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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1354 
26 July 2006 
 (06-3598) 
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):  Food/feed crops, livestock and livestock housing, and other non-food 
commodities.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice.   Permethrin Re-
registration Eligibility Decision, Notice of Availability (Available in English, 1 page).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's Re-registration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide permethrin, and open public comment period on 
this document.  This pesticide is part of the pyrethroid class of pesticides and was first 
registered in 1979.  It is a broad spectrum, non-systemic, synthetic pyrethroid insecticide, 
and is registered for use on numerous food/feed crops, livestock and livestock housing, 
modes of transportation, structures, buildings, Public Health Mosquito abatement programs, 
numerous indoor and outdoor residential spaces,  pets, and clothing.  EPA has reviewed 
permethrin through the public participation process that th e Agency uses to involve the 
public in developing pesticide re-registrati on and tolerance reassessment decisions.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [ X ] 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:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
28 June 2006 (Volume 71, Number 124, Page:  36788 - 36789),  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2006/June/Day-28/p5853.htm  
Available in English.  G/SPS/N/USA/1354 
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  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 26 September 2006.  
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 National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov