
6. Description of content:  This cancellation order notice announces EPA's order for the 
amendments to terminate soil uses, voluntarily  requested by the registrants and accepted by 
the Agency, of products registered under sec tion 3 of Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) containing methyl bromide. 
7. 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.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/USA/2229 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  This Final 
Rule can be found in the Federal Register at [Federal Register Volume 76, Number 98 
(Friday, 20 May 2011)][Notices][Pages 29238-29240] 
Or online at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2011-05-20/html/2011-12478.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  20 May 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  20 May 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  20 May 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  Susan Bartow, Pesticide Re-evaluation  Division (7508P), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmenta l Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  (703) 603-0065;  Fax:  (703) 308-8090;  E-mail:  
bartow.susan@epa.gov 
Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123. 
13. Texts 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 Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov