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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1725 
24 October 2007  
 (07-4586) 
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:  Carbaryl 
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (available in English, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availab ility of EPA's Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide ca rbaryl.  The Agency's risk assessments and 
other related documents also are available in the carbaryl RED Docket. This RED completes the reregistration and toleran ce reassessment process for carbaryl and amends an Interim 
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (IRED), whic h was made available for public comment on 
22 October 2004 (see docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-03 76).  Carbaryl is an N-methyl carbamate 
insecticide that is used on a variety of orname ntal and agricultural cr ops and in residential 
settings, for lawns, gardens, and flea control.  EPA has reviewed carbaryl through the public 
participation process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide 
reregistration and tolerance rea ssessment decisions. Through thes e programs, 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,  [   ] 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 :   
17 October 2007 (Volume 72, Number 200) Notices Page 58844-58845; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-P EST/2007/October/Day-17/p20104.htm  G/SPS/N/USA/1725 
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  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 17 December 2007, and 
may be identified by docke t number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0941. 
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