[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64060-64062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30112]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-180982; FRL-4985-1]


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 28 States as listed below. Crisis exemptions were 
initiated by the Mississippi and Montana Departments of Agriculture. 
These exemptions, issued during the months of May, June, and July 1995, 
are subject to application and timing restrictions and reporting 
requirements designed to protect the environment to the maximum extent 
possible. EPA has denied 11 specific exemption requests. 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. Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries for the use of 
tebufenozide on cotton to control beet armyworms; July 18, 1995, to 
September 30, 1995. Alabama had initiated a crisis exemption for this 
use. (Margarita Collantes)
    2. Arizona Department of Agriculture for the use of imidacloprid 
and bifenthrin on melons to control the sweet potato whitefly; June 9, 
1995, to June 9, 1996. (David Deegan)
    3. Arkansas State Plant Board for the use of tebufenozide on cotton 
to control beet armyworms; July 18, 1995, to September 30, 1995. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    4. California Environmental Protection Agency for the use of 
myclobutanil on strawberries to control powdery mildew; July 28, 1995, 
to July 27, 1996. (David Deegan)
    5. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the 
use of malathion on atemoya and sugar apples to control Annona seed 
borers; July 12, 1995, to July 12, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    6. Georgia Department of Agriculture for the use of tebufenozide on 
cotton to control beet armyworms; July 18, 1995, to September 30, 1995. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    7. Idaho Department of Agriculture for the use of propamocarb 
hydrochloride, dimethomorph, and cymoxanil on potatoes to control late 
blight; July 14, 1995 to September 30, 1995. (Libby Pemberton)
    8. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry for the use of 

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    tebufenozide on cotton to control beet armyworms; July 18, 1995, to 
September 30, 1995. (Margarita Collantes)
    9. Michigan Department of Agriculture for the use of triadimefon on 
asparagus to control asparagus rust; June 21, 1995, to November 1, 
1995. (David Deegan)
    10. Michigan Department of Agriculture for the use of 
chlorothalonil on asparagus to control purple spot; June 21, 1995, to 
November 1, 1995. (David Deegan)
    11. Minnesota Department of Agriculture for the use of triclopyr on 
aquatic sites to control purple loose strife; July 26, 1995, to 
September 15, 1995. (Libby Pemberton)
    12. Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce for the use 
of tebufenozide on cotton to control beet armyworms; July 18, 1995, to 
September 30, 1995. Mississippi had initiated a crisis exemption for 
this use. (Margarita Collantes)
    13. Montana Department of Agriculture for the use of cyhalothrin on 
small grains to control cutworms; May 17, 1995, to July 1, 1995. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    14. New Jersey Environmental Protection Agency for the use of 
cymoxanil on tomatoes to control late blight; July 27, 1995, to April 
1, 1996. A notice of receipt published in Federal Register of August 2, 
1995 (60 FR 39387). The situation appears to be urgent; nonroutine; use 
can be toxicologically supported and hazard to nontarget organisms is 
not expected; use is not expected to pose a threat to surface and/or 
ground water. (Libby Pemberton)
    15. New Jersey Environmental Protection Agency for the use of 
propamocarb hydrochloride on tomatoes to control late blight; July 27, 
1995, to April 1, 1996. (Libby Pemberton)
    16. New York Department of Environmental Conservation for the use 
of vinclozolin on snap beans to control white and gray mold; June 1, 
1995, to September 15, 1995. (Kerry Leifer)
    17. North Dakota Department of Agriculture for the use of 
sethoxydim on buckwheat to control volunteer cereal grains; July 18, 
1995, to July 30, 1995. (David Deegan)
    18. Tennessee Department of Agriculture for the use of tebufenozide 
on cotton to control beet armyworms; July 18, 1995, to September 30, 
1995. (Margarita Collantes)
    19. Texas Department of Agriculture for the use of carbofuran on 
cotton to control aphids; June 9, 1995, to September 15, 1995. (David 
Deegan)
    20. Washington Department of Agriculture for the use of propamacarb 
hydrochloride, cymoxanil, and dimethomorph on potatoes to control late 
blight; July 7, 1995, to September 30, 1995. (Libby Pemberton)
    21. Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection for the use of mancozeb on ginseng to control leaf and stem 
blight; May 23, 1995, to August 31, 1995. (Margarita Collantes)
    22. Wyoming Department of Agriculture for the use of pirimicarb on 
alfalfa grown for seed to control alfalfa aphids, pea aphids, and lygus 
bugs; June 16, 1995, to August 31, 1995. (Larry Fried)
    The following States listed below were granted an emergency 
exemption for the use of propamocarb hydrochloride on potatoes to 
control late blight; June 23, 1995, to September 30, 1995, except for 
Florida and Oregon, whose expiration date is June 22, 1996, and October 
31, 1995, respectively. A notice of receipt published in the Federal 
Register of June 21, 1995 (60 FR 32319). The exemption was granted on 
the basis that the situation appears to be urgent and nonroutine. 
Limited supplies of recently authorized products indicate need for a 
third chemical. The use can be toxicologically supported and is not 
expected to result in hazard to nontarget organisms and should not pose 
a threat to surface and/or ground water.
      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. Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce on July 7, 
1995, for the use of tebufenozide on cotton to control beet armyworms. 
This program has ended. (Margarita Collantes)
    2. Montana Department of Agriculture on July 15, 1995, for the use 
of bifenthrin on canola to control diamondback moth larvae. This 
program has ended. (Andrea Beard)
    EPA has denied a specific exemption request from the:
    1. California Department of Pesticide Regulations for the use of 
fenpropathrin on tomatoes to control silverleaf and greehouse 
whiteflies. (Margarita Collantes)
    2. Montana Department of Agriculture for the use tralkoxydim on 
wheat 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)
    3. Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota Departments of 
Agriculture for the use of propiconazole on wheat and barley to control 
fusarium head blight. The request was denied because residue chemistry 
indicated that the crops would contain carcinogenic residue in 
processed commodities. This triggered the ``Delaney Clause'' of the 
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). (Margarita Collantes)
    EPA denied the following specific exemption requests for use of 
Pirate on cotton to control beet armyworms. Pirate is an unregistered 
chemical which was denied due to risk of unreasonable adverse effects 
to nontarget birds, aquatic organisms, and the environment. In 
addition, a registered alternative, tebufenozide, was granted to 
control this pest on the southeastern cotton belt region.
      1. Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries.
      2. Arkansas State Plant Board.
      3. Georgia Department of Agriculture.
      4. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
      5. Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
      6. Tennessee Department of Agriculture. (Margarita Collantes)

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pest, Crisis exemptions.


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    Dated: November 6, 1995.

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

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