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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1404 
29 August 2006 
 (06-4060) 
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):  Cotton  
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.   Inorganic 
Chlorates Reregistration Eligibility Deci sion (Available in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's Inorganic 
Chlorates Reregistration Eligibility Decision (R ED).  The Agency's risk assessments and 
other related documents also are available in  the inorganic chlorates Docket.  Of the 
inorganic chlorates listed as active ingredient s (i.e., sodium chlorate, calcium chlorate, 
potassium chlorate, and magnesium chlorate), only sodium chlorate is present as an active 
ingredient in currently registered products.  Sodium chlorate is a non-selective herbicide 
used in both agricultural and non-agricultural se ttings.  The majority of the agricultural use 
is on cotton as a defoliant/desiccant.  The I norganic Chlorates RED also includes an 
assessment of risk resulting from chlorate concentrations in dr inking water, which occur as 
a result of certain drinking water treatment practices. 
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:   G/SPS/N/USA/1404 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
16 August 2006 (Volume 71, Number 158) Pages 47212-47213, http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2006/August/Day-16/p13342.htm  
Available in English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A – 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 received on or  before 16 October 2006 if 
possible.  
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 (7508P), 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 Deborah Thompson, United States SPS Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov