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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1127 
3 October 2005 
 (05-4393) 
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):  Field corn, popcorn, pineapple, and sugarcane 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trading partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  NOTICE, Ametryn 
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 amet ryn.  The Agency's risk assessments and 
other related documents also are available in the ametryn Docket.  Ametryn is a triazine herbicide. EPA has reviewed ametryn thr ough the public participation process that the 
Agency uses to involve the public in devel oping pesticide reregistration and tolerance 
reassessment decisions.  
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,  [   ] 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: 
21 September 2005, Volume 70, Number 182, Notices, Pages 55385-55386, 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2005/September/Day-21/p18706.htm  (Available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   G/SPS/N/USA/1127 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not Applicable– this is a notice of availability and may 
or may not result in a future regulatory action.  A notice invites the public to submit additional scientific information and comments to the Agency.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be submitted to the Agency identified by 
docket identification (ID) number OPP-2004-0411 by 21 November 2005.  
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:   Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508c), 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. Julie Morin, United States SPS National 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