. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1712 
28 September 2007  
 (07-4108) 
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 numb er(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:  
Implementation of the Emergi ng Pathogens and Disinfection Hierarchy for Antimicrobial 
Products; Notice of Availability; Reopening of  Comment Period (available in English, 
2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  EPA is reopening the comment peri od for a notice of availability 
concerning implementation of the emerging pa thogens and disinfecti on hierarchy guidance 
for antimicrobial products published in the Federa l Register of 15 July 2007.  This document 
reopens the comment period for an additional 60 days. The comment period is reopened 
because additional time has been requested by several pesticide entities to prepare detailed comments on the planned implementation.  
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:   F e d e r a l  R e g i s t e r :   
19 September 2007 (Volume 72, Number 181) Notices Page 53579-53580; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-P EST/2007/Septembe r/Day-19/p18372.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1712 
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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 19 November 2007, and 
may be identified by docke t number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0086. 
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 Pe sticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notificati on authority, [   ] Na tional enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Aut hority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 
International Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720-1301;  Fa x:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov