. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1530 
24 April 2007 
 (07-1678) 
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):   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.  Pesticide 
Registration Review; New Dockets Opened for Review and Comment (available in English, 
4 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This document announces the Agency's intent not to open a 
registration review docket for pyridate.  This  pesticide does not currently have any active 
federally registered pesticide products and is not, therefore, scheduled for review under the 
registration review program.  Pyridate produc t registrations were cancelled in 2002 and 
2004 for failure to pay the required annual regist ration maintenance fee.  The Agency will 
take separate action to cancel any remaining section 24(c) Special Local Needs registrations with this active ingredient and to propose revo cation of any affected tolerances that are not 
supported for import purposes only. 
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: 
28 March 2007 (Volume 72, Number 59) Notices Page 14548-14551;  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-28/p5574.htm. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1530 
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  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 26 June 2007, and 
may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0037. 
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 Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  United 
States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, International Regulations and Standards Di vision (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  2 02-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov