. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1891 
23 December 2008  
 (08-6294) 
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 number(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: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice:  Pesticide Registration Review; New Dockets 
Opened for Review and Comment; Closure of  the Mevinphos and Azinphos Methyl (AZM) 
Registration Review Cases  Language:  English  Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  EPA has established registration revi ew dockets for the pesticides 
2-EEEBC (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-08), Chloret hoxyfos (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-08), Ethoprop 
(EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-05), Imidacloprid (EPA -HQ-OPP-2008-08), Iron salts (EPA-HQ-
OPP-2008-06), Methamidophos (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-08), Oxytetracycline (EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-06), Streptomycin (EPA-HQ-O PP-2008-06), Tebufenozide (EPA-HQ-OPP-
2008-08).  With this document, EPA is opening the public comment period for these 
registration reviews.  Registration review  is EPA's periodic review of pesticide 
registrations to ensure that each pesticide c ontinues to satisfy the statutory standard for 
registration, that is, the pesticide can perfo rm its intended functi on without unreasonable 
adverse effects on human health or the envir onment.  Registration review dockets contain 
information that will assist the public in unders tanding 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, in cluding its effects on human health and the environment.  Please 
refer to the docket number if s ubmitting information or comments. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.    G/SPS/N/USA/1891 
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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 N°)     
[ X ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [   ] Yes   [ X ] 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 can be found in the Federal Re gister of 17 December 2008 (Volume 73, 
Number 243) Notices Page 76645-76648; http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2008/December/Day-17/p29773.htm
   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Propose 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 ):  17 March 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification 
Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry Point.  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:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry 
Point.  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:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov