. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1645 
19 July 2007  
 (07-3061) 
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, including but not limited to poultry and eggs 
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.  
Glutaraldehyde Risk Assessm ent; Notice of Availability and Risk Reduction Options 
(available in English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availabil ity of EPA's risk assessment and 
related documents for the pesticide glutaral dehyde, and opens a public comment period on 
these documents. The public is encouraged to s uggest risk management ideas or proposals to 
address the risks identified. EPA is developi ng a Reregistration Elig ibility Decision (RED) 
for Glutaraldehyde through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency 
uses to involve the public in developing pe sticide reregistration decisions. Through this 
program, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ X ] 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 37008-37010; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2007/July/Day-06/p12996.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1645 
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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-2007-0364. 
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 address (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@fas.usda.gov