. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1721 
18 October 2007  
 (07-4502) 
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):  Lumber 
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:  Sodium 
Fluoride Risk Assessment; Notice of Availabil ity 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 Sodium Fluoride 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 developing a Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for 
Sodium Fluoride through a modified, 4-Phase publ ic participation proc ess that the Agency 
uses to involve the public in developing pest icide reregistration de cisions. Through this 
program, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health,  [   ] 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 :   
10 October 2007 (Volume 72, Number 195) Notices Page 57569-57571; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-P EST/2007/October/Day-10/p19940.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1721 
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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 10 December 2007, and 
may be identified by docke t number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0833. 
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