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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1255 
23 March 2006 
 (06-1320) 
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):  Biochemical and microbial Pesticide products  
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:  PROPOSED RULE.  
Pesticides;  Data Requirements for Biochemical Microbial Pesticides Proposed Rule;  
Notice of Workshops (Available in English, 1 page).  
6. Description of content:  The EPA is convening two public  workshops to explain the 
provisions of its recently proposed rule updatin g and revising the data requirements for 
registration of biochemical and microbial pes ticides in 40 CFR part 158.  These workshops 
are open to the public.  The proposed revisions are primarily directed at biochemical and 
microbial pesticides, not conventional pestic ides, antimicrobial pesticides or product 
performance data requirements.  
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,  [ 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: 
15 March 2006 (Volume 71, Number 50, Pages:  13316 - 13317), 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-15/p3728.htm  (available in 
English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  The first public workshop will be held on 30 March 2006 from 
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Washington, DC a rea.  The second public workshop will be held on 
11 April 2006 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Sacramento, CA area.  G/SPS/N/USA/1255 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability.  It 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:   
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:  Field and External Affairs Division, (7506C), 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