. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1336 
20 June 2006 
 (06-2996) 
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):  All rotenone uses on livestock, resident ial and home owner use, domestic pet 
uses, and all other uses except for piscicide (fish kill) uses  
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.  Rotenone; 
Notice of Receipt of Requests to Amend Rote none Pesticide Registrations to Terminate 
Certain Uses (Available in English, 3 pages).  
6. Description of content:  EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by rotenone 
registrants to voluntarily amend their registra tions to terminate certain uses. The requests 
would terminate all rotenone uses on livestock,  residential and home owner use, domestic 
pet uses, and all other uses except for piscicide  (fish kill) uses. EPA intends to grant these 
requests at the close of the comment peri od for this announcement unless the Agency 
receives substantive comments w ithin the comment period that would merit its further 
review of the requests, or unless the registrants withdraw their requests within this period.  
Upon approval of these requests, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be permitted only if such sale, distribu tion, or use is consistent with the terms as 
described in the final order.  
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:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
7 June 2006 (Volume 71, Number 109, Pages:   32948 - 32950) (Available in English). 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2006/June/Day-07/p8658.htm   G/SPS/N/USA/1336 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  7 July 2006 
12. Final date for comments :  Members are encouraged to submit their comments by 
7 August 2006 
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 Registration Division 
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 Deborah Thompson 
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 
Email: fstsd@fas.usda.gov