[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55985-55987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27828]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-181023; FRL-5391-7]


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 23 States listed below. Six crisis exemptions were initiated 
by various States and one by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspector 
Service. EPA also granted a quarantine exemption to the U.S. Department 
of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Defense. These exemptions, 
issued during the months of May and June 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 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 for the use of tebufenozide on 
cotton to control beet armyworms; June 1, 1996, to September 30, 1996. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    2. Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries for the use of 
Pirate on cotton to control beet armyworms and tobacco budworms; June 
1, 1996, to September 30, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    3. Arizona Department of Agriculture for the use of buprofezin on 
cotton to control whiteflies; June 1, 1996, to September 1, 1996. 
(Andrea Beard)

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    4. Arizona Department of Agriculture for the use of pyrifoxyfen on 
cotton to control whiteflies; June 1, 1996, to September 1, 1996. 
(Andrea Beard)
    5. Arkansas State Plant Board for the use of tebufenozide on cotton 
to control beet armyworms; June 15, 1996, to September 30, 1996. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    6. Arkansas State Plant Board for the use of Pirate on cotton to 
control beet armyworms and tobacco budworms; June 15, 1996, to 
September 30, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    7. Arkansas State Plant Board for the use of carbofuran on cotton 
to control cotton aphids; June 7, 1996, to September 30, 1996. (Dave 
Deegan)
    8. California Department of Pesticide Regulation for the use of 
avermectin on spinach to control leafminers; June 20, 1996, to June 29, 
1996. (Libby Pemberton)
    9. California Department of Pesticide Regulation for the use of 
triadimefon on peppers to control powdery mildew; June 18, 1996, to 
November 1, 1996. California had initiated a crisis exemption for this 
use. (Steve Jarboe)
    10. California Department of Pesticide Regulation for the use of 
avermectin on grapes to control spider mites; June 10, 1996, to 
September 1, 1996. (Meredith Johnson)
    11. California Department of Pesticide Regulation for the use of 
triadimefon on artichokes to control powdery mildew; June 11, 1996, to 
December 31, 1996. (Dave Deegan)
    12. California Department of Pesticide Regulation for the use of 
iprodione on pistachios to control alternaria blight and 
bostryosphaeria pahicle/shoot blight; June 13, 1996, to September 30, 
1996. (Andrea Beard)
    13. California Department of Pesticide Regulation for the use of 
cypermethrin on green onions to control thrips; June 10, 1996, to June 
9, 1996. (Andrea Beard)
    14. Idaho Department of Agriculture for the use of tebuconazole on 
barley to control barley stripe rust; June 18, 1996, to July 31, 1996. 
(Dave Deegan)
    15. Indiana Office of Indiana State Chemist for the use of 
propamocarb hydrochloride and cymoxanil on potatoes to control late 
blight; June 13, 1996, to June 13, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    16. Indiana Office of Indiana State Chemist for the use of 
dimethomorph on potatoes to control late blight; June 13, 1996, to June 
13, 1997. (Andrea Beard)
    17. Kansas Department of Agriculture for the use of propamocarb 
hydrochloride, cymoxanil, and dimethomorph on potatoes to control late 
blight; June 13, 1996, to June 13, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    18. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry for the use of 
carbofuran on cotton to control cotton aphids; June 7, 1996, to 
September 30, 1996. (Dave Deegan)
    19. Maryland Department of Agriculture for the use of metolachlor 
on spinach to control weeds; June 7, 1996, to April 31, 1997. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    20. Michigan Department of Agriculture for the use of tebufenozide 
on apples to control the obliquebanded leafroller; June 13, 1996, to 
September 30, 1996. (Pat Cimino)
    21. Michigan Department of Agriculture for the use of triadimefon 
on asparagus to control asparagus rust; May 14, 1996, to November 1, 
1996. (Dave Deegan)
    22. Minnesota Department of Agriculture for the use of 
propiconazole on dry beans to control rust; June 20, 1996, to August 
31, 1996. (Pat Cimino)
    23. Minnesota Department of Agriculture for the use of fenoxaprop-
ethyl + an uncleared safener on durum and spring wheat to control 
annual grasses; June 28, 1996, to August 1, 1996. (Pat Cimino)
    24. Minnesota Department of Agriculture for the use of endothall on 
canola to control smartweeds; June 14, 1996, to July 31, 1996. (Dave 
Deegan)
    25. Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce for the use 
of norflurazon on Bermudagrass to control weeds; June 12, 1996, to 
September 15, 1996. (Dave Deegan)
    26. Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce for the use 
of carbofuran on cotton to control cotton aphids; June 7, 1996, to 
September 15, 1996. (Dave Deegan)
    27. Nebraska Department of Agriculture for the use of propamocarb 
hydrochloride, cymoxanil, and dimethomorph on potatoes to control late 
blight; June 13, 1996, to June 13, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    28. Nevada Division of Agriculture for the use of propamocarb 
hydrochloride, cymoxanil, and dimethomorph on potatoes to control late 
blight; June 13, 1996, to June 13, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    29. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for the use 
of propamocarb hydrochloride, cymoxanil, and dimethomorph on potatoes 
to control late blight; June 7, 1996, to June 6, 1997. (Libby 
Pemberton)
    30. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for the use 
of propamocarb hydrochloride, cymoxanil, and dimethomorph on tomatoes 
to control late blight; June 7, 1996, to June 6, 1997. (Libby 
Pemberton)
    31. New York Department of Environmental Conservation for the use 
of tebufenozide on apples to control the obliquebanded leafroller; June 
13, 1996, to September 30, 1996. (Pat Cimino)
    32. North Dakota Department of Agriculture for the use of 
fenoxaprop-ethyl + an uncleared safener on durum wheat to control 
foxtails and wild oats; June 6, 1996, to July 15, 1996. (Pat Cimino)
    33. North Dakota Department of Agriculture for the use of 
tralkoxydim on wheat to control foxtails and wild oats; June 12, 1996, 
to August 1, 1996. (Pat Cimino)
    34. North Dakota Department of Agriculture for the use of 
propiconazole on dry beans to control rust; June 20, 1996, to August 
31, 1996. (Pat Cimino)
    35. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of tebuconazole on 
barley to control barley stripe rust; June 18, 1996, to July 31, 1996. 
(Dave Deegan)
    36. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture for the use of 
tebufenozide on apples to control the tufted apple budmoth; June 7, 
1996, to September 30, 1996. (Pat Cimino)
    37. Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for 
the use of propamocarb hydrochloride, cymoxanil, and dimethomorph on 
potatoes to control late blight; June 13, 1996, to June 13, 1997. 
(Libby Pemberton)
    38. Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for 
the use of clomazone on watermelons to control broadleaf weeds; May 14, 
1996, to June 30, 1996. (Dave Deegan)
    39. Virginia Department of Agriculture for the use of tebufenozide 
on apples to control the tufted apple budmoth; June 13, 1996, to 
September 30, 1996. (Pat Cimino)
    40. Washington Department of Agriculture for the use of 
tebuconazole on barley to control barley stripe rust; June 18, 1996, to 
July 31, 1996. (Dave Deegan)
    41. Washington Department of Agriculture for the use of 
chlorpyrifos on currants to control the currant borer; June 3, 1996, to 
August 1, 1996. Washington had initiated a crisis exemption for this 
use. (Andrea Beard)
    42. West Virginia Department of Agriculture for the use of 
tebufenozide on apples to control the tufted apple budmoth; June 7, 
1996, to September 30, 1996. (Pat Cimino)
    Crisis exemptions were initiated by the:
    1. Arizona Department of Agriculture on May 24, 1996, for the use 
of myclobutanil on watermelons to control

