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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1507 
12 February 2007 
 (07-0591) 
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):   Products containing the pesticides clomazone, hexythiazox, and lactofen  
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:  Clomazone, 
Hexythiazox, and Lactofen Pesticide Regi stration Review; New Dockets Opened for 
Review and Comment (Available in English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the establishment of registration review 
dockets for the following pesticides: clomazone, hexythiazox, and lactofen.   Registration 
review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide 
continues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform 
its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the 
environment.  Under federal law, a pesticide pr oduct may be registered or remain registered 
only if it meets the statutory standard for registration given in federal law. As directed by federal law, EPA periodically reviews pesticide re gistrations to assure that they continue to 
satisfy federal law.  Full text of this polic y can be found in the following Federal Register 
entry: [Federal Register: August 9, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 153)] [Rules and 
Regulations][Page 45719-45734], and is available online at 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/Augus t/Day-09/p12904.htm   With this 
document, EPA is also opening the public comment period for these registration reviews. 
This document further announces the Agency's in tent not to open a registration review 
docket for sulfosate. This pesticide does not cu rrently have any active federally registered 
pesticide products and is not, therefore, sche duled for review under the registration review 
program. 
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   G/SPS/N/USA/1507 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
[Federal Register: 2 February 2007 (Volum e 72, Number 22)][Notices][Page 5050-5052] 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2007/February/Day-02/p486.htm 
[Federal Register: August 9, 2006 (Volum e 71, Number 153)][Rules and Regulations][Page 
45719-45734] 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2006/August/Day-09/p12904.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability which may or may not 
result in further action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 3 May 2007. 
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 notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250. Tel:  202-
720-1301; Fax:  202- 690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov