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:

Please
find
attached
the
United
States
government
response
to
the
questions
provided
by
MBTOC
regarding
the
U.
S.
2005
supplemental
and
2006
CUE
request.
These
responses
are
organized
by
sector
for
your
convenience.

In
preparing
the
CUE
nominations
and
these
responses,
we
have
considered
all
resources
available
to
us,
including
but
not
limited
to:
MBTOC
reports,
published
articles,
research
reports,
and
personal
communications
with
researchers
and
growers.
We
strive
to
answer
MBTOC
questions
based
on
a
thorough
examination
of
all
relevant
material.
In
the
future,
it
may
facilitate
our
understanding
of
specific
aspects
of
questions
if
MBTOC
could
provide
data,
or
references
to
the
relevant
data,
that
are
the
basis
for
some
of
its
questions.
We
believe
this
could
assist
us
in
providing
MBTOC
with
as
complete
and
accurate
a
response
as
possible.

With
respect
to
the
U.
S.
requests
in
two
tobacco­
related
sectors,
we
have
recently
consulted
with
these
applicant
groups
and
the
U.
S.
Government
withdraws
our
nominations
for
these
two
sectors
that
were
considered
by
MBTOC
in
its
June
2004
report.
Specifically,
we
withdraw
for
consideration
our
CUE
requests
for
CUN2003/
056UScN7
(
Nursery
float
trays
for
tobacco
seedlings)
and
US56N13
(
tobacco
 
seedlings).

In
our
bilateral
meeting
at
the
Open
Ended
Working
Group,
information
was
requested
on
the
precise
details
of
any
movement
of
CUE
applicants
to
different
sectors
between
the
2005
and
2006
CUE
requests.
Table
1
below
summarizes
all
such
changes.
2
August
13,
2004
Table
1.
Description
of
What
U.
S.
A.
Applications
Have
Been
Moved
To
New
Sectors
Recategorized
Applicants:
From
2005
To
2006
Ham
Commodities
Ham
CA
Rose
Nursery
Ornamentals
Fruit,
Nut,
and
Flower
Nursery
Western
Raspberry
Nursery
Orchard
Seedlings
Fruit,
Nut,
and
Flower
Nursery
CA
Assoc.
of
Nurserymen
­
Deciduous
Fruit
&
Nut
Tree
Growers
Orchard
Seedlings
Fruit,
Nut,
and
Flower
Nursery
For
your
convenience,
Table
2
below
displays
the
name
of
each
of
the
sector
specific
responses
to
MBTOC
questions
in
separate
electronic
files.

Table
2.
List
of
Electronic
Filenames
Title
of
Electronic
Files
CUN2003
Stru
USA
NPMA
Dried
Commodities
and
Structures
Reply
to
June
2004
Questions.
doc
CUN2003
Comm
USA
Dry
Cured
Pork
Products
Reply
to
June
2004
Questions.
doc
CUN2003
Soil
USA
Eggplant
&
Peppers
Reply
to
June
2004
Questions.
doc
CUN2003
Soil
USA
Orchard
Replant
Request
to
Reconsider
June
2004.
doc
CUN2003
Soil
USA
Ornamentals
Reply
to
June
2004
Questions.
doc
CUN2003
Soil
USA
Strawberry
Fruit
Reply
to
June
2004
Questions.
doc
CUN2003
Soil
USA
Strawberry
Runners
Reply
to
June
2004
Questions.
doc
CUN2003
Stru
USA
01
Mills
&
Processors
Reply
to
June
2004
Questions.
doc
CUN2003
Stru
USA
02
Mills
&
Processors
Reply
to
June
2004
Questions.
xls
CUN2003
Soil
USA
Tomato
Reply
to
June
2004
Questions.
doc
USA
2006
BUNI
 
Refined
Nomination
Package.
xls
As
a
final
point,
the
United
States
requests
that
MBTOC
reconsider
its
recommendation
to
cut
our
request
in
the
orchard
replant
sector.
A
detailed
explanation
describing
the
need
for
the
amount
of
methyl
bromide
included
in
our
request
is
attached.

I
hope
that
the
information
provided
in
this
response
helps
the
MBTOC
in
its
deliberations
at
its
next
meeting.
Should
you
need
further
clarification
on
these
questions,
please
contact
John
Thompson
(
ThompsonJE2@
state.
gov
or
1
202
647
9799)
on
these
matters.

Sincerely,

Claudia
A.
McMurray
Deputy
Assistant
Secretary
for
Environment
