Mr.
Marco
Gonzalez
Secretariat
for
the
Montreal
Protocol
P.
O.
Box
30552,
Nairobi,
Kenya
Dr.
H.
J.
Banks
10
Beltana
Road
Pialligo,
ACT
2609
Australia
Dr.
Nahum
Marban
Mendoza
Autonomic
University
of
Chapingo
PO
Box
56230
Chapingo,
Mexico
Dear
Mr.
Gonzalez,
Dr.
Banks,
and
Dr.
Mendoza:

Consistent
with
provisions
of
the
Montreal
Protocol
and
of
Decision
IX/
6,
the
United
States
submits
the
enclosed
nomination
for
a
methyl
bromide
critical
use
exemption
for
2006
(
amounting
to
37%
of
our
1991
baseline),
as
well
as
a
small
supplemental
request
for
2005
(
some
2%
of
our
baseline).

The
enclosed
documents
generally
follow
the
format
recently
set
out
in
the
Methyl
Bromide
Handbook,
and
includes
supplemental
information
as
appropriate.
We
provided
an
overview
of
our
2005
supplemental
request
as
a
separate
document
in
included
as
an
appendix
in
individual
sector
nominations.
We
hope
that
this
organization
provides
the
information
in
the
most
accessible
manner
to
facilitate
the
efforts
of
the
Technology
and
Economic
Assessment
Panel
and
the
Methyl
Bromide
Technical
Options
Committee
during
their
review.
The
United
States
is
submitting
these
documents
electronically,
but
would
be
pleased
to
provide
a
hard
copy
upon
request.
We
will
fax
this
signed
cover
letter
to
Mr.
Gonzalez
for
your
records.

If
additional
information
is
needed
by
MBTOC,
please
contact
John
Thompson
at
the
U.
S.
Department
of
State
(
ThompsonJE2@
state.
gov
or
202­
647­
9799).
We
look
forward
to
working
with
you
and
others
to
answer
any
questions
that
may
arise
during
the
review
process.

Sincerely,

Claudia
A.
McMurray
Deputy
Assistant
Secretary
for
Environment
