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G/SPS/N/USA/2328 
24 January 2012  
 (12-0447) 
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):  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 of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel 
Certain Pesticide Registrations  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  4 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-01-11/html/2012-340.htm  
6. Description of content:  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a notice 
of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations.  EPA intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment period for this 
announcement unless the Agency receives subs tantive comments w ithin the comment 
period that would merit its further review of the requests, or unless the registrants withdraw their requests.  If these requests are granted, an y sale, distribution, or use of products listed 
in this notice will be permitted after the regist ration has been cancelled only if such sale, 
distribution, or use is consistent with the te rms as described in the final order.  Please see 
the link provided above for a complete list of  the pesticide registrations with pending 
requests for cancellation. 
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)    G/SPS/N/USA/2328 
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  [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:      
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 Not applicable  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  9 July 2012 
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:  Jolene Trujillo, Pesticide Re-e valuation Division (7508P), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmenta l Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0103; email address: 
trujillo.jolene@epa.gov. Please reference docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0014 
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 1014, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov