[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31108-31109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15285]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-181014; FRL-5376-1]


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 23 States listed below. Four crisis exemptions were initiated 
by various States and one by the United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA). There were also five quarantine exemptions granted 
to the United States Department of Agriculture. These exemptions, 
issued during the months of March, April, and May 1996, are subject to 
application and timing restrictions and reporting requirements designed 
to protect the environment to the maximum extent possible. Information 
on these restrictions is available from the contact persons in EPA 
listed below.

DATES: See each specific, crisis, and quarantine exemptions 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. California Department of Pesticide Regulation for the use of 
metalaxyl on boysenberries to control downy mildew; March 8, 1996, to 
April 15, 1996. (Pat Cimino)
    2. Delaware Department of Agriculture for the use of terbacil on 
watermelons to control annual broadleaf weeds; April 19, 1996, to June 
15, 1996. (Dave Deegan)
    3. Delaware Department of Agriculture for the use of clomazone on 
watermelons to control weeds; April 4, 1996, to June 30, 1996. (Dave 
Deegan)
    4. Hawaii Department of Agriculture for the use of hydramethylnon 
on pineapples to control big-headed ants and argentine ants; April 26, 
1996, to April 25, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    5. Hawaii Department of Agriculture for the use of imidacloprid on 
watermelons to control whiteflies; April 4, 1996, to April 3, 1997. 
Hawaii had initiated a crisis exemption for this use. (Andrea Beard)
    6. Idaho Department of Agriculture for the use of bifenthrin on 
canola to control aphids; April 15, 1996, to August 15, 1996. (Andrea 
Beard)
    7. Idaho Department of Agriculture for the use of primisulfuron-
methyl on blue grass grown for seed to control quackgrass, windgrass 
and other weeds; March 15, 1996, to November 30, 1996. (Pat Cimino)
    8. Kansas Department of Agriculture for the use of propazine on 
sorghum to control pigweed; April 3, 1996, to June 30, 1996. A notice 
published in the Federal Register of March 15, 1996 (61 FR 10758). For 
the past the 3 years an emergency exemption has been requested and a 
complete application for registration and tolerance petition has not 
yet been submitted to the Agency; additionally, propazine is an 
unregistered chemical. The situation appears to be urgent and 
nonroutine, and sorghum growers are expected to suffer significant 
economic loss without the use of propazine. (Andrea Beard)
    9. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry for the use of 
Pirate on cotton to control the beet armyworms and tobacco budworms; 
April 15, 1996, to September 30, 1996. A notice published in the 
Federal Register of March 20, 1996 (61 FR 11413). The situation was 
urgent and nonroutine. There are no chemical alternative methods of 
beet armyworm or tobacco budworm control that can be used in Louisiana. 
Pirate has shown to be the most effective conventional alternative 
against resistant tobacco budworm. The combination of tebufenozide and 
Pirate is environmentally the most acceptable combination available 
against beet armyworms. (Margarita Collantes)
    10. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry for the use of 
tebufenozide on cotton to control beet armyworms; April 15, 1996, to 
September 30, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    11. Maryland Department of Agriculture for the use of terbacil on 
watermelons to control annual broadleaf weeds; April 19, 1996, to June 
15, 1996. (Dave Deegan)
    12. Maryland Department of Agriculture for the use of clomazone on 
watermelons to control weeds; April 4, 1996, to June 30, 1996. (Dave 
Deegan)

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    13. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for the use 
of metolachlor on spinach to control weeds; April 3, 1996, to October 
31, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    14. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of bifenthrin on 
canola to control aphids; April 15, 1996, to July 31, 1996. (Andrea 
Beard)
    15. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of fenarimol on 
hazelnuts to control eastern filbert blight; April 29, 1996, to May 30, 
1996. (Pat Cimino)
    16. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of lactofen on 
snap beans to control nightshade and pigweed; April 3, 1996, to July 
31, 1996. (Dave Deegan)
    17. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of fenoxycarb on 
pears to control pear psylla; April 1, 1996, to May 1, 1996. (Pat 
Cimino)
    18. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of pirimicarb on 
alfalfa grown for seed to control lygus bugs and aphids; April 8, 1996, 
to August 31, 1996. A notice published in the Federal Register of April 
24, 1996 (61 FR 18141). Pirimicarb is the only known pesticide that 
provides control of aphids and lygus bugs without inflicting harm to 
Native Bee population following application. (Margarita Collantes)
    19. Washington Department of Agriculture for the use of bifenthrin 
on canola to control aphids; April 15, 1996, to August 15, 1996. 
(Andrea Beard)
    20. Washington Department of Agriculture for the use of 
primisulfuron-methyl on blue grass, grown for seed to control 
quackgrass, windgrass, and other weeds; April 15, 1996, to November 30, 
1996. (Pat Cimino)
    21. Washington Department of Agriculture for the use of fenoxycarb 
on pears to control pear psylla; April 1, 1996, to May 1, 1996. (Pat 
Cimino)
    22. Washington Department of Agriculture for the use of metolachlor 
on spinach to control grasses; April 1, 1996, to July 1, 1996. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    The following States listed below were granted emergency exemptions 
for the use of dimethomorph, cymoxanil, and propamocarb hydrochloride 
on potatoes to control late blight; April 4, 1996, to April 3, 1997, 
except for Florida whose effective date is May 18, 1996, to May 17, 
1997.
    1.   Colorado Department of Agriculture.
    2.   Delaware Department of Agriculture.
    3.   Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
    4.   Idaho Department of Agriculture.
    5.   Maine Department of Agriculture.
    6.   Maryland Department of Agriculture.
    7.   Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture.
    8.   Michigan Department of Agriculture.
    9.   Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
    10.   Montana Department of Agriculture.
    11.   New York Department of Environmental Conservation.
    12.   North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
    13.   North Dakota Department of Agriculture.
    14.   Ohio Department of Agriculture.
    15.   Oregon Department of Agriculture.
    16.   Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
    17.   Washington Department of Agriculture.
    18.   Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer 
Protection. (Libby Pemberton)
    Crisis exemptions were initiated by the:
    1. Idaho Department of Agriculture on March 25, 1996, for the use 
of carboxin on lentils to control ascochyta blight. This program has 
ended. (Andrea Beard)
    2. Idaho Department of Agriculture on March 25, 1996, for the use 
of thiabendazole on lentils to control ascochyta blight. This program 
has ended. (Andrea Beard)
    3. Washington Department of Agriculture on March 22, 1996, for the 
use of carboxin on lentils to control ascochyta blight. This program 
has ended. (Andrea Beard)
    4. Washington Department of Agriculture on March 22, 1996, for the 
use of thiabendazole on lentils to control ascochyta blight. This 
program has ended. (Andrea Beard)
    5. United States Department of Agriculture on March 25, 1996, for 
the use of methyl bromide on conveyances, mechanized farm equipment, 
grain elevator and structures used for storing and handling wheat and 
wheat grain and plant or soil debris to control karnal bunt. This 
program is expected to last until 1999. (Libby Pemberton)
    EPA has granted quarantine exemptions to the:
    1. United States Department of Agriculture for the use of sodium 
hypochloride on surfaces to control animal diseases; April 15, 1996, to 
April 15, 1999. (Dave Deegan)
    2. United States Department of Agriculture for the use of sodium 
carbonate on aircraft surfaces to control animal diseases; April 15, 
1996, to April 15, 1999. (Dave Deegan)
    3. United States Department of Agriculture for the use of sodium 
carbonate on semen containers to control animal diseases; April 15, 
1996, to April 15, 1999. (Dave Deegan)
    4. United States Department of Agriculture for the use of methyl 
bromide on fallow fields and small plots of land to control witchweed 
in North Carolina and South Carolina; April 26, 1996, to April 25, 
1999. (Libby Pemberton)
    5. United States Department of Agriculture for the use of sodium 
hydroxide on surfaces, containers, hay and straw to control animal 
diseases; April 15, 1996, to April 15, 1999. (Dave Deegan)

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Crisis exemptions.

    Dated: June 7, 1996.

Susan Lewis,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96-15285 Filed 6-18-96; 8:45 am]
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