[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 148 (Wednesday, July 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39969-39971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19079]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-181019; FRL 5386-4]
Pyridaben; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption,
Solicitation of Public Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific exemption request from the
Delaware State Department of Agriculture (hereafter referred to as the
``Applicant'') for use of the pesticide pyridaben, [2-tert-butyl-5-(4-
tert-butylbenzylthio)-4-chloropyridazin-3-(2H)-one], CAS number 96489-
71-3 to control European red mite and two-spotted spider mite on up to
800 acres of apples. The Applicant proposes the first food use of an
active ingredient; therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR 166.24, EPA is
soliciting public comment before making the decision whether or not to
grant the exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 15, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Three copies of written comments, bearing the identification
notation ``OPP-181019,'' should be submitted by mail to: Public
Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division
(7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring comments to: Rm.
1128, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending
electronic mail (e-mail) to: [email protected]. Electronic
comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special
characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data will also be
accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket number [OPP-181019]. No Confidential Business Information
(CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this
notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
Additional information on electronic submissions can be found below in
this document.
Information submitted in any comment concerning this notice may be
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as
(CBI). Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance
with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment that
does not contain CBI must be provided by the submitter for inclusion in
the public record. Information not marked confidential may be disclosed
publicly by EPA without prior notice. All written comments filed
pursuant to this notice will be available for public inspection in Rm.
1132, Crystal Mall No. 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA,
from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Pat Cimino, Registration
Division (7505W), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office
location and telephone number: 6th Floor, Crystal Station #1, 2800
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 308-8328; e-mail:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 18 of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p),
the Administrator may, at her discretion, exempt a State agency from
any registration provision of FIFRA if she determines that emergency
conditions exist which require such exemption. The Applicants have
requested the Administrator to issue a specific exemption for the use
of the miticide pyramite which contains the registered active
ingredient, pyridaben, to control European red mite and two-spotted
spider mite on up to 800 acres of apples in Delaware. Information in
accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was submitted as part of this request.
The Applicant states that European red mite is the most important
acarine pest of apples in Delaware and neighboring states. Populations
of European red mite and two-spotted spider mite build up during the
growing season and are aggravated by hot, dry weather. Mites feed on
apple leaves and can cause fruit size and color reduction and
debilitation of tree health resulting in decreased yields in subsequent
years. The primary cause of the emergency condition is the voluntary
withdrawal of the use of propargite (Omite) on apples by Uniroyal
Corporation. Propargite was the primary miticide of choice for mid to
late season mite control because of its fit into Delaware Apple
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) systems. Propargite was cost
effective, efficacious, did not have mite resistance problems and fit
well into IPM systems because it did not adversely impact mite
predators. The applicant indicates that alternative, registered
miticides are not recommended because either mite populations have
developed resistance to them and/or they adversely impact mite predator
populations and disrupt IPM apple systems.
This is the first year that the Applicant has requested this
pesticide for any use. Delaware has approximately 800 acres of apples
in production all of which are subject to mite infestations.
Applications of pyramite would be made to apples via ground application
methods (dilute or airblast sprayers) between July and early September
1996. Application rates range from 4.4 - 6.6 ounces formulated product/
acre for European red mite control and 6.6 - 13.2 ounces formulated
product/acre for two-spotted spider mite control. The use of pyramite
is limited to 2 complete applications per acre per year (this includes
4 split applications using alternate row middle spray methods) and will
not exceed 26.4 ounces of formulated product per acre per year.
This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the
application itself. The regulations governing section 18 require that
the Agency publish notice of receipt in the Federal Register and
solicit public comment on an application for a specific exemption if an
emergency exemption proposes use of a new chemical (40 CFR 166.24).
A record has been established for this notice under docket number
[OPP-181019] (including comments and data submitted electronically as
described below). A public version of this record, including printed,
paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include any
information claimed as CBI is available for inspection from 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The public
record is located in Room 1132 of the Public Response and Program
Resource Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Crystal Mall #2, 1921
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
[email protected]
Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the
use of special characters and any form of encryption.
The official record for this notice, as well as the public version,
as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will
transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form
as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official
record which will also include all comments submitted directly in
writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the
address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the beginning of this document.
Accordingly, interested persons may submit written views on
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this subject to the Field Operations Division at the address above.
The Agency, accordingly, will review and consider all comments
received during the comment period in determining whether to issue the
emergency exemption requested by the Delaware State Department of
Agriculture.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Emergency
exemptions.
Dated: July 16, 1996.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 96-19079 Filed 7-30-96; 8:45 am]
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