. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1204 
10 January 2006 
 (06-0095) 
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):   Apples, potatoes, and ornamental plan ts (leatherleaf ferns) in nurseries and 
greenhouses  
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.  Metiram 
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (Available in English, 3 pages)  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availab ility of EPA's Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide me tiram.  The Agency's risk assessments and 
other related documents also are available in the metiram Docket. Metiram is registered for 
use on apples, potatoes, and ornamental plants (leatherleaf ferns) in nurseries and 
greenhouses.  Metiram is a member of the ethylene bisdithiocarbamate (EBDC) group of 
fungicides, which also includes the relate d active ingredients mancozeb and maneb. 
Metiram and the two other fungicides share the common metabolite/degradate ethylene 
thiourea (ETU), which has been considered in the metiram RED.  EPA has reviewed 
metiram through the public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public 
in developing pesticide reregistration and tole rance reassessment decisions.  As a part of 
this process, the Agency announced the ava ilability of the EBDC's preliminary risk 
assessments and supporting documents for a 90- day comment period and requested risk 
reduction options under docket ID number OPP-2004-0078.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] 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:   G/SPS/N/USA/1204 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
28 December 2005 (Volume 70, Number 248), Pages 76830-76832, http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/December/Day-28/p24464.htm  (Available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  TBA 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  TBA 
12. Final date for comments:  Members are encouraged to submit their comments to the 
Agency by 28 March 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 Reregistration, 7508C,  Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency , 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 
D.C. 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. Lashonda McLeod, United States SPS Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington 
D.C. 20250. Tel:  202-720-5683; Fax:  202-690-0677; E-mail:  fstsd@usda.gov