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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1196 
10 January 2006 
 (06-0083) 
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):   Aquatic algaecide/herbicide  
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.  Erioglaucine 
and Tartrazine Aquashade; Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability (Available in English, 4 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availab ility of EPA's Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide A quashade, and opens a public comment period 
on this document. The Agency's risk assessme nts and other related documents also are 
available in the Aquashade docket. The dyes erioglaucine (Acid Blue 9 or FD&C Blue 
No. 1) and tartrazine (Acid Yellow 23 or FD&C Yellow No. 5), when combined, act as an 
aquatic algaecide/herbicide, commonly referred to by the trade name Aquashade. It can be 
used in natural or manmade ponds, lakes, fountai ns, fish farms, and fish hatcheries, and may 
be applied by both professional applicators and homeowners.  
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: 
30 December 2005 (Volume 70, Number 250), Pages 77384-77387, http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/December/Day-30/p8033.htm  (Available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  TBA G/SPS/N/USA/1196 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:  TBA 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number 
EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0524, should be receive d on or before 28 February 2006.  
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, 7508C,  Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency , 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 
D.C. 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; E-mail:  fstsd@usda.gov