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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1568 
1 June 2007 
 (07-2266) 
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):   Dichlorprop-p is used for the manage ment of annual and perennial broadleaf 
weeds and brush control in ornamental turf (i.e. golf courses, cemeteries, parks, sports fields, 
turf, residential lawns) and woody plant c ontrol in non-crop areas (i.e. rights-of-way, 
firebreaks, fence rows, forests, and industrial sites)  
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.  Dichlorprop-p 
Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability and Request for Risk Reduction Options (available 
in English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, 
and related documents for the pesticide dichlo rprop-p, 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 Eligibility Decision (RED) 
for dichlorprop-p through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency 
uses to involve the public in developing pestic ide reregistration decisions.  Through this 
program, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ X ] 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:   G/SPS/N/USA/1568 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
27 April 2007 (Volume 72, Number 81) Notices Page 21010-21012; http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-27/p8109.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
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 26 June 2007, and may 
be identified by docket number EPAEPA-HQ-OPP- 2006-0944. 
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 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 address (if available) of other body:  United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), St op 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-
720-1301;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov