. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1625 
28 June 2007  
 (07-2738) 
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):  Ornamental and non-ornamental woody plants, ground cover, hedges trees, 
turf grasses, grass and broadleaf weeds 
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.  Mefluidide 
Risk Assessments;  Notice of Availab ility (available in English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availab ility of EPA's risk assessments, 
and related documents for the pesticide mefl uidide, 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 deve loping a Reregistration Eligibility Decision 
(RED) for mefluidide through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the 
Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration decisions.  This is 
Phase 3 of the process.  Through this program, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] 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: 
20 June 2007 (Volume 72, Number 118).  Pages 34007-34009; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/June/Day-20/p11943.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1625 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability which may or may not 
result in further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 20 August 2007, and 
may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0431. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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 notification authority, [ ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail add ress (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250. Tel: 202-
720-1301; Fax 202-690-0677; Email: fstsd@fas.usda.gov