. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1895 
12 January 2009  
 (09-0079) 
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 (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):  Commodities for which pesticide 2-((hydroxymethyl)-amino) ethanol is used. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Registration Review; 2-((hydroxymethyl)-amino) ethanol 
Docket Opened for Review and Comment  Language:  English  Number of pages:  3   
6. Description of content:  EPA has established a regist ration review docket for the 
pesticide, 2-((hydroxymethyl)-amino) ethanol.  With this document, EPA is opening the 
public comment period for this registration revi ew.  Registration review is EPA's periodic 
review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the 
statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its intended function 
without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. 
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. 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 N°)     
[ X ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [   ] Yes   [ X ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/USA/1895 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  [Federal 
Register:  19 December 2008 (Volume 73, Number 245)][Notices] [Page 77693-77695] Please refer to docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0879.  Also available online at:  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2008/December/Day-19/p30015.htm
 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable  
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :    Not applicable 
[   ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  19 March 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification 
Authority, [   ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
Registration Division, (7505P), Office of P esticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. 
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 Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov