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[FR Doc No: 94-14426]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-180933; FRL-4771-9]

 

Emergency Exemptions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has granted specific exemptions for the control of various 
pests to the seven States as listed below. Three crisis exemptions were 
initiated by various States and one was subsequently revoked. A 
quarantine exemption was also granted to the Guam Department of 
Agriculture, Office of the Governor and the United States Department of 
Agriculture. These exemptions, issued during the months of January and 
February 1994, except for the one in November 1993, are subject to 
application and timing restrictions and reporting requirements designed 
to protect the environment to the maximum extent possible. EPA has 
denied three specific exemption requests. Information on these 
restrictions is available from the contact persons in EPA listed below.

DATES: See each specific, crisis, and quarantine exemption for its 
effective date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See each emergency exemption for the 
name of the contact person. The following information applies to all 
contact persons: By mail: Registration Division (7505W), Office of 
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: 6th Floor, 
CS #1, 2800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703-308-8417).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has granted specific exemptions to the:
    1. California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of 
Pesticide Regulation, for the use of benomyl on artichokes to control 
ramularia leaf spot; February 7, 1994, to December 31, 1994. A notice 
of receipt published in the Federal Register of December 23, 1993 (58 
FR 68144). Ramularia leaf spot has recently developed as a serious 
disease of artichokes, resulting in an urgent nonroutine situation. 
Without benomyl, a significant economic loss is expected. The use of 
benomyl will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on human health or 
the environment. Benomyl was also the subject of Special Review from 
1977 to 1982. (Susan Stanton)
    2. California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of 
Pesticide Regulation, for the use of fenamiphos on broccoli and 
cauliflower to control nematodes; February 14, 1994, to February 13, 
1995. California had initiated a crisis exemption for this use which 
was later inactivated. (Libby Pemberton)
    3. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the 
use of avermectin on peppers to control melon thrips; February 15, 
1994, to February 14, 1995. (Andrea Beard)
    4. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the 
use of imidacloprid on peppers to control melon thrips; February 15, 
1994, to February 14, 1995. A notice of receipt published in the 
Federal Register of January 19, 1994 (59 FR 2849); no comments were 
received. The application proposed use of a new chemical. The situation 
was determined to be an emergency, since the melon thrip was recently 
discovered in Florida and has since developed into a devastating pest. 
Significant economic losses could occur if this pest is not adequately 
controlled and the registered pesticides appear to be ineffective. 
Imidacloprid is authorized to be used at transplanting. Since it is a 
systemic, it will be taken up by the developing seedlings and protect 
them during this vulnerable stage of development. (Andrea Beard)
    5. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the 
use of imidacloprid on citrus to control the citrus leafminer; February 
15, 1994, to February 14, 1995. (Andrea Beard)
    6. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry for the use of 
paraquat on rice to control weeds; February 17, 1994, to June 15, 1994. 
(Susan Stanton)
    7. New Mexico Department of Agriculture for the use of propazine on 
sorghum to control pigweed; January 27, 1994, to August 1, 1994. A 
notice of receipt published in the Federal Register of December 29, 
1993 (58 FR 68908); no comments were received. The applicant requested 
use of an active ingredient not contained in any registered product. 
The situation was determined to be urgent and nonroutine and 
significant economic losses could occur without the use of propazine. 
(Andrea Beard)
    8. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of fenoxycarb on 
pears to control pear psylla; February 14, 1994, to May 1, 1994. 
(Andrea Beard)
    9. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of sethoxydim on 
canola to control volunteer grains and grasses.; January 31, 1994, to 
December 31, 1994. (Susan Stanton)
    10. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of chlorothalonil 
on hazelnuts to control eastern filbert blight; January 31, 1994, to 
May 30, 1994. (Susan Stanton)
    11. Texas Department of Agriculture for the use of esfenvalerate on 
kale and mustard greens to control cabbage loopers; February 16, 1994, 
to November 30, 1994. (Libby Pemberton)
    12. Texas Department of Agriculture for the use of propazine on 
sorghum to control pigweed; January 27, 1994, to August 1, 1994. A 
notice of receipt published in the Federal Register of December 29, 
1993 (58 FR 68908); no comments were received. The applicant requested 
use of an active ingredient not contained in any registered product. 
The situation was determined to be urgent and nonroutine and 
significant economic losses could occur without the use of propazine. 
(Andrea Beard)
    13. Texas Department of Agriculture for the use of bifenthrin on 
cucurbits (cucumbers, melons, and squash) to control the sweet potato 
whitefly; January 21, 1994, to January 20, 1995. (Andrea Beard)
    14. Texas Department of Agriculture for the use of imidacloprid on 
cucurbits (cucumbers, melons, and squash) to control the sweet potato 
whitefly; January 21, 1994, to January 20, 1995. A notice of receipt 
published in the Federal Register of January 7, 1994 (59 FR 1018); no 
comments were received. The situation was determined to be urgent and 
nonroutine and the currently available pesticides and practices are not 
providing adequate control; without adequate control of the sweet 
potato whitefly significant economic losses are expected. (Andrea 
Beard)
    15. Washington Department of Agriculture for the use of fenoxycarb 
on pears to control pear psylla; February 14, 1994, to May 1, 1994. A 
notice of receipt published in the Federal Register of December 29, 
1993 (58 FR 68907); no comments were received. The situation was 
determined to be urgent and nonroutine and significant economic losses 
are expected without the use of fenoxycarb. (Andrea Beard)
    Crisis exemptions were initiated by the:
    1. Illinois Department of Agriculture on Janury 14, 1994, for the 
use of sodium chlorite on inlet pipe at the Illinois Power Company to 
control Zebra mussels. This program has ended. (Libby Pemberton)
    2. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture on November 1, 1993, for the 
use of metolachlor on spinach to control sibara. This program has 
ended. (Margarita Collantes)
    3. Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture (PRDA) on January 8, 1994, 
for the use of avermectin on tomatoes to control leafminers. PRDA's 
crisis exemption and authority to issue crisis exemptions for this use 
were revoked on February 28, 1994. (Lawrence Fried)
    Quarantine exemptions were granted to the:
    1. Guam Department of Agriculture, Office of the Governor for the 
use of methyl bromide on letuce, celery, spinach, broccoli, and 
cauliflower imported from the United States mainland for consumption in 
Guam to control western flown thrips and cabbage aphids; February 28, 
1994, to February 27, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    2. United States Department of Agriculture for the use of 
quaternary ammonium compound on farm equipment to control witchweed in 
North and South Carolina; February 22, 1994, to February 21, 1997. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    EPA has denied a specific exemption request from the:
    1. Arkansas State Plant Board for the use of pyrithiobac sodium on 
cotton to control cocklebur and morningglory. (Susan Stanton)
    2. Georgia Department of Agriculture for the use of iprodione on 
tobacco to control target spot. A notice of receipt published in the 
Federal Register of January 19, 1994 (59 FR 2851); no comments were 
received. This specific exemption was denied because of inadequate 
progress toward registration. (Susan Stanton)
    3. Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce for the use 
of pyrithiobac sodium on cotton to control common cocklebur. A notice 
of receipt published in the Federal Register of December 29, 1993 (58 
FR 68909). This specific exemption was denied because an emergency 
condition does not exist and it was not possible to determine whether 
the proposed use would cause unreasonable adverse effects. The Agency 
could not evaluate the risks associated with the proposed use because 
studies submitted to EPA in support of a Temporary Tolerance and 
Experimental Use Permit have not been fully reviewed.(Susan Stanton)

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Crisis exemptions.

    Dated: May 31, 1994.

Daniel M. Barolo,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 94-14426 Filed 6-14-94; 8:45 am]
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