. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1708 
4 September 2007  
 (07-3717) 
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:  Pesticide 
Registration Review; Fenoxapr op-P-ethyl and Etofenprox Dock ets Opened for Review and 
Comment (available in  English, 4 pages) 
6. Description of content:  EPA has established registration review dockets for the following 
pesticides:  fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, case 7209, a nd etofenprox, case 7407. With this document, 
EPA is opening the public comment period for th ese registration reviews.  Registration review 
is EPA's periodic review of pest icide registrations to ensure th at each pesticide continues to 
satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its intended 
function without unreasonable adverse effect s on human health or the environment. 
Registration review dockets cont ain information that will assi st the public in understanding 
the types of information and issues that th e Agency may consider during the course of 
registration reviews. Through th is program, EPA is ensuring that  each pesticide's registration 
is based on current scientific and other know ledge, including its effect s on human health and 
the environment.  
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 :   
29 August 2007 (Volume 72, Number 167) Notices Page 49712-49714; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2007/August/Day-29/p17111.htm  G/SPS/N/USA/1708 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice which may or may not result in further 
regulatory action.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or  before 27 November 2007, and 
may be identified by docket numbers EP A-HQ-OPP-2007-0437 for fenoxaprop-P-ethyl and 
EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0804 for etofenprox. 
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, E nvironmental 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