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Date Lead Type Attendees/ Audience Purpose Location / Notes

2/28/2013 EPA Calls Applicants Hold calls to discuss sector summary reports to improve 2016 applications

5/31/2013 EPA Notice Applicants Publish FR Notice notifying the public that EPA is seeking 2016 Applications 

(Applications will be due in 90 days)

5/31/2013 EPA Notice Applicants Post forms to EPA website

5/31/2013 EPA Notice Applicants Courtesy emails to last year’s applicants alerting them of FR Notice. Offer to meet 

with applicants to discuss 2016 applications

7/17/2013 USDA Data Collection EPA / USDA USDA email to applicants reminding them to completely fill out form, summarize 

studies relevant to situation, provide in a timely manner

8/29/2013 Applicants Due Date EPA Application due date. Submit 2016 Applications/2015 Supplementals

9/4/2013 EPA E-mail Applicants Confirm receipt of applications by EPA 

EPA / USDA Notice N/A Begin review of applications for completeness

Ensure information is sufficient and timely. Pages are not left blank.

9/6/2013 EPA Notice Applicants Contact last year’s applicants for which EPA did not receive an application to confirm 

they did not submit for 2016

9/27/2013 EPA / USDA Notice Applicants EPA and USDA complete initial review and jointly confer with applicants of specific 

areas of data gaps or missing information.

Sept. 2013 Applicants Notice Applicants Applicants work to fill in any data gaps

November 4-6, 

2013

MBAO Conference EPA, USDA, 

Applicants

Methyl Bromide Alternatives Outreach conference (MBAO)

Meet with growers, applicants, researchers as needed San Diego, CA

Early Dec. 

2013

Applicants Due Date EPA Applicants provide any missing information to EPA and USDA

Mid Dec. 2013 EPA Due Date EPA, USDA, State Complete analytical work for the 2016 Nomination and possible 2015 Supplemental

Schedule for The U.S. Government Process for 2016 Critical Use Nomination

2013

9/4/2013

USDA Followup

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Date Lead Type Attendees/ Audience Purpose Location / Notes

Schedule for The U.S. Government Process for 2016 Critical Use Nomination

2013

Early January 

2014

EPA / USDA / 

DOS

Due Date N/A Final preparation of the 2016 Nomination and possible 2015 Supplemental packages 

as needed

1/24/2014 DOS Due Date UNEP Submit the 2016 Nomination to UNEP's Ozone Secretariat

1/27/2014 EPA / USDA / 

DOS

Discuss 

applications Applicants EPA OAP and OPP schedule calls to applicants to describe what sectors were nominated for 2016

Feb. 2014 EPA Applicant 

Update

EPA/ USDA / DOS Conference calls with applicants

Apr. 2014 DOS

MBTOC 

Meeting

EPA, USDA, DOS; 

MBTOC; Applicants First MBTOC meeting on 2016 Nomination TBD

Jul. 2014 DOS Meeting EPA, USDA, DOS; 

Applicants Stakeholder meeting prior to OEWG Washington, DC

Jul. 2014 DOS

Montreal 

Protocol 

Meeting 

(OEWG)

EPA, USDA, DOS; 

Applicants Open Ended Working Group TBD

Aug. 2014 DOS

Montreal 

Protocol 

Meeting

EPA, USDA, DOS; 

MBTOC; Applicants Second MBTOC meeting on 2016 Nomination TBD

Oct. 2014 DOS Meeting EPA, USDA, DOS; 

Applicants Stakeholder meeting prior to MOP Washington, DC

Nov. 2014 DOS

Montreal 

Protocol 

Meeting

EPA, USDA, DOS; 

Applicants

Meeting of the Parties

Parties will take decision on 2016 critical uses and amounts TBD

Nov. 2014 EPA Notice EPA, Applicants Inform Applicants of Decisions at the MOP

2014

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