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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1950 
28 September 2009  
 (09-4514) 
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.  Please see text for pesticide/commodity combinations. 
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:  Petition to Revoke Tolerances for 13 Pesticides; Notice of 
Availability  Language:  English  Number of pages:  3   
6. Description of content:  EPA is announcing the availab ility and seeking comment on a 
23 July 2009 petition from the American Bird  Conservancy (ABC), requesting that EPA 
revoke tolerances established under the Federa l Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 
section 408, for uses of 13 pesticides (Cadu safos, Cyproconazole, Diazinon, Dithianon, 
Diquat, Dimethoate, Fenami phos, Mevinphos, Methomyl, Naled, Phorate, Terbufos, 
Dichlorvos) with no associated US registrations.  ABC claims that maintaining these 
tolerances allows Central and South American c ountries to continue using these pesticides 
on crops for which the United States has alread y determined there are unacceptable risks 
for US protected migratory birds. 
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.    
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 G/SPS/N/USA/1950 
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  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 Notice 
can be found at [Federal Register:  1 September 2009 (Volume 74, Number 
168)][Notices][Page 45200-45202]or on-line at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-
PEST/2009/September/ Day-01/p21124.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) :  2 November 2009 
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:  Richard P. Dumas, Special Review and Reregistration Division 
(7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; Tel: (703) 308-8015; Fax: (703) 
308-8005; E-mail address: dumas.richard@e pa.gov.  Please identify docket EPA-HQ-OPP-
2009-0629 
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 Fore ign 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