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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1380 
10 August 2006 
 (06-3860) 
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):  Products using the pesticide sodium cy anide as a rodenticide/insecticide on 
livestock.  
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.   Sodium 
Cyanide; Tolerance Reassessme nt Decision for Low Risk Pest icide; Notice of Availability, 
(available in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's Tolerance 
Reassessment Decision (TRED) for the pestic ide Sodium cyanide, which is used as a 
predacide/rodenticide and as an insecticide.  As a predacide/rodenticide, it is used as a 
single dose poison in the M-44 ejector device to control animals that prey upon livestock 
and threatened or endangered species that are vectors of communicable disease.  This notice 
also opens a public comment period on this document.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [  ] 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: 
2 August 2006 (Volume 71, Number 148, Page:  43742 - 43744), 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2006/August/Day-02/p12346.htm , Available in 
English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified  G/SPS/N/USA/1380 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A - This is a notice of availability and may or may 
not result in a future regulatory action.  A notice invites the public to submit additional scientific information and comments to the Agency.    
12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be received on or before 2 October 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 Division (7508P), 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 Deborah Thompson, United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov