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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/538
7 January 2002
(02-0082)
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
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Microbial pesticides
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition
to Establish a Tolerance (exemption from) for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food -
Bacillus pumilus  GB34 (3 pages)
5.Description of content:  This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or
on various food commodities.
EPA has received a pesticide petition proposing pursuant to section 408(d) of the FFDCA,
21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to amend 40 CFR part 180 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 raw agricultural commodities and on all food commodities after
harvest.  Pursuant to section 408(d)(2)(A)(i) of the FFDCA, as amended, the petitioner has
submitted the following summary of information, data, and arguments in support of their
pesticide petition.  The summary was prepared by the petitioner and EPA has not fully
evaluated the merits of the pesticide petition.  The summary may have been edited by EPAif the terminology used was unclear, the summary contained extraneous material, or the
summary unintentionally made the reader conclude that the findings reflected EPA's
position and not the position of the petitioner.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Codex has no exemptions from tolerance or
maximum residue levels for Bacillus pumilus  GB34.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 66 FR 67522,
31 December 2001 (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.G/SPS/N/USA/538
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10. Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined.
11. Final date for comments:  Comments must be received on or before 30 January 2002.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  Environmental Protection Agency
[    ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Detailed instructions on where and how to send comments are in the body of the full text
which will be sent upon request to the address in paragraph 12.
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 10271400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:   (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov