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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1532 
24 April 2007 
 (07-1679) 
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):   Corn, rice, straw, sorghum, soybeans and sunflowers  
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:  FINAL RULE.  
Pesticide Registration Review; New Dockets Opened for Review and Comment (Available 
in English, 4 pages) 
6. Description of content:  EPA has established registration review dockets for the following 
pesticides: Paclobutrazol, docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0109,  
Cyromazine, docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0108,  
Fenarimol, docket numbe r EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0241,  
Triflumizole, docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0115,  Formesafen, docket number EPA-HQ-2006-0239,  Clofentezine, docket number EPA-HQ-2006-0240. 
With this document, EPA is opening the public comment period for these registration 
reviews. Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure 
that each pesticide continues to satisfy the stat utory standard for registration, that is, the 
pesticide can perform its inte nded function without unreasonable adverse effects on human 
health or the environment. Registration review  dockets contain information that will assist 
the public in understanding the types of info rmation and issues that the Agency may 
consider during the course of registration reviews. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests   G/SPS/N/USA/1532 
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  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: 
28 March 2007 (Volume 72, Number 59) Notices Page 14548-14551; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/March/Day-28/p5574.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 26 June 2007, and 
may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0037 
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 notifi cation 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