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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1543 
7 May 2007 
 (07-1880) 
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):   Various  
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.  Dikegulac 
Sodium Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Noti ce of Availability (available in English,  
2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's Re-registration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide dikegulac sodium, and opens a public comment 
period on this document.  The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents also 
are available in the dikegulac sodium Docket.  Dikegulac sodium is a plant growth regulator 
used in greenhouses, nurseries, and on landscape trees, ornamentals, and plants.  EPA has reviewed dikegulac sodium through a modified low risk version of the Agency's public 
participation process with a public comment period following the publication of the RED. Through this process, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety 
standards. 
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/1543 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
11 April 2007 (Volume 72, Number 69) Notices Page 18237-18238; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-11/p6627.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability which may or may not 
result in further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 11 June 2007, and 
may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0954. 
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:  Registration Division, (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifica tion authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or 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:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  2 02-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov