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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1152 
11 November 2005 
 (05-5297) 
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 and non-bearing apple nursery stock.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
U.S. trade partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice.   Dimethipin; Re-
registration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Av ailability (Available in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's Re-registration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide dime thipin.  The Agency's risk assessments and 
other related documents also are available in  the dimethipin docket.  Dimethipin is 
registered for use as a cotton growth regulator and desiccant.  In add ition, it is used as a 
post-emergence herbicide on cotton and non-bearing apple nursery stock.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] 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: 
[ X ] 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: 
2 November 2005 (Volume 70, Number 211, Pages: 66387-66388), http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2005/November/Day-02/p21757.htm .  Available in 
English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   
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.  G/SPS/N/USA/1152 
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 12. Final date for comments:   
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Special Review and Re-registration Division (7508C),  Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001  
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification 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