. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1080 
9 June 2005 
 (05-2354) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Beans, cotton, lupine, soybeans, and sugar beets, turf grasses and ornamental 
plants.   
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.  Chloroneb Risk 
Assessment;  Related Documents and Input on Risk Management;  Notice of Availability 
(available in English, 2 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's risk assessments, 
and related documents for the fungicide, ch loroneb and opens a public comment period on 
these documents.  The public is also encour aged to suggest risk management ideas or 
proposals to address the risks identified.  EPA  is developing a Reregistration Eligibility 
Decision (RED) for Chloroneb through a m odified, 4-Phase public participation process 
that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and 
tolerance reassessment decisions.  Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that all 
pesticides meet current health and safety standards. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] 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:   NA 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
26 May 2005 (Volume 70, Number 101)] [Notices][Page 30441-30442], http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/May/Day-26/p10576.htm
 Available in 
English. 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available. G/SPS/N/USA/1080 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:   N/A 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments, identified by docket ID number OPP-200 4-0369, 
must be received on or before 25 July 2005. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Special Review and Re-registration Division (7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001;  Telephone number:  (703) 308-8025;  Fax number:  (703) 308-8041;  E-mail 
address:  Livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
Ms. Julie Morin, United States SPS Inquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  
Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  Email:  fstsd@usda.gov