. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2145 
7 February 2011  
 (11-0595) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  US Environmental Protection Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Multiple products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete 
Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations  Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as ame nded, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of 
request for amendments by Valent USA regist rants to delete uses in certain pesticide 
registrations.  Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide product may 
at any time request that any of its pesticide re gistrations be amended to  delete one or more 
uses.  FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any request in the Federal Register. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/USA/2145 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  This 
document has been published in the Federal Re gister and can be found at: 12 January 2011 
(Volume 76, Number 8) Notices; Page 2111-2112 
Or online at http://edocket.access.gpo. gov/2011/2011-491.htm
 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  11 February 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Unless a request for withdrawal by the registrant is received by 11 
February 2011, order will be issued cance lling these registrations.  Comments must be 
received on or before 11 February 2011. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Christopher Green, Information Technology and Resources 
Management Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  +(703) 347-0367;  E-mail:  green.christopher@epa.gov. 
Please reference docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0248 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 
202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.s psenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov