WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1156 
17 November 2005 
 (05-5407) 
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):  Turf, Succulent beans, succulent peas,  spinach, grapes, pecans, poultry uses, 
gran sorghum and soybean, cotton, lima bean, field corn, popcorn, turnips, hospital and non-food contact sanitizer.  
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 of Receipt of 
Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Ce rtain Pesticide Registrations (Available in 
English, 4 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces receipt by the Agency of applications from 
registrants to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations.  These registrations are listed in 
Table 1 of this unit by EPA registration num ber, product name, active ingredient, and 
specific uses deleted:  These registrations are listed below by product name, active ingredient, and specific uses deleted:    
Technical Metolachlor II Metolachlor Turf 
SBP-1382 Oil Base Insecticide Resmethrin Institutional Establishments  Formula III Thiodan Technical Endosulfan Succulent Beans, Succulent   Peas, Spinach, Grapes, and  
 Pecans 
Phaser 3EC Insecticide Endosulfan Succulent Beans, Succulent   Peas, Spinach, Grapes, and   Pecans Phaser 3EC Insecticide Endosulfan Succulent Beans, Succulent  
 Peas, Spinach, Grapes, and  
 Pecans Phaser 50 WP/WSB Insecticide Endosulfa n Succulent Beans, Succulent  
 Peas, Spinach, Grapes, and   Pecans  G/SPS/N/USA/1156 
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  Phaser 50 WP/WSB Insecticide Endosulfa n Succulent Beans, Succulent  
 Peas, Spinach, Grapes, and   Pecans Thionex 50 W Endosulfan Succulent Beans, Succulent  Thionex 3EC Endosulfan Succulent Beans, Succulent  
 Peas, Spinach, Grapes, Pecans 
Thionex Technical Insecticide Endosulfan Succulent Beans, Succulent  Thionex Endosulfan Technical Endosulfan Succulent Beans, Succulent   Peas, Spinach, Grapes, Pecans Thionex Endosulfan 35 EC Endosulfan Succulent Beans, Succulent  
 Peas, Spinach, Grapes, Pecans 
Drexel Endosulfan Technical Endosulfan Succulent Beans, Succulent   Peas, Spinach, Grapes, Pecans Drexel Endosulfan 2EC Endosulfan Succulent Beans, Succulent   Peas, Spinach, Grapes, Pecans 
Drexel Endosulfan 3EC Endosulfan Succulent Beans, Succulent  
R & M Garden & Kennel Dust 5% Carbaryl Poultry Uses R & M Garden & Kennel Dust 10% Carbaryl Poultry Uses AES Garden & Kennel Dust 5% Carbaryl Poultry Uses AES Garden & Kennel Dust 10%  Carbaryl Poultry Uses 
MOCAP EC Ethoprop Lima Bean 
 Nematicide-Insecticide Unicorn 6.3% Granular Carbaryl Carbaryl Poultry  Insecticide Reglone Dessicant Diquat Dibromide Gran sorghum and Soybean Imidan Technical Phosmet Cotton 
Imidan 2.5 EC Phosmet Cotton 
Imidan 70 WSB Phosmet Cotton Imidan 50 WSB Phosmet Cotton Imidan 70 W Phosmet Cotton Metaquat Germicidal Cleaner Zephiran Hospital and Non-Food 
 Contact Sanitizer 
MSR Spray Concentrate Oxydemeton methyl Field Corn, Popcorn, Pears,     Snap Beans, Turnips,     Ornamentals Located in     Interior Plantscapes,  
   Ornamental Gardens, Parks,  
 Golf Courses, Lawns and 
 Grounds  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [ X ] 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,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    G/SPS/N/USA/1156 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
4 November 2005 (Volume 70, Number 213, Pages: 67167-67171), http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2005/November/Day-04/p21928.htm , Available in 
English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  5 December 2005  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  5 December 2005  
12. Final date for comments:  The deletions are effective on 5 December 2005, unless the 
Agency receives a written withdrawal request  on or before 5 December 2005. The Agency 
will consider withdrawal requests postmarked no later than 5 December 2005.  Users of 
these products who desire continued use on crops  or sites being deleted should contact the 
applicable registrant on or before 5 December 2005.  
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:  Information Technology and Resource Management Division 
(7502C), 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. Lashonda McLeod, United States SPS Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-5683;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@usda.gov