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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1402 
28 August 2006 
 (06-4055) 
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):  Cotton, pecans, peanuts, broccoli and sw eet corn.  Cattle and other livestock.  
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.   Cypermethrin 
Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability (Available in English, 3 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availa bility of EPA's Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide cypermethrin, and opens a public comment 
period on this document.  The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also 
are available in the cypermethrin docket. Cy permethrin is an insecticide used both in 
agricultural and non-agricultural settings.  Mo st agricultural use is on cotton with minor 
uses on pecans, peanuts, broccoli and sweet corn .  Cypermethrin also has minor uses in the 
treatment of cattle and other livestock. The ma jority of cypermethrin use occurs in non-
agricultural settings, including a wide range of commercial, industrial, and residential sites 
for control of ants, cockroaches, and fleas. Ther e are also outdoor structural, perimeter, and 
turf uses for control of subterranean termite s and other insects. In residential settings, 
cypermethrin can be applied both by prof essional applicators and residential users. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [  ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
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  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: 
16 August 2006 (Volume 71, Number 158) Pages 47210-47212, 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2006/August/Day-16/p13164.htm  
Available in English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A – this is a notice of availability and may or may 
not result in a future regulatory action.  A notice invites the public to submit additional scientific information and comments to the Agency.    
12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be received on or  before 16 October 2006, if 
possible.  
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 Reregistration Division (7508P), 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:  
Ms Deborah Thompson, United States SPS Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington 
D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov