NOMINATING PARTY: The United States of America

FILE NAME: USA CUN13 METHYL BROMIDE FOR RESEARCH

BRIEF DESCRIPTIVE TITLE OF NOMINATION:

Methyl Bromide Critical Use Nomination for Research in Multiple Sites (Submitted in 2011 for 

the 2012 and 2013 Use Season)

CROP NAME (OPEN FIELD OR PROTECTED): Multiple Crops

QUANTITY OF METHYL BROMIDE NOMINATED:

TABLE 1. QUANTITY OF METHYL BROMIDE NOMINATED

Year NOMINATION AMOUNT 

2012 7,445 kg

2013 7,537 kg 

NOMINATING PARTY CONTACT DETAILS:

Contact Person: John Thompson

Title: Division Director

Address: Office of Environmental Policy

U.S. Department of State

2201 C Street, N.W. Room 2658

Washington, D.C. 20520

U.S.A.

Telephone: (202) 647-9799

Fax: (202) 647-5947

E-mail: thompsonje2@state.gov

Following the requirements of Decision IX/6 paragraph (a)(1) The United States of America has determined that the specific use 

detailed in this Critical Use Nomination is critical because the lack of availability of methyl bromide for this use would result in 

a significant market disruption. ■ Yes  No

Signature Name Date

Title: 

(Details on this page are requested under Decision Ex. I/4(7), for posting on the Ozone Secretariat website under Decision Ex. 

I/4(8).) 

In assessing nominations submitted in this format, TEAP and MBTOC will also refer to the original nomination on which the 

Party’s first-year exemption was approved, as well as any supplementary information provided by the Party in relation to that 

original nomination. As this earlier information is retained by MBTOC, a Party need not re-submit that earlier information. 
CONTACT OR EXPERT(S) FOR FURTHER TECHNICAL DETAILS:

Contact/Expert Person: Jack Housenger

Title: Director

Address: Biological and Economic Analysis Division

Office of Pesticide Programs

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Mailcode 7503P

Washington, D.C. 20460

U.S.A.

Telephone: (703) 308-8200

Fax: (703) 308-7042

E-mail: Housenger.Jack@epa.gov

LIST OF DOCUMENTS SENT TO THE OZONE SECRETARIAT IN OFFICIAL 

NOMINATION PACKAGE:

1. PAPER DOCUMENTS: 

Title of paper documents and appendices

No. of 

pages

Date sent to 

Ozone 

Secretariat

2. ELECTRONIC COPIES OF ALL PAPER 

DOCUMENTS: 

*Title of each electronic file (for naming convention see 

notes above)

No. of 

kilobytes 

Date sent to 

Ozone 

Secretariat

USA CUN13 METHYL BROMIDE FOR RESEARCH

* Identical to paper documents
METHYL BROMIDE CRITICAL USE RENOMINATION FOR PREPLANT SOIL USE 

(OPEN FIELD OR PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT)

METHYL BROMIDE FOR RESEARCH

1. SUMMARY OF THE NEED FOR METHYL BROMIDE AS A CRITICAL USE 

Under Decision IX/6: Critical-use exemptions for methyl bromide. Part 1.(b) (iii) the Parties 

decided that 

(iii) ... Non-Article 5 Parties must demonstrate that research programmes are in place to develop and

deploy alternatives and substitutes.;

The U.S. Government would like to request the following amounts of methyl bromide for 

research purposes. This will allow researchers to include a methyl bromide standard in their test 

plots for statistical comparison against the alternative fumigants. 

TABLE 2. Sectors and Amounts of Methyl Bromide Requested (kilograms) for Research. 

SECTOR 2012 requested 2013 requested

POST_HARVEST

Dried Pork Products 1,220 1,220 

Low emission development 

and QPS applications

114 114 

SOILS – Fruits and Vegetables

Cucurbits 

(melons, cucumbers )

340 340

Eggplant 45 45 

Pepper 869 915 

Strawberry fruit 1,220 1,220 

Tomato 869 915 

SOILS – Nursery and 

Propogative Material

Fruit, Nuts, Flowers Nurseries 

(Fruits, nuts, cut flowers, 

raspberries, trees, grapes, 

garden roses)

1,095 1,095 

Orchard replanting (almonds, 

grapes, stone fruit)

317 317 

Ornamentals 431 431 

Strawberry nurseries 680 680 

SOILS – Emissions

Soil Fumigation – emissions 

reduction

245 245 

TOTAL REQUEST (kg) 7,445 7,537