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G/SPS/N/USA/2329 
24 January 2012  
 (12-0448) 
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):  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:  Butylate, Fenoxycarb, Sodi um Tetrathiocarbonate, and 
Temephos Registration Review Final Decisions; Notice of Availability  Language(s):  
English  Number of pages:  3 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-01-11/html/2012-212.htm  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of the Environmental 
Protection Agency's (EPA) final registration re view decisions for the pesticides butylate, 
case no. 0071;  fenoxycarb, case no. 7401;  sodi um tetrathiocarbonate, case no. 7009;  and 
temephos, case no. 0006. Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide 
registrations to ensure that each pesticide c ontinues to satisfy the statutory standard for 
registration, that is, that the pesticide can  perform its intended function without causing 
unreasonable adverse effects on human health  or the environment.  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. 
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)    G/SPS/N/USA/2329 
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  [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:   
Links to earlier documents related to the regist ration review of these pesticide are provided 
at:  
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/butylate/  
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/fenoxycarb/  
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_r eview/sodium_tetrathiocarbonate/  and 
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_review/temephos/  
(available in English) 
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) :  Not applicable 
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:  Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmenta l Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  (703) 305-5026;  Fax:  (703) 308-8090;  E-mail:  
costello.kevin@epa.gov.  Please refere nce docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0996. 
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