. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1654 
30 July 2007  
 (07-3236) 
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, various 
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:  2-Octyl-3 (2H)-
isothiazolone (Octhilinone) Risk  Assessment; Notice of Avai lability and Risk Reduction 
Options; Reopening of Comment Period (available in English, 3 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability  of EPA's risk assessment(s), 
and related documents for the pesticide 2- octyl-3 (2H)-isothiazolone (also known as 
octhilinone or OIT), 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  Decision (RED) for octhilinone through a 
modified, 4-Phase public particip ation process that the Agency 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:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [ X ] 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 :  
18 July 2007 (Volume 72, Number 137) Notices Page 39418-39420; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA -PEST/2007/July/Day-18/p13805.htm  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   N/A G/SPS/N/USA/1654 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:   This is a notice of availab ility and may or may not result 
in a future regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 17 August 2007, and 
may be identified by docke t number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0414. 
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), Of fice of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Penn sylvania 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 ava ilable) of other body:  United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1027, Washington D.C. 20250.  Tel:  +(1 202) 720-1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E- mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov