. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1358 
27 July 2006 
 (06-3609) 
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):  Dichlorvos (DDVP) in hand-held foggers , residential foggers, pest strips. 
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.   Dichlorvos 
(DDVP); Notice of Receipt of Request to Amend to Terminate Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations (Available in English, 3 pages).  
6. Description of content:  The request would terminate DDVP use in or on: Mushroom 
house (hand held fogger); Greenhouse (hand he ld fogger); Warehouse (hand held fogger); 
Residential Crack and Crevice use; Reside ntial Total Release Fogger; Lawn, Turf and 
Ornamentals; 21 gram Pest Strip; 65 gram Pest  Strip; 80 gram Pest Strip; and 100 gram Pest 
Strip.  The request would not terminate the last DDVP products 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 subs tantive comments w ithin the comment 
period that would merit its further review of the request.  In addition, EPA will not approve 
the request as to the 21 gram, 65 gram, or 80 gr am pest strips prior to EPA approving the 
replacement registrations, per the registrant 's 9 May 2006 letter to EPA.  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,  [ X ] 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: G/SPS/N/USA/1358 
Page 2  
 
  30 June 2006 (Volume 71, Number 126, Page:  37570 - 37573),  
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2006/June/Day-30/p5893.htm  
Available in English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A - This is a notice of availability and may or may 
not result in a future regulatory action.  A notice invites the public to submit additional scientific information and comments to the Agency.    
12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be received on or before 31 July 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 Re-registrati on Division (7508P), 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 Deborah Thompson, United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington 
D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov