WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/739
13 June 2003
(03-3106)
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):  The pesticide products Nut GuardV/Fruit GuardV, Novozymes Biofungicide
Green-ReleafTM 710-140, GB34 Concentrate Biol ogical Fungicide, and GB34 Technical
Biological Fungicide.
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:  Pesticide Products;
Registration Approvals (available in English, 2 pages).
6. Description of content:  This notice announces Agency approval of applications to
register the following four pesticide products Nut GuardV/Fruit GuardV, Novozymes
Biofungicide Green-ReleafTM 710-140, GB34 Concentrate Biological Fungicide, and
GB34 Technical Biological Fungicide containi ng active ingredients not included in any
previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(5) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
Applications:
1. EPA issued a notice, published in the Federal Register of 31 August 2001 (66 FR
45987) (FRL-6760-5), which announced that AgriVir LLC, 1625 K Street, NW,
Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20006, had submitted an application to register the
pesticide product, Nut GuardV/Fruit GuardV, as a moth larvicide (EPA File
Symbol 73176-R), containing 96.4% Indian  Meal Moth Granulosis Virus and
larval parts on milled wheat bran carrier.  This product was not previouslyregistered.  The application was approved on 21 December 2001, as Nut
GuardV/Fruit GuardV (EPA Registration Number 73176-1) for controlling
Indian Meal moth larvae on dried fruit, shelled and unshelled nuts, and in cracks
and crevices in processing, packing, and storage areas.
2. EPA issued a notice, published in the Federal Register of 26 June 2002 (67 FR
43114) (FRL-7182-9), which announced that Novozymes Biologicals, Inc.,
111 Kelser Mill Road, Salem, VA 24153, had submitted an application to registerthe pesticide product, Novozymes Biofungicide Green Releaf TM 710-140, a
biological fungicide (EPA File Symbol 70127-E), containing Bacillus
licheniformis Strain SB3086 at 0.14%.  This product was not previously
registered.G/SPS/N/USA/739
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The application was approved on 4 February 2003, as Novozymes Biofungicide
Green-ReleafTM 710-140 (EPA Registration Number 70127-2) for fungicidal
treatment of ornamental turf, lawns, golf courses, ornamental plants, conifers and
tree seedlings in outdoor, greenhouse, and nursery sites.  The active ingredients
registered for this product are Bacillus licheniformis Strain SB3086 at 0.14% and
Indole-3-butyric Acid at 0.00096%.
3. EPA issued a notice, published in the Federal Register of 31 December 2001
(66 FR 67520) (FRL-6813-7), which announced that Gustafson LLC, 1400
Preston Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093, had submitted applications to register
the following two pesticide products GB34 Concentrate Biological Fungicide,
fungicide (EPA File Symbol 7501-ROR) and GB34 Technical Biological
Fungicide (EPA File Symbol 7501-ROE) , containing Bacillus pumilus GB34 at
0.28% and 13.8%, respectively.  These products were not previously registered.
The applications were approved on 13 March 2003, as GB34 Concentrate
Biological Fungicide (EPA Registration Number 7501-191);  for use as a
treatment for soybeans for suppression of root diseases caused by Rhizoctonia
and Fusarium and GB34 Technical Biol ogical Fungicide (EPA Registration
Number 7501-192) for reformulating into end-use fungicide products.
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:   NA
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  DOCID:
fr30my03-65, Federal Register:  30 May 2003 (Volume 68, Number 104)
Pages 32493-32495;http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2003/May/Day-30/p13437.htm; Available inEnglish
10. Proposed date of adoption: : 30 May 2003
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  not applicable
12. Final date for comments:  not applicable
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 Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.  opp-docket@epa.gov
Note:  Identify docket name "OPP-2003-0160" in subject line of your response.G/SPS/N/USA/739
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13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point,
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Mr. Bill Janis, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 1027, Washington, DC  20250.  Tel
(202) 720-9047, (202) 720-0677, fstsd@usda.gov