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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1581 
11 June 2007  
 (07-2422) 
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):  Ornamental plants 
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.   Aliphatic 
Esters Reregistration Eligibility Decision; No tice of Availability (available in English, 
2 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide a liphatic esters, and opens a public comment 
period on this document.  The Agency's risk  assessments and other related documents also 
are available in the aliphatic esters Docket . The aliphatic esters case contains six active 
ingredients, but only one active ingredient, the me thyl esters of fatty acids, is registered and 
in only one product.  The methyl esters of fatty acids are used as a pinching agent and 
applied as a foliar spray on ornamentals kept inside and outside of greenhouses.  EPA has 
reviewed the aliphatic esters through a modi fied public participation process that the 
Agency uses to involve the public in de veloping pesticide reregistration decisions. 
Through this process, EPA is ensuring that a ll 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:     G/SPS/N/USA/1581 
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Federal Register: 
23 May 2007 (Volume 72, Number  99) Notices Page 28966-28967; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/May/Day-23/p9834.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 
result in further regulatory action. 
12. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 22 June 2007, and 
may be identified by docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0235. 
Agency or authority designated to handl e 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 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority, [ ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail add ress (if available) of other body:   United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), St op 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 
202) 720-1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 6 90-0677;  E-mail: fstsd@fas.usda.gov