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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1546 
8 May 2007 
 (07-1914) 
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):   Various 
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.  Mecoprop-p 
Risk Assessments; Notice of  Availability and Request for Risk Reduction Options 
(available in English, 4 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availab ility of EPA's risk assessments, 
and related documents for the pesticide mecopr op-p, and opens a public comment period on 
these documents.  The public is encouraged to  suggest risk management ideas or proposals 
to address the risks identified.  EPA is de veloping a Reregistration Eligibility Decision 
(RED) for mecoprop-p through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing  pesticide reregistration decisions.  Through 
this program, EPA is ensuring that all pesticid es meet current health and safety standards. 
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:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
Federal Register: 25 April 2007 (Volume 72, Number 79) Notices Page 20539-20541; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-25/p7676.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1546 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notification which may or may not result in 
further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 25 June 2007, and 
may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0943. 
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;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov