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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2118 
23 November 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:  NOTICE:   Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily 
Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations  Language:  English  Number of pages:  4   
6. Description of content:  In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as ame nded, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of 
requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel certa in pesticide registrations.  EPA intends to 
grant these requests at the close of the co mment period for this announcement unless the 
Agency receives substantive comments within  the comment period that would merit its 
further review of the requests, or unless the registrants withdraw their requests.  If these 
requests are granted, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be 
permitted after the registrations have been cancelle d only if such sale, distribution, or use is 
consistent with the terms as described in the final order. 
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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None  G/SPS/N/USA/2118 
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  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:  
10 November 2010 (Volume 75, Number 217)  Notices; Page 69070-69073 Or online at 
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-28262.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) :  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) :  9 May 2011 
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:  Maia Tatinclaux, Pesticide Re -evaluation Division (7508P), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmenta l Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; te l:  +(703) 347-0123;  e-mail: 
tatinclaux.maia@epa.gov 
Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0014. 
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.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov