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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1172 
13 December 2005 
 (05-5895) 
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):  Citrus, fruit; citrus, dried pulp; citrus , oil; and almond, hulls; cotton, gin 
byproducts, cotton, undelinted seed; and tomato  
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.  Notice of 
Filing of Pesticide Petitions for the Estab lishment and Amendment of Regulations for 
Residues of the Insect Growth Regulator Buprofezin in or on Various Commodities, (Available in English, 3 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions 
proposing the establishment of regulations fo r residues of the insect growth regulator 
buprofezin, 2-[(1,1-dimethylethyl)imino]tetr ahydro-3(1-methylethyl)-5-phenyl-4H-1,3,5-
thiadiazin-4-one in or on citrus, fruit; citrus, dried pulp; citrus, oil; and the amendment of 
regulations for residues in or on almond, hu lls; cotton, gin byproducts, cotton, undelinted 
seed; and tomato.  
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:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register, 
 30 November 2005 (Volume 70, Number 229), Pages 71840-71842, http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2005/November/Day-30/p23445.htm ( Available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   G/SPS/N/USA/1172 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:   
12. Final date for comments:   Comments must be received on or before 30 December 2005.  
Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-2005-0289 and pesticide petition (PP) numbers PP 0F6087 a nd PP 5F6968, may be submitted electronically, by mail, 
or through hand delivery or courier.  
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, (7505C)   , 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:   
Ms. Lashonda McLeod, United States SPS Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington 
D.C. 20250. Tel: 202-720-4051; Fax: 202-690-0677; E-mail: fstsd@usda.gov