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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1780 
31 March 2008  
 (08-1409) 
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:   B a r i u m  
Metaborate Registration Review;  Antimicrobial Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and Comment (available in  English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  EPA has established registrati on review dockets for barium 
metaborate.  With this document, EPA is opening the public comment period for this 
registration review.  Regi stration review is EPA's periodic re view of pesticide registrations to 
ensure that each pesticide conti nues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, 
the pesticide can perform its intended func tion without unreasonable  adverse effects on 
human health or the environment.  Registration review dockets contain information that will 
assist the public in understanding the types of information and issues that the Agency may 
consider during the course of registration reviews.  Through this program, EPA is ensuring 
that each pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other knowledge, including 
its effects 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 :   
26 March 2008 (Volume 73, Number 59) Notices Page 16006-16008 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2008/March/ Day-26/p6182.htm  G/SPS/N/USA/1780 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of availability which may or may not 
result in further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or  before 24 June 2008, and may 
be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0047. 
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 Pe sticide Programs, Environmental 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 1014, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720 1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 720 0433;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov