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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/785
25 August 2003
(03-4393)
Committee on Sanitary and 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):  Products that use the pesticide Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens strain
FZB24
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Any
US trading partners.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Bacillus subtilis var.
amyloliquefaciens strain FZB24; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance,
(available in English, 6 pages).
6. Description of content:  On 22 October 2002 (67 FR 32231), EPA announced receipt of
and sought public comment on an application to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues of Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens strain
FZB24.  This document announces EPA's decision to establish an exemption from therequirement of a tolerance for residues of the Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens strain
FZB24 on all agricultural commodities when applied/used in accordance with good
agricultural use practices for plant strengthening, growth enhancement, and plant disease
suppression.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:   not applicable
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID: fr30jy03-10,
Federal Register: 30 July 2003 (Volume 68, Number 146) Page 44635-44640;
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/July/Day-30/p19134.htm; available in
English.
10. Proposed date of adoption:  not applicable
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  30 July 2003G/SPS/N/USA/785
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12. Final date for comments:  29 September 2003
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ X ] National notification
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and
Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental ProtectionAgency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. opp-docket@epa.gov
Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2003-0059" in subject line of your response.
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ms. Roseanne Freese, United States SPS Enquiry Point Officer, USDA Foreign
Agricultural Service, Food Safety and Technical Services Division, Stop 1027,
Washington, DC  20250.  Tel: (202) 690-1642, Fax: (202) 720-7772,
Email: fstsd@fas.usda.gov