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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1139 
24 October 2005 
 (05-4873) 
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):  Sugar beets, red table beets, and ornamentals  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Pyrazon Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; No tice of Availability (A vailable in English, 
3 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availab ility of EPA's Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide py razon, and opens a public comment period on 
this document.  The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also are available in the pyrazon Docket. Pyrazon [5-amino-4-chloro-2-phenyl-3(2H)-pyridazinone], 
also known as chloridazon, is an herbicide be longing to the pyridazinone class of pesticides, 
and is used for weed control on sugar beets, red table beets, and ornamentals.  EPA has 
reviewed pyrazon through the public participa tion process that the Agency uses to involve 
the public in developing pesticide reregist ration and tolerance reassessment decisions.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] 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: 
12 October 2005 (Volume 70, Number 196) Pages: 59341-59344, http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2005/October/Day-12/p20419.htm  (Available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   G/SPS/N/USA/1139 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not Applicable– 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 must be received on or before 12 December 2005 
identified by docket ID number OPP-2004-0381.  
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 (7508c), 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. Julie Morin, 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;  E-mail:  fstsd@usda.gov