. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1559 
23 May 2007  
 (07-2101) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Chlorflurenol is used for the postemergen t control of broadleaf weeds in turf, 
and to retard the growth of ornamental turf/tr ees, and vegetation in n onagricultural rights-of-
way and forest management areas.  
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 .  Chlorflurenol; 
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (available in English, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content: This notice announces the availab ility of EPA's Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide ch lorflurenol.  The Agency's risk assessments 
and other related documents also are available in the chlorflurenol docket.  Chlorflurenol is an herbicide and a plant growth regulator registered for use in agricultural, commercial, and residential settings.  Chlorflurenol has no food/ feed uses and, theref ore, has no tolerances 
associated with  its use.  EPA has reviewed chlorf lurenol through the public participation 
process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration 
decisions.  Through these programs, EPA is ensuri ng that all pesticides meet current health 
and safety standards.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [  ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [ X ] protect territory from other damage from pests 
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), [ 
] International Plant Protec tion Convention, [ X ] 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 May 2007 (Volume 72, Number 84) Notices Page 24300-24301;  
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/E PA-PEST/2007/May/Day-02/p8265.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1559 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:   This is a notice of availability which may or may not 
result in further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 1 June 2007, and may 
be identified by docket nu mber EPAEPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0874. 
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 Penn sylvania 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 Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;
Tel:  +(1 202) 720-1301;  Fax:  +(1 202)  690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov