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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2094 
4 October 2010  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd 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;  Amended Work Plan for Imidacloprid  Language:  English  
Number of pages:  4   
6. Description of content:  EPA has established registration revi ew dockets for the pesticides 
listed in the table in Unit III.A.  With th is document, EPA is opening the public comment 
period for these registration reviews.  Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory 
standard for registration, that is, the pes ticide can perform its intended function without 
unreasonable adverse effects on human health or  the environment.  Registration review 
dockets contain information that will assist the public in understanding the types of 
information and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of registration reviews.  Through this program, EPA is ensuri ng that each pesticide's registration is based 
on current scientific and other knowledge, incl uding its effects on human health and the 
environment.  This document also announces th e Agency's intent not to open a registration 
review docket for the pesticide active ingred ients maneb, mitin FF, and urea.  These 
pesticides do not currently have any actively registered pesticide products and are not, 
therefore, subject to review under the registra tion review program.  EPA is also announcing 
that the docket for formetanate hydrochloride,  which was planned for September 2010, has 
been delayed until December 2010.  In additio n, EPA is announcing the availability of an 
amended final work plan for the registration revi ew of the pesticide imidacloprid; this work 
plan has been amended to incorporate revisions to the data requirements. 
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.    G/SPS/N/USA/2094 
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  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)    
[ ] 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:  This 
document has been published in the Federal Register and can be  found at:  Federal 
Register:  22 September 2010 (Volume 75, Number 183) Notices;  Pages 57782-57785 or 
online at http://edocket.access.gpo. gov/2010/2010-23322.htm    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  22 September 2010 
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) :  22 September 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  22 November 2010 
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:   
For pesticide specific information contact:  Th e Chemical Review Manager identified in the 
table in Unit III.A. for the pesticide of inte rest.  For general information contact: Kevin 
Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001;  Tel:  +(703) 305 5026;  Fax:  +(703) 308 8090;  E- mail:  costello.kevin@epa.gov. 
Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0734. 
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 Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Di vision (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov