. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1644 
19 July 2007  
 (07-3060) 
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):  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.   Bioban P-
1487 Risk Assessment; Notice of Availability and Risk Reduc tion Options (available in 
English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availabili ty of EPA's risk assessments, 
and related documents for the pesticide Biob an P-1487, and opens a public comment period 
on these documents.  The public is encourag ed to suggest risk management ideas or 
proposals to address the risks identified.  EP A is developing a Reregistration Eligibility 
Decision (RED) for Bioban P-1487 through a modi fied, 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 pesticides meet current  health and safety 
standards.  
7. Objective and rational e:  [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [ X ] 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: 
6 July 2007 (Volume 72, Number 129) Notices Page 37006-37008; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2007/July/Day-06/p12738.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1644 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:   This is a notice of regulatory intent which may or may 
not result in further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 4 September 2007, and 
may be identified by docke t number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0402. 
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 Penn sylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [  ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail a ddress (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Divisi on (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 
202) 720-1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 690-0677;   E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint.gov