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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1746 
20 December 2007  
 (07-5699) 
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:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Various 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Any 
US trade partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  NOTICE:   Registration 
Review; Biopesticide Dockets Opened for Review and Comment (available in English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  EPA has established registration re view dockets for the pesticides 
listed below.  With this document, EPA is  opening the public comment period for these 
registration reviews.  Re gistration review is EPA' s periodic review of pe sticide registrations to 
ensure that each pesticide conti nues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, 
the pesticide can perform its intended func tion without unreasonable  adverse effects on 
human health or the environment.  Registration review dockets contain information that will 
assist the public in understanding the types of information and issues that the Agency may 
consider during the course of registration reviews.  Through this program, EPA is ensuring 
that each pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other knowledge, including 
its effects on human health and the environment.  
Nosema locustae, Case 4104, doc ket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0997. 
This document also announces the Agency's inte nt not to open a registration review docket 
for dried blood.  This pesticid e is currently undergoing a volunta ry cancellation process and is 
not, therefore, scheduled for review und er the registration review programme. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health,  [ X ] 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 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    G/SPS/N/USA/1746 
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  9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   F e d e r a l  R e g i s t e r :   
12 December 2007 (Volume 72, Number 238) Notices Page 70584-70586; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-P EST/2007/December/Day-12/p24086.htm 
  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of review which may or may not result in 
further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 11 February 2008, and 
may be identified by docke t number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0994. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body: 
Registration Division, (7505P), Office of Pe sticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Aut hority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720-1301;  Fa x:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov