[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 92 (Friday, May 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 21467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11620]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-181011; FRL-5367-2]


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 11 States listed below. A quarantine exemption was granted to 
the United States Department of Agriculture. These exemptions, issued 
during the month of March 1996, 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. Information on these restrictions is available from 
the contact persons in EPA listed below.

DATES: See each specific 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 1B1, 2800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA (703-308-8417); e-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has granted specific exemptions to the:
    1. Arizona Department of Agriculture for the use of imidacloprid on 
spinach to control aphids; March 15, 1996, to April 15, 1996. Arizona 
had initiated a crisis exemption for this use. (Margarita Collantes)
    2. California Department of Pesticide Regulation for the use of 
imidacloprid on spinach to control aphids; March 15, 1996, to March 30, 
1996. California had initiated a crisis exemption for this use. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    3. California Department of Pesticide Regulation for the use of 
maneb on walnuts to control bacterial blight; March 15, 1996, to June 
15, 1996. (Dave Deegan)
    4. California Department of Pesticide Regulation for the use of 
methyl bromide on sweet potatoes to control nematodes; March 16, 1996, 
to March 15, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    5. California Department of Pesticide Regulation for the use of 
cymoxanil on tomatoes to control late blight; March 14, 1996, to March 
14, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    6. Delaware Department of Agriculture for the use of metolachlor on 
spinach to control weeds; March 26, 1996, to January 31, 1997. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    7. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the 
use of dimethomorph on tomatoes to control late blight; March 14, 1996, 
to March 13, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    8. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the 
use of propamocarb hydrochloride on tomatoes to control late blight; 
March 14, 1996, to March 13, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    9. Minnesota Department of Agriculture for the use of sodium 
bentazon on peas to control canada thistle; March 14, 1996, to July 15, 
1996. (Andrea Beard)
    10. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of ethoprop on 
hops to control garden symphlans; March 15, 1996, to May 30, 1996. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    11. South Carolina Department of Fertilizer and Pesticide Control 
for the use of Pirate on cotton to control beet armyworms; March 15, 
1996, to September 30, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    12. Texas Department of Agriculture for the use of carbofuran on 
cotton to control cotton aphids; March 15, 1996, to September 15, 1996. 
(Dave Deegan)
    13. Texas Department of Agriculture for the use of Pirate on cotton 
to control beet armyworms; March 1, 1996, to September 30, 1996. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    14. Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for 
the use of imidacloprid on spinach to control aphids; March 15, 1996, 
to October 31, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    15. Washington Department of Agriculture for the use of 
chlorpyrifos on grapes to control mealybugs and cutworms; March 13, 
1996, to August 15, 1996. (Andrea Beard)
    16. Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection for the use of mancozeb on ginseng to control stem and leaf 
blight; March 6, 1996, to August 31, 1996. A notice published in the 
Federal Register of March 6, 1996 (61 FR 8933). For the previous 3 
years an emergency exemption has been requested and, a complete 
application for registration of this use has not been submitted to the 
Agency. In addition, this emergency exemption has been subject to 
Special Review. However, without the use of mancozeb significant 
economic losses would occur. (Margarita Collantes)
    EPA has granted a quarantine exemption to the United States 
Department of Agriculture for the use of methyl bromide on various 
imported commodities to control various foreign pests at United States 
ports of entry; March 4, 1996, to March 3, 1999. USDA had initiated 
crisis exemptions for this use. (Libby Pemberton)

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Crisis exemptions.

    Dated: May 1, 1996.

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

[FR Doc. 96-11620 Filed 5-9-96; 8:45 am]
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