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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1167 
30 November 2005 
 (05-5674) 
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):  Cotton 
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 .  Thidiazuron; 
Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability (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 thid iazuron, and opens a public comment period 
on this document.  The Agency's risk assessm ents and other related documents also are 
available in the thidiazuron docket. Thidiazur on is registered for use as a pre-harvest cotton 
defoliant or growth regulator. It removes green leaves and immature fruiting structures, 
which contribute to cotton staining.  EPA has reviewed thidiazuron through the public 
participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide 
reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions.  
7. Objective and rationale: [   ] 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:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register. 
16 November 2005 (Volume 70, Number 220), Pages 69557-69560, http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2005/November/Day-16/p22620.htm  (Available in 
English)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined. G/SPS/N/USA/1167 
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11. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments, identified by docket ID number OPP-2004-0382, 
must be received on or before 16 December 2005.  
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 Division (7508C), 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. Lashonda McLeod, United States SPS Nationa l 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; Email fstsd@usda.gov