. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1844 
30 July 2008 
 (08-3628) 
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 numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Various 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Any 
US trade partners 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  NOTICE:   Sulfluramid 
Registration Review Proposed Decision;  Noti ce of Availability (available in English, 
3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's proposed 
registration review final deci sion for the pesticide sulfluramid and opens a public comment 
period on the proposed registration review deci sion.  Registration re view final is EPA's 
periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensu re that each pesticide continues to satisfy the 
statutory standard for registration, that is, that  the pesticide can perform its intended function 
without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment.  Through this 
program, 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,  [ 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:   F e d e r a l  R e g i s t e r :   
23 July 2008 (Volume 73, Number 142) Notices Page 42806-42807; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2008/July/Day-23/p16737.htm  G/SPS/N/USA/1844 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability which may or may not 
result in further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 22 September 2008, 
and may be identified by doc ket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1082. 
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: 
Registration Division, (7505P), Office of Pe sticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Aut hority, USDA Foreign 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.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov