. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1265 
4 April 2006 
 (06-1574) 
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):  Bird seed products.  
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.  Propylene 
Oxide; Notice of Receipt of Request to Termin ate Bird Seed Uses on Pesticide Registrations 
(Available in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of a request by the registrant to 
voluntarily terminate the use of the pesticide propylene oxide (PPO) on bird seed products. The request would terminate non-food PPO use as an insecticidal fumigant for the control 
of stored product insects in bird seed.  The re quest would terminate bird seed use for all 
PPO product(s) registered in the U.S. 
 PPO is an insecticidal fumigant used on sev eral food items such as processed spices, cocoa 
(beans and powder), and in-shell and processed  nutmeats (except peanuts).  PPO also has 
nonfood uses for bird seeds, cosmetic artic les, gums, ores, packaging, pigments, 
pharmaceutical materials, and discarded nut shells prior to disposal.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] 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:   G/SPS/N/USA/1265 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
22 March 2006 (Volume 71, Number 55, Pages: 14519 - 14521), http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-22/p2711.htm  
Available in English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  - 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  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 21 April 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-registration Division ,(7508C)   , Office 
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Prot ection 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 Julie Morin, 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;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov