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G/SPS/N/USA/2320 
9 January 2012  
 (12-0086) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  US Environmental Protection Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Multiple products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for 
Review and Comment, and Notice of Availability of Final Work Plans for Certain Pesticides  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  4 
 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-12-21/html/2011-32658.htm  
6. Description of content:  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established 
registration review dockets for th e following pesticides: Benfluralin, 
Bis(trichloromethyl)sulfone, Clothianidin , Dinotefuran, Methylene bis(thiocyanate), 
Orthosulfamuron, Paraquat dichloride, Pyre thrin and derivatives, Sodium Omadine, 
Sumithrin (phenothrin), Tetramethrin, Thiame thoxam, Thiobencarb, Tri-n butyl tetradecyl 
phosphonium chloride, and Undecylenic Acid. W ith this notice, EPA is opening the public 
comment period for these registration reviews, to  ensure that each pesticide continues to 
satisfy the statutory standard for registration.   This notice also announces the availability of 
amended final work plans for the registration review of the pesticides cryolite, prodiamine, 
asulam, and etofenprox. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    G/SPS/N/USA/2320 
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  21 February 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmenta l Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone num ber: (703) 305-5026; fax number: (703) 
308-8090; email address: costello.kevin@epa .gov. Please reference docket number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2011-0939 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov