. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1264 
4 April 2006 
 (06-1568) 
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):  Cut flowers, materials preservative, bacteriostat in industrial processes and 
water systems, and hard surface disinfecta nt (food and non-food contact surfaces).  
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.  Poly 
(hexamethylenebiguanide) hydrochloride; pa ra Tertiary – Amylphenol Salts; 1, 2 – 
Benzisothiazolin – 3 – one; and Azadioxabicy clooctane Reregistration Eligibility Decisions; 
Notice of Availability (Available in English, 3 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's Re-registration 
Eligibility Decisions (REDs) for the p esticides poly (hexamethylenebiguanide) 
hydrochloride hereafter referred to as PHMB, pa ra tertiary-amylphenol and salts hereafter 
referred to as 4-t, 1, 2-benzisothiazolin-3 -one hereafter referred to as BIT and 
azadioxabicyclooctane hereafter referred to as Aza.  This notice opens a public comment 
period on these documents.  The Agency's risk assessments and other related documents are also available in the Dockets for PHMB, 4-t, BIT and Aza. EPA has reviewedPHMB, 4-t, BIT and Aza through the public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the 
public in developing pesticide re-registrati on and tolerance reassessment decisions.  
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:   G/SPS/N/USA/1264 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
22 March 2006 (Volume 71, Number 55, Pages: 14514 - 14517), http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/March/Day-22/p2711.htm  
Available in English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  - 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  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 22 May 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:  Antimicrobials Division (7510C), 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 Julie Morin, 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;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov