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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1262 
4 April 2006 
 (06-1563) 
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):  Food and feed commodities  
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.  Xylene;  
Reregistration Eligibility Decision for Low Risk Pesticide;  Notice of Availability 
(Available in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availab ility of EPA's Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide xy lene, and opens a public  comment period on 
this document, related risk assessments, and other support documents.   
Xylene is composed of three isomers:  o-, m-, and p-xylene.  Most of the products originally 
registered as xylene have been either cancelled,  the formulation have been modified, and/or 
have been considered as an inert ingredient.  The only active ingredient use assessed in this 
RED is the use of xylene as an aquatic weed ready-to-use herbicide.  The inert uses have 
been assessed independently.  
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,  [   ] 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: 
22 March 2006 (Volume 71, Number 55, Pages:  14511 - 14513), http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-22/p2707.htm  (available in 
English).  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  - G/SPS/N/USA/1262 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  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 22 May 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 Re-registration 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@fas.usda.gov