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powdery mildew. This program has ended. (Dave Deegan)
    2. Arkansas State Plant Board on May 7, 1996, for the use of 
cyhalothrin on rice to control greenbug and oakcherry aphids. This 
program has ended. (Dave Deegan)
    3. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry on June 8, 
1996, for the use of cyhalothrin on rice to control armyworms. This 
program has ended. (Dave Deegan)
    4. Montana Department of Agriculture on June 8, 1996, for the use 
of bifenthrin on canola to control the orucifer flea beetle. (Andrea 
Beard)
    5. Texas Department of Agriculture on May 29, 1996, for the use of 
cyhalothrin on rice to control fall armyworms. This program is expected 
to last until September 1, 1996. (Dave Deegan)
    6. Washington Department of Agriculture on June 14, 1996, for the 
use of tebuconazole on wheat to control stripe rust. This program has 
ended. (Dave Deegan)
    7. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 
Inspector Service on June 11, 1996, for the use of sodium hypochlorite 
as a seed disinfectant for karnal bunt eradication. This program is 
expected to last until April 15, 1999. (Dave Deegan)
    8. U.S. Department of Agriculture on June 20, 1996, for the use of 
d-phenothrin on aircraft and other transportation vehicles to control 
Fruit flies, Japanese beetles and other insects. This program is 
expected to last until June 27, 1999. (Libby Pemberton)
    EPA has granted quarantine exemptions to the:
    1. U.S. Department of Agriculture for the use of d-phenothrin on 
aircraft and cargo containers to control Fruit flies, Japanese beetles 
and other insects throughout the United States; June 28, 1996, to June 
27, 1999. (Libby Pemberton)
    2. U.S. Department of Defense for the use of paraformaldehyde on 
biological containment areas to control various disease causing 
organisms (ebola, anthrax, plague, etc.); June 28, 1996, to June 28, 
1999. (Steve Jarboe)

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Crisis exemptions.

    Dated: October 18, 1996.

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

[FR Doc. 96-27828 Filed 10-29-96; 8:45 am]
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