. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1706 
4 September 2007  
 (07-3715) 
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:   Sodium 
Carbonate; Weak Mineral Bases; Reregistration Eligibility Decisi on for Low Risk  Pesticide; 
Notice of Availability (available in English, 4 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availab ility of EPA's Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide sodi um carbonate; weak mineral bases, and opens 
a public comment period on this document, re lated risk assessment s, and other support 
documents. EPA has reviewed the low risk pesticide sodium carbonate; weak mineral bases 
through a modified, streamlined version of the public participation proc ess that the Agency 
uses to involve the public in developing pest icide 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,  [ 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 :   
29 August 2007 (Volume 72, Number 167) Notices Page 49712-49714; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2007/August/Day-29/p16806.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1706 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice which may or may not result in further 
regulatory action.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 29 October 2007, and 
may be identified by docke t number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0028. 
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 1027, Washington D.C. 
20250;  Tel:  +(1 202) 720-1301;  Fa x:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E-mail:  
us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov