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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1446 
27 October 2006 
 (06-5179) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):   All pesticides.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners.  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Notice.  Pesticides; 
Availability of Schedule for Registration Re view (Available in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  EPA is announcing the availability of a schedule for the 
registration review of pesticides mandated in  federal law.  EPA is making the schedule 
available pursuant to the Registration Review procedural regulations, to inform the public 
and help interested stakeholders prepare for the initiation of the registration reviews 
scheduled for the first four years of the pr ogram.  To develop the schedule, EPA used 
procedures set forth in the 9 August 2006 fina l rule and notified to the Secretariat on 
28 August 2006. 
The schedule shows how the Agency plans to sequence pesticide reviews to meet the goal 
of reviewing each pesticide's registration every 15 years.  Although there is not a comment period for this schedule, the Agency may cons ider issues raised by the public or the 
registrant when reviewing the posted schedule,  to schedule a pesticide registration review, 
or to modify the schedule of a pesticide regi stration review as appropriate.  This schedule 
became effective on 10 October 2006.  
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/1446 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
11 October 2006 (Volume 71, Number 196).  Pages 59786-59787.   http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2006/October/Day-11/p16483.htm  
Available in English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability and may or may not 
result in a future regulatory action.  A notice invites the public to submit additional scientific information and comments to the Agency.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be received on or before 13 November 2006 
if possible.  
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 Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  Doreen 
Chen-Moulec , United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-690-0607;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov