. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2128 
22 December 2010  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd 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):  Multiple 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:  NOTICE:   DCNA (dicloran), Ziram, Diquat Dibromide, 
and Chloropicrin; Notice of Receipt of Requ ests to Voluntarily Amend Registrations to 
Terminate Certain Uses  Language:  English  Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as ame nded, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of 
requests by the registrants to voluntarily amend their DCNA (dicloran), ziram, diquat 
dibromide, and chloropicrin product registrations  to terminate or delete uses. The requests 
would delete DCNA use on potatoes, ziram use on blackberries, diquat dibromide use on soybean and sorghum, and chloropicrin use on mushroom casing, potting soil, and small 
area seed beds when using hand-held fu migation devices.  The requests would not 
terminate the last DCNA, ziram, diquat dibromid e, and chloropicrin products registered for 
use in the United States.  EPA intends to gr ant these requests at the close of the comment 
period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the 
comment period that would merit its further review of the requests, or unless the registrants withdraw its requests.  If these requests are gr anted, any sale, distribution, or use of 
products listed in this notice will be permitted after the uses are deleted only if such sale, 
distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the final order. 
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.    G/SPS/N/USA/2128 
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  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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  This 
document has been published in the Federal Regi ster and can be found at: Federal Register:  
1 December 2010 (Volume 75, Nu mber 230)Notices; Page 74714-74717 
Or online at http://edocket.access.gpo.go v/2010/2010-30224.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Comments on the proposed amendments to ziram, diquat dibromide 
and chloropicrin labels must be r eceived on or before 3 January 2011.  
Comments on the proposed amendments to the DCNA label must be received on or before 
31 May 2011. 
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:   
For pesticide specific information contact the Chemical Review Manager identified in the 
list below for the pesticide of interest: Chloropicrin:  Andrea Carone, +(703) 308-0122, carone.andrea@epa.gov DCNA:  James Parker, +(703) 306-0469, parker.james@epa.gov Diquat  Dibromide:  Eric Miederhoff, +(703) 347-8028, miederhoff.eric@epa.gov 
Ziram:  Kelly Ballard, +(703) 305- 8126, ballard.kelly@epa.gov 
Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0887 
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