. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/USA/178 
21 March 2006 
 (06-1268) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Environmental Protection Agency  (EPA) (184) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable): 
Pesticides(HS: 3808;  ICS: 13, 65)   
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Pesticides; Data 
Requirements for Biochemical and Microbial  Pesticides (47 pages in English) 
6. Description of content:   EPA is proposing to update a nd revise its data requirements for 
the registration of microbial and biochemical pe sticide products to reflect current scientific 
knowledge.  These proposed revisions are intende d to provide EPA with data and other 
information necessary to support the registration of a biochemical and microbial pesticide product, and will improve the Agency's ability to make regulatory decisions about the human health and environmental effects of th ese pesticide products.  EPA is also proposing 
to update the definitions of a biochemical p esticide and a microbial pesticide to more 
accurately describe these categories of pesticides, and to make a conforming change to the 
definition of microbial pesticide.  EPA is announcing its policy to provide assistance to 
applicants when needed in determining what da ta are appropriate to s upport registration of a 
biochemical or microbial pesticide and encour aging applicants to request pre-submission 
meetings to discuss these data issues.  EPA is  announcing its intent to provide assistance to 
applicants in some narrow circumstances in preparation of an applicant's data waiver. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and the environment 
8. Relevant documents:   71 Federal Register (FR) 1 2071 8 March 2006; Title 40 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part s 158 and 172.  Will appear in the Federal Register when 
adopted. G/TBT/N/USA/178 
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9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:   6 June 2006 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:  
Full Texts are Now Available on the Internet at URLs: 
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