. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2138 
3 February 2011  
 (11-0522) 
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:  Tetrahydro-3, 5-dimethyl-2H-1, 3, 4-thiadiazine-2-thione; 
Amendment To Terminate and or Delete Certain Uses  Language(s):  English  Number of 
pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces EPA's or der for the amendment to 
terminate and/or delete certain uses, voluntar ily requested by the registrant and accepted by 
the Agency, of the products, listed in Table 1, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIF RA), as amended.  This order follows a 10 
September 2010 Federal Register Notice of Receipt  of Request from the registrant listed in 
Table 2 to voluntarily amend their tetrahydro-3, 5-dimethyl-2H-1, 3, 4-thiadiazine-2-thione 
(Dazomet) product registrations to terminate or delete one or more uses.  The request would 
terminate the uses listed in Table 1 of Unit II.  The request would delete the uses listed in 
Table 2 of Unit II.  The request would not terminate the last tetrahydro-3, 5-dimethyl-2H-1, 3, 4-thiadiazine-2-thione products registered for use in the United States and would result in retention of some registered uses for those products.  In the 10 September 2010 notice, EPA 
indicated that it would issue an order impl ementing the amendments to terminate uses, 
unless the Agency received substantive comment s within the 30-day comment period that 
would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrant withdrew their request within this period.  The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice.  
Further, the registrant did not withdraw their request.  Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the re quested amendment to terminate uses.  Any 
distribution, sale, or use of the products subj ect to this cancellati on order is permitted only 
in accordance with the terms of this orde r, including any existing stocks provisions. 
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/2138 
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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 Regi ster and can be found at: Federal Register: 
20 December 2010 (Volume 75, Number 243) Notices;  Page 79368-79369 
Or online at http://edocket.access.gpo.go v/2010/2010-31875.htm  
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) :  20 December 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
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 further information contact:  Abigail Downs, Antimicrobials 
Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  +(703) 305- 5259;  E-mail:  downs.abigail@epa.gov. 
Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0128 
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 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov