. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/879 
17 March 2004 
 (04-1201) 
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):  Products that use the pesticide Bacillus pumilus GB34. 
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:   Bacillus pumilus GB34; 
Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish an Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance for a Certain Microbial Pesticide in or on Food  (available in English, 3 pages).  
6. Description of content:  EPA has received a pesticid e petition 1F6344 proposing to 
establish an exemption from the requirement of  a tolerance for the microbial pesticide 
Bacillus pumilus GB34 when used as a seed treatment in or on all food commodities and 
on soybeans after harvest. 
 EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or 
whether the data support granting of the petiti on. Additional data may be needed before 
EPA rules on the petition. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from anima l/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:   n.a. 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:  fr03mr04-
82, Federal Register : 3 March 2004 (Volume 69, Number 42) pages 10037-10040; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2004/March/Day-03/p4629.htm ; available in 
English 
10. Proposed date of adoption:   n.a. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   n.a. G/SPS/N/USA/879 
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 12. Final date for comments:  Comments, identified by docket ID number OPP-2004-0020, 
must be received on or before 2 April 2004. 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   Public Information and Reco rds Integrity Branch (PIRIB), 
Information Resources and Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs 
(OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. opp-docket@epa.gov Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2003-0020" in subject line of your response. 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number an d E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ms. Julie Morin, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Food Safety and Technical Services Division, Stop 1027, Washington, DC  20250.  
Tel: (202) 720-4051, Fax: (202) 720-7772, E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov