. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1554 
21 May 2007  
 (07-2056 ) 
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):  Brassica leafy vegetables 
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. 
Metaflumizone; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment (available in English, 2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  EPA has received a specific exemption request from a state 
government authority to use the pesticide metaflumizone (CAS No. 139968-49-3) to treat up to 31,000 acres of Brassica leafy vegetables to control the diamondback moth.  The applicant proposes the use of a new chemical which has not been registered by EPA.  
Therefore, EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision whether or not to grant the exemption. 
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:   
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
2 May 2007 (Volume 72, Number  84) Notices Page 24303-24305; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/May/Day-02/p8266.htm 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   N/A 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   This is a notice of availability which may or may not 
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  12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 1 June 2007, and may 
be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP- 2007-0305. 
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