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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1461 
9 November 2006 
 (06-5385) 
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):   All commodities using the herbicidal pesticide chlorflurenol.  
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:  Notice.  Chlorflurenol 
Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability, and Ri sk Reduction Options (Available in English, 
2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability  of EPA's risk assessment(s), 
and related documents for the herbicidal pesticide chlorflurenol, and opens a public 
comment period on these documents. Members are encouraged to suggest risk management 
ideas or proposals to address the risks identifie d.  EPA is developing a Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) on chlorflurenol. 
Chlorflurenol is a nonfood use herbicide, plant growth retardant, and plant growth regulator 
used in agricultural, commercial, and residentia l settings.  As an herbicide or plant growth 
retardant, it is used for the postemergent cont rol of annual grasses, broadleaf weeds, trees, 
shrubs and vines for nonagricultural rights-o f-way (e.g., utility lines), lawns, ornamental 
turf (including golf courses and parks), and high density forestry management areas.  As a 
plant growth regulator, chlorflurenol is used in the production of pineapple planting material 
(sliplets); this use is considered to be  nonfood as no finite residues are expected. 
Chlorflurenol is registered in emulsifiab le concentrate and granular formulations.  
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:   G/SPS/N/USA/1461 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
1 November 2006 (Volume 71, Number 211).  Pages 64262-64264. http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2006/November/Day-01/p18398.htm  
Available in English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified.  
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 January 2007.  
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-registrati on 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 Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington 
D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov