. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1747 
21 December 2007  
 (07-5706) 
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:   P e s t i c i d e  
Registration Review; New Antimicrobials Dockets Opened for Review and Comment (available in English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  EPA has established registration review dockets for the following 
pesticides:  Mineral bases, strong ( known as Sodium Hydr oxide), PC Code 075605, Case 
Number 4065; Coco Alkyl Amine, salts (known as Alkyl Amine Hydrochloride), PC Code 
069152, Case Number 3051; and Capric Acid (known as Decanoic Acid), PC Code 128955, 
Case Number 5038.  With this document, EP A is opening the public comment period for 
these registration reviews.  
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 :   
12 December 2007 (Volume 72, Number 238) Notices Page 70591-70593; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-P EST/2007/December/Day-12/p24085.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  This is a notice of review which may or may not result in 
further regulatory action.  G/SPS/N/USA/1747 
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  12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 11 March 2008, and 
may be identified by docke t number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1063. 
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