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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1713 
28 September 2007  
 (07-4109) 
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:   P e s t i c i d e  
Registration Review; New Dockets Opened for Re view 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. Regi stration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide 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 re views. Through this progr am, EPA is ensuring 
that each pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other knowledge, including 
its effects on human health and the environmen t. This document also announces the Agency's 
intent not to open a registrati on review docket for liquid nitrogen. This pesticide does not 
currently have any actively registered pesticide products and is not, therefore, scheduled for review under the registration re view program.  The following pesticides are under review:  
Farnesol and Nerolidol; Case # 6061, Docket #EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0569 
Pseudomonas syringae; Case # 6007,  Docket #  EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0509 
Pseudomonas fluorescens; Case # 6006, Docket #EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0567  
Chitin; Case ## 6063, Docket # EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0566 
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/1713 
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  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:    
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 :   
19 September 2007 (Volume 72, Number 181) Notices Page 53573-53575;  
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-P EST/2007/Septembe r/Day-19/p18356.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 regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or  before 19 November 2007, and 
may be identified by docke t number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0037. 
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: 202-720-1301; Fax 202-690-0677; Em ail: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov