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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/USA/1647 
19 July 2007  
 (07-3062) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
 
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):  Ornamental plants, and injures deciduous fruit-tree crops, citrus, and grapes 
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:  NOTICE.  (E,E)-9,11-
Tetradecadien-1-yl Acetate; Receipt of A pplication for Emergency Exemption, and 
Solicitation of Public Comment (a vailable in English, 2 pages)  
6. Description of content:  EPA has received a quarantine exemption request from the 
United States Department of Agriculture/An imal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(USDA/APHIS) to use the pesticide (E,E )-9,11-tetradecadien-1-yl acetate (CAS No. 
30562-09-5) to treat host plants to contro l the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM). The 
applicant proposes the use of a new chemical which has not been registered by EPA. Due 
to the unique nature of this emergency situati on, in which the time to review the conditions 
of this situation was short, it was not possible to issue a solicitation for public comment prior to the Agency's decisi on to grant these exemptions. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ X ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ X ] protect territory from other damage from pests    
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  The applicant asserts 
that requested chemical is needed as part of  a quarantine program to eradicate the LBAM. 
The LBAM destroys, stunts, or deforms young seedlings, spoils the appearance of 
ornamental plants, and injures deciduous fruit- tree crops, citrus, and grapes.  LBAM has 
the potential to cause significant economic losse s due to increased production costs and the 
possible loss of international and domestic markets. The impact on production costs for 
LBAM hosts may exceed $100 million in the state of California. 
The applicant proposes to place the pheromone dispensers in tree crops and field crops. 
Dispensers are to be applied uniformly throug hout the treated acreage to obtain a reduction 
in mating. Between 200 to 300 dispensers should be used per acre. G/SPS/N/USA/1647 
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  9. 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:    
10. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   Federal Register: 
6 July 2007 (Volume 72, Number 129) Notices Page 37015-37016; 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/July/Day-06/p12872.htm 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  This regulation is 
effective 6 July 2007. 
12. Agency or authority designated to handl e comments: [ ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Registration Division, (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001 
13. Texts available from: [ X ] National notification authority, [ ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail add ress (if available) of other body:  United States 
SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Fore ign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), St op 1027, Washington D.C. 20250;  Tel:  +(1 
202) 720-1301;  Fax:  +(1 202) 690-0677;  E-mail:  us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov