. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1116 
30 September 2005 
 (05-4334) 
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):  Root and tuber vegetables; bulb vegetabl es; leafy vegetables; brassica (cole) 
leafy vegetables; legume vegetables; fruiting ve getables; cucurbit vegetables; citrus fruits; 
pome fruits; stone fruits; berries; tree nuts; cereal grains; nongrass livestock feeds; and herbs and spices.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any 
U.S. trade partners.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  NOTICE.   Metam 
Sodium Risk Assessment; Notice of Availab ility; Extension of Comment Period (Available 
in English, 2 pages).  
6. Description of content:  EPA issued a notice in the Federa l Register of 13 July 2005, 
concerning the availability of EPA's human h ealth risk assessment and related documents 
for the fumigant metam sodium.  This document is extending the comment period for 30 days, from 12 September 2005 to 12 October 2005. 
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:  NA 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
12 September 2005 (Volume 70, Number 175) [Pages 53795-53796], http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/ 2005/September/Day-12/p18076.htm ,  Available in 
English.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   G/SPS/N/USA/1116 
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 11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not Applicable.  This is a notice of availability and 
may or may not result in a future regulatory action.  A notice invites the public to submit additional scientific information and comments to the Agency.   EPA is providing an 
opportunity, through this notice, for interested parties to provide comments and input on the 
Agency's risk assessment.  
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 12 October 2005 
identified by docket ID number OPP-2005-0125.  
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:   
Special Review and Re-registration Division (7508c), 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. Julie Morin, United States 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;  Email:  fstsd@usda.gov