WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1162 
30 November 2005 
 (05-5672) 
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 pesticide products  
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.  Notice of 
Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations (Available in English, 7 pages)  
6. Description of content:  EPA is proposing to revoke the following exemptions from the 
requirement of a tolerance that are associ ated with 28 inert ingredients because these 
substances are no longer contained in active pesticide product registrations: 
1. Ammonium thiocyanate (40 CFR 180.920) 
2. Animal waste material (p roduced by the thermophilic digestion of cattle and poultry 
manure) (40 CFR 180.920) 
3. Butyl benzyl phthalate (40 CFR 180.1062) 4. Condensation product of orthophenylphenol with 5 moles of ethylene oxide (40 CFR 
180.920) 
5. Coumarone-indene resin, conformi ng to 21 CFR 172.215 (40 CFR  180.910) 
6. Diacetone alcohol (40 CFR 180.920) 
7. Diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono, and diglycerides of edible fatty acids (40 CFR 
180.910 and 180.930) 
8. 2,2-Dichloro-N-(1,3-dioxolan-2-ylmethyl )-N-2-propenylacetamide (40 CFR 180.1077). 
9. Isoamyl acetate (40 CFR 180.920) 
10. Methyl ester of rosin, partially hydroge nated (as defined in 21 CFR 172.615) (40 CFR 
180.910) 
11. Methyl-1-alkylamido ethyl-2-alkyl-imidazolinium methyl sulfate (40 CFR 180.1133) 12. 2-[Methyl [(perfluoroalkyl)alkyl(C2-C8)sul fonyl] amino]alkyl(C2-C8) acrylate--alkyl 
(C2-C8)methacrylates-N-methylolacrylamide copolymer (40 CFR 180.930) 
13. Modified polyester resin derived from ethylene glycol, fumaric acid, and rosin (40 CFR 
180.910) 
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14. Montmorillonite-type clay treated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE; CAS Reg. No. 
9002-84-0) (40 CFR 180.910) 
15. Nitrile rubber modifed acrylonitrile methylacrylate (CAS Reg. No. 27012-62-0) 
conforming to 21 CFR 177.1480 (40 CFR 180.930) 
16. Paraformaldehyde (40 CFR 180.920 and 180.930) 
17. Pentaerythritol ester of modified resin (40 CFR 180.910) 
18. Pentaerythritol stearates mixture (CAS Reg. No. 85116-93-4) which include 
pentaerythritol monostearate (CAS Reg. No. 78-23-9), pentaerythritol distearate (CAS Reg. No. 13081-97-5), pentaerythritol tristearate (CAS Reg. No. 28188-24-1) and pentaerythritol tetrastearate (CAS Reg. No. 115-83-3) (40 CFR 180.910) 
19. Phenolic resins (40 CFR 180.920) 
20. Sodium N-lauroyl-N-methyltaurine (40 CFR 180.910) 21. Sodium N-palmitoyl-N-methyltaurine (40 CFR 180.910) 22. Sodium oleyl sulfate (40 CFR 180.910) 23. Sodium salt of partially or completely sap onified dark wood rosin (as defined in 21 CFR 
178.3870(a)(4)) (40 CFR 180.920) 
24. Tannin (40 CFR 180.920) 25. Toluene (40 CFR 180.920) 26. Trimethylolpropane (CAS Reg. No. 77-66-9) (40 CFR 180.920) (Note: This entry in 40 CFR 180.920 has an in correct CAS number and it will be revoked. 
The other entry in 40 CFR 180.920 for this chemical has the correct CAS number, is 
currently being used in pesticide produc ts, and is a candidate for reassessment.) 
27. Wood rosin acid, potassium salts, conforming to 21 CFR 178.3870 (40 CFR 180.930) 28. Woolwax alcohol (40 CFR 180.920)  
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,  [ 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 November 2005, Volume 70, Number 220, Pages 69489-69493, http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2005/November/Day-16/p22614.htm  (Available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.  G/SPS/N/USA/1162 
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12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 17 January 2006. 
Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-2005-0251.  
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:  Public Information and Record s Integrity Branch (PIRIB) 
(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 Nationa l 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