. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1738 
22 November 2007  
 (07-5134) 
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:   Endosulfan 
Updated Risk Assessments, Noti ce of Availability, and Soli citation of Usage Information 
(available in English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availab ility of EPA's updated human 
health and ecological effects ri sk assessments for the organoch lorine pesticide endosulfan, 
based in part on data recently submitted by endosulfa n registrants as required in the 2002 Re-
registration Eligibility Decision (RED).  The Agency is seeking comment on these updated 
risk assessments as part of EPA's Post-RED proc ess regarding endosulfan (see Note to Reader 
in the endosulfan docket for more detail).  In addition, this notice solicits public comment on EPA's analysis of endosulfan usage inform ation since the 2002 RED, and its preliminary 
determinations regarding endosul fan's importance to growers and availability of alternatives.  
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 :   
16 November 2007 (Volume 72, Number 221) Notices Page 64624-64626; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-P EST/2007/November/Day-16/p22385.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1738 
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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 16 January 2008, and 
may be identified by docke t number EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0262. 
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