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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-180939; FRL 4867-5]
 

Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption to use Pirate 
Insecticide; Solicitation of Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific exemption request from the Alabama 
Department of Agriculture and Industries (hereafter referred to as the 
``Applicant'') for use of the pesticide, 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-
(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile, to control beet armyworms 
(BAW) on up to 180,000 acres of cotton in Alabama. In accordance with 
40 CFR 166.24, EPA is soliciting public comment before making the 
decision whether or not to grant the exemption.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 9, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of written comments, bearing the identification 
notation ``OPP-180939,'' should be submitted by mail to: Public 
Response and Human Resource Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), 
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M 
St., SW., Washington, D.C. 20460. In person, bring comments to: Rm. 
1128, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. 
Information submitted in any comment concerning this notice may be 
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as 
``Confidential Business Information.'' Information so marked will not 
be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR 
part 2. A copy of the comment that does not contain Confidential 
Business Information must be provided by the submitter for inclusion in 
the public record. Information not marked confidential may be disclosed 
publicly by EPA without prior notice. All written comments filed 
pursuant to this notice will be available for public inspection in Rm. 
1128, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, 
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Susan Stanton, Registration 
Division (7505W), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, D.C. 20460. Office 
location and telephone number: 6th Floor, Crystal Station I, 2800 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 308-8327.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 18 of the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), 
the Administrator may, at his discretion, exempt a State agency from 
any registration provision of FIFRA if he determines that emergency 
conditions exist which require such exemption. The Applicant has 
requested the Administrator to issue a specific exemption for use of 
the insecticide, 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-
pyrrole-3-carbonitrile, available as Pirate 3SC from American Cyanamid 
Company, to control beet armyworms (BAW) on up to 180,000 acres of 
cotton in Alabama. Information in accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was 
submitted as part of this request.
    According to the Applicant, BAW is a devastating pest of cotton 
which has caused excessive economic damage in certain areas of Alabama 
every year since 1984. In 1993, BAW infested approximately 75 percent 
of the cotton acreage and caused significant economic damage to 25 
percent of Alabama's cotton crop. Although naturally occurring 
parasites and predators of BAW will control this pest, phosphate 
insecticides which are applied to control another pest of cotton, the 
boll weevil, reduce parasite and predator populations and disrupt the 
natural biological control of BAW, making the use of pesticides 
necessary for control. According to the Applicant, the registered 
pesticides provide only partial control of BAW. If Pirate Insecticide 
is not available for use, the Applicant claims that yield losses of up 
to 25 percent may occur, resulting in economic losses of between $11 
million and $58 million statewide.
    Under the proposed exemption, a maximum of two ground applications 
of Pirate 3SC would be made at 8.53 fluid ounces of product (0.2 pounds 
active ingredient) per acre. No applications would be made within 21 
days of harvest. A maximum of 52,000 pounds of product would be needed 
to treat up to 180,000 acres of cotton.
    This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the 
application itself. The regulations governing section 18 require that 
the Agency publish notice of receipt in the Federal Register and 
solicit public comment on an application for a specific exemption 
proposing use of a new chemical (i.e., an active ingredient not 
contained in any currently registered pesticide) [40 CFR 166.24 
(a)(1)]. 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-
carbonitrile is a new chemical. Accordingly, interested persons may 
submit written views on this subject to the Field Operations Division 
at the address above. The Agency will review and consider all comments 
received during the comment period in determining whether to issue the 
emergency exemption requested by the Alabama Department of Agriculture 
and Industries.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Crisis exemptions.

    Dated: May 16, 1994.

Stephen L. Johnson,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 94-12702 Filed 5-24-94; 8:45 am]
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