. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1743 
10 December 2007  
 (07-5483) 
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):  Apple, pear, cherry, olive 
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 :  Naphthalene 
Acetic Acid, its Salts, Ester, and Acetam ide; Reregistration Eligibility Decision and 
Amendment for Low-Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability (available in English, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availab ility of EPA's Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) and Amendment for the pesticide naphthalene acetic acid, its salts, ester, and acetamide, and open s a public comment period on th ese documents, related risk 
assessments, and other support documents.  EPA has reviewed  the low-risk pesticide 
naphthalene acetic acid, its salts,  ester, and acetamide (also referr ed to as naphthalene acetates 
or NAA) through a modified, streamlined version of the public participation process that the 
Agency uses to involve the public in deve loping pesticide 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 :   
5 December 2007 (Volume 72, Number 233) Notices Page 68582-68584 http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-P EST/2007/December/Day-05/p23306.htm
 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1743 
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  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 4 January 2008, and 
may be identified by docke t number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0507. 
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