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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1483 
18 December 2006 
 (06-6026) 
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):   Beets (red and table), broccoli, Brussel s sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, 
collards, endive (escarole), ginseng, kale , melons, mustard, onions (bulb and green), 
radishes, spinach, sugar beets, sweet corn , and tomatoes, Chinese broccoli, Chinese 
cabbage, Chinese mustard, Chinese radish, co rn, grapes, hops, mushroom houses, sugar 
beets, and walnuts, seed treatment.  
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.  Diazinon; 
Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Amend Pesticide Registrations to Terminate 
Certain Uses (Available in English;  3 pages). 
6. Description of content:  In accordance with federal law, as amended, EPA is issuing a 
notice of receipt of requests by the registrants to voluntarily amend their registrations to terminate uses of certain products containi ng the pesticide diazinon.  The requests would 
not terminate the last diazinon products registered for use in the US. 
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/1483 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  [Federal Register: 
6 December 2006 (Volume 71, Number 234)] [Notices] [Pages 70761-70764] Available in English.   http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/December/Day-06/p20429.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Unknown. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This  notice of availability is likely to 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 must be received on or before 5 January 2007. 
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;  Email:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov