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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1471 
30 November 2006 
 (06-5756) 
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):   Sorghum (forage, hay and grain stover).  
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.  Triadimenol; 
Notice of Receipt of a Request to Voluntarily Cancel and Amend to Terminate Uses of Triadimenol Pesticide Registrations (Available in English, 3 pages). 
6. Description of content:  EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of a request by the registrant to 
voluntarily cancel and amend their registrati ons to terminate use of certain products 
containing the pesticide triadimenol.  The request  would terminate triadi menol use in or on 
sorghum (forage, hay and grain stover).  The request would not terminate the last 
triadimenol product(s) registered for use in th e United States.  EPA intends to grant this 
request at the close of the comment pe riod for this announcement unless the Agency 
receives substantive comments w ithin the comment period that would merit its further 
review of the request, or unless the registrant w ithdraws its request within this period.  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,  [   ] 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/1471 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
22 November 2006 (Volume 71, Number 225).  Pages 67569-67571.  Available in English. http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2006/November/Day-22/p19643.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Unable to determine at this time. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  22 December 2006 unless comments are received.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be received on or before 22 December 2006 
if possible. 
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:  
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;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov