. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1306 
8 May 2006 
 (06-2213) 
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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Orthophenylphenol (including its potassium and sodium salts, potassium-
orthophenylphenol and sodium-orthophenylphenol  
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.  2-Phenylphenol 
and Salts Risk Assessments; Notice of Ava ilability (Available in English, 3 pages).  
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability  of EPA's risk assessment(s), 
preliminary risk reduction options, and relate d documents for the pesticide 2-phenylphenol 
(orthophenylphenol) and salts.  
 
Orthophenylphenol (including its potassium a nd sodium salts, potassium-orthophenylphenol 
and sodium-orthophenylphenol respectively) is  a bacteriostat, microbiostat, menaticide, 
fumigant, fungicide, and bactericide chemical primarily used indoors.  Sodium-orthophenylphenol is used as an inert ingredient found in a number of agricultural insecticide and herbicide products.  
Orthophenylphenol and salts are used in app lications to treat hard surfaces (walls and 
floors) and agricultural premises and equi pment, air deodorization, commercial and 
institutional premises, medical premises, r esidential and public access premises (carpet, 
hard surfaces, crack and crevice treatment), and material preservatives (stains, paints, metal 
working fluids, textiles, paper slurries, ceme nt mixtures, glues, adhesives, and household 
and institutional cleaning products). 
 Sodium-orthophenylphenol is formulated as an inert ingredient in products including:  Turf 
insecticides and herbicides; ga rden and ornamental insecticides and herbicides; insect 
repellant for pets; and indoor/out door crack and crevice insecticides.  
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   G/SPS/N/USA/1306 
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  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:  Federal Register: 
26 April 2006 (Volume 71, Number 80) Pages 24685-24687.   
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2006/April/Day-26/p6307.htm  
Available in English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  A notice invites the public to submit additional 
scientific information and comments to the Agency.  
12. Final date for comments:  Members are encouraged to submit their comments by 
26 June 2006.  
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:   
Antimicrobials Division (7510C  ), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001  
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notifi cation authority, [   ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ms Deborah Thompson, Acting, United Stat es SPS National Notification Authority, USDA 
Foreign Agricultural Service, Food Safety & Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, 
Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  202-720-4051;  Fax:  202-690-0677;  E-mail: 
fstsd@fas.usda.gov