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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1388 
28 August 2006 
 (06-4024) 
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):  Any product using Methyl Bromide as a control agent.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners  
5. Title, language and number of p ages of the notified document:  Notice.   Methyl 
Bromide Tolerance Reassessment and Risk Management Decision for Methyl Bromide, and Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) Meth yl Bromide’s Commodity Uses;  Notice of 
Availability (Available in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's Tolerance 
Reassessment and Risk Management Decision (TRED) for Methyl Bromide and Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for Methyl Bromide's Commodity Uses, and 
opens a public comment period on this documen t. Methyl bromide is a broad-spectrum 
fumigant chemical that can be  used as an acaricide, anti microbial, fungicide, herbicide, 
insecticide, nematicide, and vertebrate control agent.  This reregistration decision document 
covers the methyl bromide uses that have  accompanying food residue tolerances such as 
post-harvest fumigation of food commodities in ch ambers at ports or specialized structural 
fumigations at food processing facilities, as well as some uses without tolerances that are 
performed in similar facilities.  
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/1388 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
9 August 2006 (Volume 71, Number 153, Pages:  45546 - 45548),  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- PEST/2006/August/Day-09/p12898.htm  
Available in English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not stated 
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 10 October 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 Reregistration 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 Nati onal Notification Authority, USDA Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington 
D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-1301;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov