. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1356 
27 July 2006 
 (06-3608) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Cucurbits and woody nursery stocks.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
US trade partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pa ges of the notified document:  Notice.   Naptalam 
Sodium; Re-registration Eligibility Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability 
(Available in English, 1 page).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's Re-registration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide na ptalam sodium, and opens a public comment 
period on this document, related risk assessme nts, and other support documents.  EPA has 
reviewed the low risk pesticide naptalam sodi um through a modified, streamlined version of 
the public participation process that the Agency  uses to involve the public in developing 
pesticide re-registration and tolerance reassessment decisions.  
Naptalam sodium is registered for use as liqui d as a pre-emergent herbicide for control of 
broadleaf weeds in cucurbits and woody nursery st ock.  Naptalam sodium may be applied as 
a broadcast application at planting and/or ove r the top of the cucurbits in the early season 
before they begin to vine.  
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:  Federal Register: 
28 June 2006 (Volume 71, Number 124, Page:  36786 - 36787),  http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2006/June/Day-28/p5862.htm  
Available in English.  G/SPS/N/USA/1356 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  N/A - This is a notice of availability and may or may 
not result in a future regulatory action.  A notice invites the public to submit additional scientific information and comments to the Agency.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments should be received on or before 28 August 2006.  
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:  Special Review and Re-registrati on Division (7508P), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ms Deborah Thompson, United States SPS National Notification Authority, 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@fas.usda.gov