G/SPS/N/USA/2721/Add.1
20 March 2015 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 19 March 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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Bacillus Subtilis Strain IAB/BS03; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance 
This regulation establishes an exemption from th e requirement of a tolerance for residues of the 
fungicide Bacillus subtilis strain IAB/BS03 in or on all food commodities when used in accordance 
with label directions and good agricultural practices. 
This regulation is effective 20 February 2015. Objections and requests for hearings must be 
received on or before 21 April 2015, and may be identified by docket identification (ID) number 
EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0574. 
This final rule was published in the Federal Register Volume 80, Number 34 (Friday, 20 February 
2015) [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 9215-9217] 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2015-02-20/html/2015-03465.htm  
This action is subsequent to notices published in the Federal Register of 12 September 2013, to 
establish an exemption from the requirement of a to lerance for residues of the fungicide, Bacillus 
subtilis strain IAB/BS03, in or on all food commodities. Also, 3 December 2014, through an 
administrative error, the summary of the pesticid e petition was not made available in the docket. 
Now available in the docket, this document reopens the comment period for that pesticide petition for 30 days to allow for public review and comment. 
These notices can be found at Federal Register Volume 78, Number 177 (Thursday, 23 September 
2013) [Proposed Rules] [Pages 56185-56188] http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2013-09-12/html/2013-22218.htm  
Federal Register Volume 79, Number 232 (Wednesday, 3 December 2014) [Proposed Rules] 
[Pages 71713-71714] http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2014-12-03/html/2014-28389.htm  
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:   G/SPS/N/USA/2721/Add.1 
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
For further information contact: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division 
(7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; Main telephone number: +(703) 305 7090; E-mail: BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov  
Text(s) available from: [X] National Notificati on Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 20250; Tel: +(1 202) 
720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; E-mail: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov  
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