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G/SPS/N/USA/2332 
27 January 2012  
 (12-0562) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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):  Almonds, soybeans, and grapes 
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:  Imidacloprid, Oxamyl, and Methomyl;  Notice of Receipt 
of Requests to Voluntarily Amend Pesticide Registrations to Terminate Certain Uses Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  4 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-01-11/html/2012-229.htm  
6. Description of content:  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a notice 
of receipt of requests by registrants to vol untarily amend certain imidacloprid product 
registrations to delete use on almonds, to voluntarily amend oxamyl product registrations to 
delete use on soybeans, and to voluntarily ame nd methomyl product registrations to delete 
use on grapes.  The requests would not term inate the last imidacloprid, oxamyl, or 
methomyl products registered for use in the United States.  EPA intends to grant these 
requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless it receives 
substantive comments within the comment period that would merit further review of the 
request, or unless one or more of the registra nts withdraws its request.  If EPA grants these 
requests, any sale, distribution, or use of produc ts listed in this notice will be permitted after 
the uses are deleted only if such sale, distributio n, or use is consistent with the terms as 
described in the final order. 
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.    G/SPS/N/USA/2332 
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  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:      
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 Not applicable  
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  10 February 2012 
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:  Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.  Please refere nce docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0933. 
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 1014, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov