[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52945-52946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25950]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-181026; FRL-5395-7]


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 17 States listed below. Six crisis exemptions were initiated 
by various States. These exemptions, issued during the months of June 
and July 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 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 1B1, 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 
carbofuran on cotton to control cotton aphids; July 5, 1996, to August 
1, 1996. (Dave Deegan)
    2. California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of 
Pesticide Regulation for the use of flowable carbofuran on cotton to 
control cotton aphids; July 20, 1996, to October 15, 1996. (Dave 
Deegan)
    3. Georgia Department of Agriculture for the use of Pirate on 
cotton to control tobacco budworms and beet armyworms; July 1, 1996, to 
September 30, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    4. Georgia Department of Agriculture for the use of tebufenozide on 
cotton to control beet armyworms; July 1, 1996, to September 30, 1996. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    5. Idaho Department of Agriculture for the use of paraquat 
dichloride on dry peas to control weeds; July 25, 1996, to October 15, 
1996. (Dave Deegan)
    6. Illinois Department of Agriculture for the use of propamocarb 
hydrochloride on potatoes to control late blight; July 19, 1996, to 
July 18, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    7. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry for the use of 
tebufenozide on sugarcane to control sugarcane borer; June 21, 1996, to 
September 15, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    8. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry for the use of 
cyhalothrin on sugarcane to control sugarcane borer; June 21, 1996, to 
September 15, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    9. Minnesota Department of Agriculture for the use of triclopyr on 
infested water bodies to control purple loose strife; July 31, 1996, to 
September 15, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    10. Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce for the use 
of tebufenozide on cotton to control beet armyworms; June 17, 1996, to 
September 30, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    11. Montana Department of Agriculture for the use of pirimicarb on 
alfalfa grown for seed to control aphids and lygus bugs; July 18, 1996, 
to September 30, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    12. Nevada Department of Agriculture for the use of pirimicarb on 
alfalfa grown for seed to control aphids; July 12, 1996, to August 15, 
1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    13. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of pronamide on 
grasses grown for seed to control weeds; July 29, 1996, to January 20, 
1997. (Andrea Beard)
    14. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of oxyfluorfen on 
grasses grown for seed to control weeds; July 29, 1996, to January 15, 
1997. (Andrea Beard)
    15. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of metolachlor on 
grasses grown for seed to control weeds; July 29, 1996, to November 15, 
1996. (Andrea Beard)
    16. Ohio Department of Agriculture for the use of dimethomorph on 
tobacco to control blue mold; July 11, 1996, to September 30, 1996. 
(Libby Pemberton)
    17. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture for the use of flowable 
carbofuran on cotton to control cotton aphids; July 10, 1996, to 
October 15, 1996. (Dave Deegan)
    18. South Dakota Department of Agriculture for the use of 
dimethomorph on potatoes to control late blight; July 2, 1996, to July 
1, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    19. South Dakota Department of Agriculture for the use of cymoxanil 
on potatoes to control late blight; July 2, 1996, to July 1, 1997. 
(Libby Pemberton)
    20. South Dakota Department of Agriculture for the use of 
propamocarb hydrochloride on potatoes to control late blight; July 2, 
1996, to July 1, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    21. Tennessee Department of Agriculture for the use of carbofuran 
on cotton to control cotton aphids; July 5, 1996, to September 15, 
1996. (Dave Deegan)
    22. Washington Department of Agriculture for the use of paraquat 
dichloride on dry peas to control weeds; July 25, 1996, to November 10, 
1996. (Dave Deegan)
    23. Wyoming Department of Agriculture for the use of pirimicarb on 
alfalfa grown for seed to control aphids and lygus bugs; July 18, 1996, 
to August 31, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    Crisis exemptions were initiated by the:
    1. Indiana Department of Agriculture on July 3, 1996, for the use 
of dimethoate on peas to control aphids. This program has ended. (Libby 
Pemberton)
    2. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry on July 12, 
1996, for the use of cyhalothrin on rice

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to control rice water weevils. This program has ended. (Dave Deegan)
    3. Louisiana Department of Agriculture on July 1, 1996, for the use 
of carbofuran on rice to control rice water weevils. This program has 
ended. (Dave Deegan)
    4. Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce on July 3, 
1996, for the use of carbofuran on rice to control rice water weevils. 
This program has ended. (Dave Deegan)
    5. Ohio Department of Agriculture on July 5, 1996, for the use of 
cypermethrin on green onions to control thrip. This program is expected 
to last until September 30, 1996. (Libby Pemberton)
    6. Washington Department of Agriculture on July 2, 1996, for the 
use of dimethoate on peas to control aphids. This program has ended. 
(Libby Pemberton)

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Crisis exemptions.

    Dated: September 12, 1996.

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

[FR Doc. 96-25950 Filed 10-8-96; 8:45 am]
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