[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48713-48714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22964]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-180981; FRL-4975-8]


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 20 States as listed below. Five crisis exemptions were 
initiated by various states. These exemptions, issued during the month 
of May 1995, except for the one in March, are subject to application 
and timing restrictions and reporting requirements designed to protect 
the environment to the maximum extent possible. EPA has denied specific 
exemption requests from the Arkansas State Plant Board and the 
Washington Department of Agriculture. Information on these restrictions 
is available from the contact persons in EPA listed below.

DATES: See each specific and crisis 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; e-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has granted specific exemptions to the:
    1. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the 
use of imidacloprid on citrus to control citrus leafminers; May 5, 
1995, to May 4, 1996. (David Deegan)
    2. Idaho Department of Agriculture for the use of bifenthrin on 
canola to control aphids; May 15, 1995, to August 15, 1995. (David 
Deegan)
    3. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry for the use of 
norflurazon on Bermudagrass to control annual grassy weeds; May 1, 
1995, to June 15, 1995. Louisiana had initiated a crisis exemption for 
this use. (Libby Pemberton)
    4. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture for the use of cypermethrin 
on mustard greens to control various insects; May 19, 1995, to October 
31, 1995. (Libby Pemberton)
    5. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of clomazone on 
cucumbers to control broadleaf weeds and grasses; May 23, 1995, to 
August 15, 1995. (David Deegan)
    6. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of bifenthrin on 
canola to control aphids; May 15, 1995, to July 15, 1995. (David 
Deegan)
    7. Washington Department of Agriculture for the use of bifenthrin 
on canola to control aphids; May 15, 1995, to August 15, 1995. (David 
Deegan)
    8. Wisconsin Department of Agriculture for the use of metolachlor 
on spinach to control grasses and weeds; May 5, 1995, to July 1, 1995. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    The following States listed below were granted an emergency 
exemption for the use of dimethomorph and/or cymoxanil on potatoes to 
control late blight; May 18, 1995, to September 30, 1995, except for 
Florida and Oregon whose expiration date is May 18, 1996, and October 
31, 1995, respectively. A notice of receipt published in the Federal 
Register of May 3, 1995 (60 FR 21814). The exemption was granted on the 
basis that the situation appears to be urgent and nonroutine. Late 
blight is not a new pest phenomenon; however, new strains of P. 
infestants have been introduced in or adjacent to each of the applicant 
potato-producing States, and these new strains of late blight are 
resistant to the primary registered alternative. With no other 
registered alternative products that exhibit acceptable efficacy 
against this pest problem, potato growers are expected to suffer 
significant economic losses without the use of these two fungicides. If 
this situation persists without an effective control program, the 
economic viability of potato production in the United States is 
uncertain. These uses can be toxicologically supported and are not 
expected to result in hazard to nontarget organisms:
      1. Delaware Department of Agriculture.
      2. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
      3. Georgia Department of Agriculture.
      4. Maine Department of Agriculture.
      5. Maryland Department of Agriculture.
      6. Michigan Department of Agriculture.
      7. Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
      8. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
      9. New York Department of Environmental Conservation.
      10. North Dakota Department of Agriculture.
      11. Ohio Department of Agriculture.
      12. Oregon Department of Agriculture.
      13. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
      14. South Dakota Department of Agriculture.
      15. Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
      16. Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection. (Libby Pemberton)
    Crisis exemptions were initiated by the:
    1. California Department of Pesticide Regulations on March 16, 
1995, for the use of maneb on walnuts to control bacterial blight. This 
program has ended. (Margarita Collantes)
    2. Idaho Department of Agriculture on May 3, 1995, for the use of 
sethoxydim on mint to control grassy weeds. The need for this program 
is expected to last until November 1, 1995. (Libby Pemberton)
    3. Montana Department of Agriculture on May 3, 1995, for the use of 
sethoxydim on mint to control green foxtail, quackgrass, and wild oats. 
The need for this program is expected to last until November 1, 1995. 
(Libby Pemberton)
    4. Oregon Department of Agriculture on May 2, 1995, for the use of 
sethoxydim on mint to control grassy weeds. This program has ended. 
(Libby Pemberton)
    5. Washington Department of Agriculture on May 31, 1995, for the 
use of clopyralid on asparagus to control Canada thistles. This program 
has ended. (Libby Pemberton) 

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    EPA has denied a specific exemption request from the:
    1. Arkansas State Board for the use of pyrithiobac-sodium on cotton 
to control weeds. The Agency denied the exemption because the situation 
is routine and not urgent and significant economic loss is not 
expected. (Margarita Collantes)
    2. Washington Department of Agriculture for the use of imidacloprid 
on pears to control grape mealybugs. The Agency denied the exemption 
because of insufficient data to show resistance to alternatives. (David 
Deegan)

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pest, Crisis exemptions.

    Dated: August 30, 1995.

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

[FR Doc. 95-22964 Filed 9-19-95; 8:45 am]
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