. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1553 
21 May 2007  
 (07-2061) 
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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Plant-incorporated protectants 
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:   PROPOSED RULE.  
Plant-Incorporated Protectants; Potential Revisions to Current Production Regulations; 
Notice of Public Meetings (available in English, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  EPA is announcing two public mee tings to be held during the 
comment period of the Advanced Notice of Public Rule-Making (ANPRM), entitled Plant-
Incorporated Protectants; Potential Revisi ons to Current Production Regulations.  The 
ANPRM announces EPA's intention to develo p and propose amendments to existing 
regulations affecting producers of plant-incorporat ed protectants (PIPs), a type of pesticide.  
The Agency is considering amendments to the existing regulations, which were written 
primarily for producers of "traditional" pestic ides, because PIPs are unlike other types of 
pesticides currently regulated under federal law. 
The Chicago, IL meeting will be held on 2 Ma y 2007, from noon to 4:30 p.m., CDT.  The 
Arlington, VA meeting will be held on 22 May 2007, from noon to 4:30 p.m., EDT. 
Participation:  To make oral comment a nd/or a presentation at these meetings, submit a 
request to Steven Howie no later than 10 days before the meeting that you plan to attend. 
Stephen J. Howie, Office of Science Coordi nation and Policy, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;  Tel:: (1 202) 564-4146;  Fax:  (1 202) 564-8502;   E-mail:  howie.stephen@epa.gov. 
 
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 Protec tion Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:   G/SPS/N/USA/1553 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
11 April 2007 (Volume 72, Number 69) Proposed Rules Page 18191-18192; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/April/Day-11/p6621.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   N/A 
12. Final date for comments:  N/A 
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 Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Penn sylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001. 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail a ddress (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Divisi on (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 
202) 720-1301);  Fax:  +(1 202) 690-067 7;  E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov