. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1752 
21 January 2008  
 (08-0278) 
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):  Lumber and other materials 
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:   Diiodomethyl 
p-tolyl sulfone (Amical 48) Risk Assessments; Notice of Availability, and Risk Reduction Options (available in English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availabili ty of EPA's risk assessments, 
and related documents for the pe sticide Diiodomethyl p- tolyl sulfone (Amical 48), and opens 
a public comment period on these documents.  The public is encouraged to suggest risk 
management ideas or proposals to address the risks identified.  EPA is developing a 
Reregistration Eligibility De cision (RED) for Diiodomethyl p-tolyl sulfone through a 
modified 4-Phase public participation process that the Agen cy uses to involve the public in 
developing pesticide reregistrati on decisions.  Through this program, 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 :   
16 January 2008 (Volume 73, Number 11) Notices Page 2918-2920; http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2008/January/Day-16/p674.htm
 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1752 
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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 17 March 2008, and 
may be identified by docke t number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1151. 
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