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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2199 
19 April 2011  
 (11-2007) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  US Environmental Protection Agency 
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):  Multiple products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for 
Review and Comment and Other Docket Acti ons, and Availability of Updated Schedule 
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  4 
6. Description of content:  EPA has established registration revi ew dockets for the pesticides 
listed in the table in Unit III.A.  With th is document, EPA is opening the public comment 
period for these registration reviews.  Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory 
standard for registration, that is, the pes ticide can perform its intended function 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 reviews.  Through this programme, EPA is ensuring that each pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other knowledge , including its effects on human health and 
the environment.  This document also announces the Agency's intent not to open 
registration review dockets for alternaria  destruens, 1,2-benzenedicarboxaldehyde, 
fenvalerate, triethylhexahydr otriazine, and zucchini yellow mosaic virus-weak strain.  
These pesticides currently do not have any ac tively registered pesticide products and, 
therefore, are not scheduled for review under the registration review programme.  EPA is 
also announcing the availability of an amended final work plan for the registration review 
of the pesticide diquat dibromide; this work pl an has been amended to incorporate revisions 
to the data requirements.  EPA is announcing the availability of an updated schedule for the 
pesticide registration review program which provides the timetable for opening dockets 
during the next four years of the programme, from FY 2011 to 2014. G/SPS/N/USA/2199 
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  7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  This 
document has been published in the Federal Register and can be  found at:  Federal 
Register:  30 March 2011 (Volume 76, Nu mber 61) Notices; Page 17646-17649 
Or online at http://edocket.access.gpo. gov/2011/2011-7321.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  31 May 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  For pesticide specific information contact:  The Chemical 
Review Manager (CRM) or Regul atory Action Leader (RAL) identified in the table in Unit 
III.A. for the pesticide of interest.  For ge neral information contact:  Kevin Costello, 
Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), O ffice of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel: +(703) 305-5026;  Fax:  +(703) 308-80 90;  E-mail:  costello.kevin @epa.gov 
Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0282 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
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) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov