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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1594 
13 June 2007  
 (07-2494) 
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):  Lettuce 
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.   Diazinon; 
Notice of Receipt of Request to Voluntarily Cancel Diazinon Pesticide Registrations (available in English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of a request by the registrant to 
voluntarily cancel the registration of its sole product containing the pesticide diazinon. The 
request would terminate granular diazinon use in or on lettuce. The request would also terminate the last granular diazinon product registered for use in the United States. EPA intends to grant this request at the close of the comment period for this announcement 
unless the Agency receives substantive comment s within the comment period that would 
merit its further review of the request, or unless the registrant withdraws its request within 
this period. Upon acceptance of this request, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed 
in this notice will be permitted 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, [ 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/1594 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
16 May 2007 (Volume 72, Number  94) Notices Page 27563-27565; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/May/Day-16/p9205.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 16 June, and may be 
identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0909. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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 notification authority, [ ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail add ress (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), St op 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel.:+(1 
202) 720-1301;  Fax: +(1 202) 69 0-0677;  E-mail: fstsd@fas.usda.gov