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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2135 
1 February 2011  
 (11-0493) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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:  Propionic Acid and Salts, Urea Sulfate, Methidathion, and 
Methyl Parathion; Registration Review Final Decisions;  Notice of Availability 
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's final registration 
review decisions for the pesticides propionic acid and salts, case no. 4078, urea sulfate, case 
no. 7213, methidathion, case no. 0034, and meth yl parathion, case no. 0153.  Registration 
review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide 
continues 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 pr ogramme, 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)    
[X] None G/SPS/N/USA/2135 
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  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:  This 
document has been published in the Federal Regi ster and can be found at: Federal Register: 
15 December 2010 (Volume 75, Number 240) Notices; Page 78243-78244 
Or online at http://edocket.access.gpo.go v/2010/2010-31338.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  15 December 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
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:  For pesticide specific information, contact:  The chemical 
review manager identified in Table 1 of Unit II for the pesticide of interest. For general 
information on the registration review progr am, contact: Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  +(703) 305-
5026;  Fax:  +(703) 308-8090;  E-ma il address:  costello.kevin@epa.gov. 
Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0650 
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 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov