. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1662 
2 August 2007  
 (07-3306) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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):  Lumber, standing wood, textiles 
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:  Naphthenate Salts Risk 
Assessment; Notice of Availability and Risk Reduction Options (available in English, 
2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessment(s), 
and related documents for the pesticides copper naphthenate and zinc naphthenate (the 
naphthenate salts), 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 the naphthenate salts 
through a modified, 4-Phase public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the 
public in developing pesticide reregistration decisions.  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,  [ X ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plan t 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 :  
25 July 2007 (Volume 72, Number 142) Notices Page 40855-40857; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/July/Day-25/p14173.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1662 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:   This is a notice of availability and may or may not result 
in a future regu latory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 24 September 2007, 
and may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0589. 
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 Penns ylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001.  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifica tion authority, [   ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop  1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 
202) 720-1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov