[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 148 (Wednesday, July 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39968-39969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19083]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-181017; FRL-5384-3]


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 20 States listed below. Four crisis exemptions were initiated 
by various States. These exemptions, issued during the month of May 
1996, except for the one in April 1996, are subject to application and 
timing restrictions and reporting requirements designed to protect the 
environment to the maximum extent possible. EPA has denied a specific 
exemption request from the Idaho, Michigan, and Montana Departments of 
Agriculture. Information on these restrictions is available from the 
contact persons in EPA listed below.

DATES: See each specific and crisis, 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. Arkansas State Plant Board for the use of imidacloprid on 
spinach to control the green peach aphid; May 2, 1996, to May 20, 1996. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    2. Arkansas State Plant Board for the use of cypermethrin on 
mustard greens and kale to control the various insects; May 17, 1996, 
to November 15, 1996. (Libby Pemberton)
    3. Colorado and Oklahoma Departments of Agriculture for the use of 
propazine on sorghum to control weeds; May 23, 1996, to August 1, 1996. 
A notice published in the Federal Register of April 17, 1996 (61 FR 
16785; FRL-5362-4). For the past 3 years an emergency exemption has 
been requested and a complete application

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for registration has not been submitted to the Agency. Additionally, 
propazine is an unregistered chemical. The situation appears to be 
urgent and nonroutine; with significant economic loss anticipated the 
benefits from this individual use should outweigh the risks. (Andrea 
Beard)
    4. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the 
use of tebufenozide on cotton to control the beet armyworms; May 29, 
1996, to October 31, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    5. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the 
use of Pirate on cotton to control the beet armyworm and tobacco 
budworm; May 29, 1996, to October 31, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    6. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the 
use of imidacloprid on citrus to control brown citrus aphid; May 3, 
1996, to May 2, 1997. (Dave Deegan)
    7. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the 
use of imidacloprid on citrus to control citrus leafminer; May 3, 1996, 
to May 2, 1997. (Dave Deegan)
    8. Idaho and Washington Departments of Agriculture for the use of 
pirimicarb on alfalfa grown for seed to control aphids and lygus bugs; 
May 14, 1996, to August 31, 1996. A notice published in the Federal 
Register of April 24, 1996 (61 FR 18141; FRL-5362-3). 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)
    9. Kentucky and North Carolina Departments of Agriculture for the 
use of dimethomorph on tobacco to control blue mold; May 31, 1996, to 
May 31, 1997. A notice published in the Federal Register of March 27, 
1996 (61 FR 13493; FRL-5356-8). The situation appears to be urgent and 
nonroutine; use can be toxicologically supported. The uses are not 
expected to result in hazard to nontarget organisms or surface and 
groundwater based on information currently available. (Libby Pemberton)
    10. Michigan Department of Agriculture for the use of 
chlorothalonil on asparagus to control purple spot; May 14, 1996, to 
November 1, 1996. (Dave Deegan)
    11. Michigan Department of Agriculture for the use of vincozolin on 
snap beans to control gray and white mold; May 23, 1996, to October 31, 
1996. (Libby Pemberton)
    12. Minnesota Department of Agriculture for the use of 2,4-D on 
wild rice to control water plantain; April 19, 1996, to July 31, 1996. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    13. Missouri Department of Agriculture for the use of propamocarb 
hydrochloride on potatoes to control late blight; May 28, 1996, to May 
27, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    14. New Mexico Department of Agriculture for the use of 
tebufenozide on cotton to control beet armyworms; May 29, 1996, to 
September 30, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    15. New York Department of Environmental Conservation for the use 
of vinclozolin on snap beans to control gray and white mold; May 23, 
1996, to September 30, 1996. (Libby Pemberton)
    16. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture for the use of cypermethrin 
on mustard greens and kale to control various insects; May 17, 1996, to 
November 15, 1996. (Libby Pemberton)
    17. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture for the use of imidacloprid 
on spinach to control green peach aphid; May 2, 1996, to May 20, 1996. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    18. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of vinclozolin on 
snap beans to control gray and white mold; May 23, 1996, to October 31, 
1996. (Libby Pemberton)
    19. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture for the use of 
dimethomorph on tobacco to control blue mold; May 31, 1996, to May 31, 
1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    20. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture for the use of 
vinclozolin on snap beans to control gray and white mold; May 23, 1996, 
to October 31, 1996. (Libby Pemberton)
    21. South Carolina Department of Fertilizer and Pesticide Control 
for the use of dimethomorph on tobacco to control blue mold; May 31, 
1996, to May 31, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    22. Tennessee Department of Agriculture for the use of cypermethrin 
on mustard greens and kale to control various insects; May 17, 1996, to 
November 15, 1996. (Libby Pemberton)
    23. Tennessee Department of Agriculture for the use of dimethomorph 
on tobacco to control blue mold; May 31, 1996, to May 31, 1997. (Libby 
Pemberton)
    24. Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for 
the use of dimethomorph on tobacco to control blue mold; May 31, 1996, 
to May 31, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    25. Washington Department of Agriculture for the use of pirimicarb 
on vegetables grown for seed to control aphids; May 24, 1996, to 
September 14, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    26. West Virginia Department of Agriculture for the use of 
dimethomorph on tobacco to control blue mold; May 31, 1996, to May 31, 
1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    27. Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection for the use of sodium bentazon on succulent peas to control 
Canada thistle; May 17,1996 to July 15, 1996. (Andrea Beard)
    Crisis exemptions were initiated by the:
    1. Colorado Department of Agriculture on May 24, 1996, for the use 
of chlorpyrifos on barley to control the Russian wheat aphid. This 
program has ended. (Andrea Beard)
    2. Montana Department of Agriculture on May 30, 1996, for the use 
of chlorpyrifos on barley to control the cereal leaf beetle. This 
program has ended. (Andrea Beard)
    3. North Dakota Department of Agriculture on May 1, 1996, for the 
use of carboxin on lentils to control ascochyta blight. This program 
has ended. (Andrea Beard)
    4. North Dakota Department of Agriculture on May 1, 1996, for the 
use of thiabendazole on lentils to control ascochyta blight. This 
program has ended. (Andrea Beard)
    EPA has denied a specific exemption request from the:
    1. Idaho and Montana Departments of Agriculture for the use of 
tralkoxydim on wheat, barley, and small grains to control wild oats. 
The Agency denied the exemption because the situation does not appear 
to be urgent and significant economic losses will not occur, since 
weeds can be controlled by the registered alternative diclofep-methyl. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    2. Michigan Department of Agriculture for the use of fosetyl-al on 
blueberries to control fruit and root rot. The Agency denied the 
exemption because although crop losses of up to 20% to 30% have been 
reported, Michigan failed to document abnormal fluctuations in disease 
of the environment, any historical crop loss data relating to the 
specific problem, or evidence of non-efficacious registered 
alternatives, captan and benomyl's, comparative performance. (Margarita 
Collantes)

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Crisis exemptions.

    Dated: July 19, 1996.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96-19083 Filed 7-30-96; 8:45 am]
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