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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1646 
20 July 2007  
 (07-3091) 
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 numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Various 
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.   Pesticide 
Registration Review:  New Dockets Opened for Review and Comment (ava ilable in English, 
2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  EPA has established registration review dockets for the following 
pesticides: 1-Methyl-3, 5, 7- Triaza-1-Azoniatricyc lodecane Chloride (Busan 1024), Case 
number 5026; and 2,4-Imidazolidinedione, Case number 5020. With this document, EPA is 
opening the public comment period for these re gistration reviews. Re gistration review is 
EPA's periodic review of  pesticide registrations to ensure  that each pesticide continues to 
satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its intended 
function without unreasonable adverse effect s on human health or the environment. 
Registration review dockets cont ain information that will assi st the public in understanding 
the types of information and issues that th e Agency may consider during the course of 
registration reviews. Through th is program, EPA is ensuring that  each pesticide's registration 
is based on current scientific and other know ledge, including its effect s on human health and 
the environment.  
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    
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/1646 
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  9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   F e d e r a l  R e g i s t e r :  
6 July 2007 (Volume 72, Number 129) Notices Page 37010-37012; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2007/July/Day-06/p12869.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   This is a notice of regulatory intent which may or may 
not result in further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 4 October 2007, and 
may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0243 for Busan 1024, and EPA-
HQ-OPP-2006-0244 for Imidazolidinedione. 
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), Of fice of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Penn sylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or 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 Divi sion (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 
202) 720-1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 690- 0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov