. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/2050 
3 August 2010  
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Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Multiple products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  NOTICE:   2-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol 
(Tris Nitro);  Notice of Receipt of Request  to Voluntarily Amend Registrations to 
Terminate Certain Uses  Language:  English  Number of pages:  4   
6. Description of content:  This notice announces receipt by EPA of a request from registrant 
The Dow Chemical Company to delete certain uses of 2(hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-1,3-
propanediol (tris nitro) product registrations .  The request would delete 2(hydroxymethyl)-
2-nitro-1,3-propanediol (tris nitro) use in or  on metalworking flui ds;  latex paints;  
resin/latex/polymer emulsions;  specialty industrial products;  livestock and poultry  
premises;  paints, emulsions and thickener solutions;  use as a preservative for packaged 
emulsions, solutions, or suspensions such as dete rgents and polishes containing water;  use 
in pulp and paper-mill process water systems. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None G/SPS/N/USA/2050 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  This 
notification can be found on the Federal Register on 23 June 2010 (Volume 75, 
Number 120) [Pages 35807-35810] or online at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-
15209.htm    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  23 June 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Rebecca Von-Dem Hagen, Antimicrobials Divi sion (7501P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.  Tel:  +(703) 305 6785;  Fax:  +(703) 308 8481;  E-mail: vondem-hagen.rebecca@epa.gov. 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
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 Di vision (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov