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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/991 
28 September 2004 
 (04-4075) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Products that use the antimicrobial pesticide halohydantoins, which are 
registered for use in indoor food, indoor non-food, indoor residential, aquatic non-food 
residential, aquatic food, aquatic non-food, an d aquatic non-food industrial sites for control 
of bacteria, fungi, and algal slimes. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
U.S. trade partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   Halohydantoins 
Preliminary Risk Assessment; Notice of Ava ilability (Available in English, 3 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's preliminary risk 
assessment and related documents for the antimi crobial pesticide halohydantoins and opens 
a public comment period on these documents.  Th e public is also encouraged to suggest 
risk management ideas or proposals to a ddress identified risk. EPA is developing a 
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the halohydantoins using a modified, four-
phase public participation process.  EPA uses this process to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from anima l/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:   NA 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:fr, Federal 
Register: 17 September 2004 (Volume 69, Number 180) Pages 56060-56062; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2004/September/Day-17/p20911.htm  
Available in English 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available G/SPS/N/USA/991 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Not available 
12. Final date for comments:  29 September 2004 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   ShaRon Carlisle, Antimicrobials Division (7510C), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protec tion Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. 
Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:  (703) 308- 6427;  Fax:  (703) 308-8481;  E-mail 
address:  carlisle.sharon@epa.gov .  Note: Identify docket name "OPP-2004-0303" in 
subject line of your response. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail add ress (if available) of other body:  Ms. Julie 
Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point O fficer, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  
202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@usda.gov