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
                                       
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(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

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

