. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2142 
7 February 2011  
 (11-0591) 
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:  Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for 
Review and Comment and Other Docket Actions   Language(s):  English  Number of 
pages:  3 
6. Description of content:  EPA has established registration revi ew dockets for the pesticides 
listed in the table in Unit III.A.  With th is document, EPA is opening the public comment 
period for these registration reviews.  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, the pes ticide can perform its intended function without 
unreasonable adverse effects on human health or  the environment.  Registration review 
dockets contain information that will assist the public in understanding the types of 
information and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of registration reviews.  Through this programme, 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.  This document also announces the Agency's intent not to open 
registration review dockets for bitrex, calcium carbonate, diethyl-2-(4-
methylbenzyloxy)ethylamine (PT807-HCl), lindane, oleic acid sulfonates, potassium 
permanganate, and zinc silicate.  These pes ticides do not currently have any actively 
registered pesticide products and are not, therefore, scheduled for review under the registration review program.  EPA is also a nnouncing the availability of an amended final 
work plan for the registration review of the p esticide azoxystrobin; this work plan has been 
amended to incorporate revisions  to the data requirements. 
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.    G/SPS/N/USA/2142 
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  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 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:  
22 December 2010 (Volume 75, Number 245) Notices Page 80496-80498 
Or online at http://edocket.access.gpo.go v/2010/2010-32152.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
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) :  22 February 2011 
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 or Regulatory Action Leader (RAL) identified in the table in Unit III.A., 
for the pesticide of interest.  For general in formation 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-mail:  costello.kevin@epa.gov. 
Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0977 
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  Fo reign 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