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[FR Doc No: 94-12703]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-180941; FRL 4867-7]

 

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 
Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (hereafter referred 
to as the ``Applicant'') for use of the pesticide, 4-bromo-2-(4-
chlorophenyl)-1-(ethoxymethyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-
carbonitrile, to control beet armyworms (BAW) on up to 350,000 acres of 
cotton in Mississippi. 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-180941,'' 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)1-(ethoxymethyl)-5-
(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile, available as Pirate 3SC 
from American Cyanamid Company, to control beet armyworms (BAW) on up 
to 350,000 acres of cotton in Mississippi. Information in accordance 
with 40 CFR part 166 was submitted as part of this request.
    According to the Applicant, BAW is an occasional or sporadic pest 
of cotton in Mississippi. Recent outbreaks occurred in 1988 and 1993, 
causing statewide losses of 1.6 percent and 4.4 percent, respectively. 
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 $60 million and $216 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 140,000 pounds of active ingredient would 
be needed to treat up to 350,000 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)-1(ethoxymethyl)-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 Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.

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. 94-12703 Filed 5-24-94; 8:45 am]
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