[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14429-14430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7223]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-181039; FRL-5594-5]


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 nine States listed below. Six crisis exemptions were initiated 
by various States and one by the United States Department of 
Agriculture. These exemptions, issued during the months of July, 
August, September, October, November, and December 1996 and January and 
February 1997, 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. Arkansas State Plant Board for the use of metolachlor on spinach 
to control weeds; December 2, 1996, to February 2, 1997. (Margarita 
Collantes)
    2. California Department of Pesticide Regulations for the use of 
bifenthrin on broccoli and cauliflower to control the silverleaf 
whitefly; January 30, 1997, to February 30, 1997. (Margarita Collantes)
    3. California Department of Pesticide Regulations for the use of 
imidacloprid on beets and turnips to control aphids; January 29, 1997, 
to Auqust 4, 1997. California had initiated a crisis exemption for this 
use. (Margarita Collantes)
    4. Minnesota Department of Agriculture for the use of triclopyr on 
infested water bodies to control purple loosestrife; July 31, 1996, to 
September 15, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
    5. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for the use of 
tebufenozide on apples to control tufted apple bud moth; August 1, 
1996, to September 30, 1996. (Pat Cimino)
    6. New Mexico Department of Agriculture for the use of tebufenozide 
on chile peppers to control beet armyworms; December 17, 1996, to 
December 30, 1997. (Margarita Collantes)
    7. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture for the use of metolachlor on 
spinach to control weeds; December 2, 1996, to March 31, 1997. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    8. Texas Department of Agriculture for the use of metolachlor on 
spinach to control weeds; December 2, 1996, to August 15, 1997. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    9. Texas Department of Agriculture for the use of propiconazole on 
grain sorghum to control northern leaf blight; November 6, 1996, to 
October 31, 1997. Texas had initiated a crisis exemption for this use. 
(Pat Cimino)
    10. Virginia Department of Agriculture for the use of metolachlor

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on spinach to control weeds; December 2, 1996, to November 30, 1997. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    11. Washington Department of Agriculture for the use of zinc 
phosphide on timothy, timothy clover, and timothy alfalfa to control 
voles; February 6, 1997, to April 30, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
    Crisis exemptions were initiated by the:
    1. California Department of Pesticide Regulations on August 6, 
1996, for the use of imidacloprid on beets and turnips to control 
aphids. This program is expected to last until August 4, 1997. 
(Margarita Collantes)
    2. California Department of Pesticide Regulations on January 8, 
1997, for the use of methyl bromide on carrots to control nematodes. 
This program is expected to last until December 13, 1997. (Libby 
Pemberton)
    3. California Department of Pesticide Regulations on January 8, 
1997, for the use of methyl bromide on watermelons to control nematodes 
and weeds. This program is expected to last until April 30, 1997. 
(Libby Pemberton)
    4. California Department of Pesticide Regulations on February 6, 
1997, for the use of methyl bromide on sweet potatoes to control 
nematodes. This program is expected to last until February 5, 1998. 
(Libby Pemberton)
    5. Georgia Department of Agriculture on September 4, 1996, for the 
use of tebufenozide on peppers to control beet armyworms. This program 
has ended. (Margarita Collantes)
    6. Kansas Department of Agriculture on September 31, 1996, for the 
use of trichlorphon on ornamental trees to control Japanese beetles. 
This program has ended. (Margarita Collantes)
    7. U.S. Department of Agriculture on October 2, 1996, for the use 
of quaternary ammonium on soil and plant debris on field equipment 
exposed to equipment, clothing, shoes, vehicles, and tires taken into 
infested fields to control citrus canker. This program is expected to 
last until October 1999. (Libby Pemberton)

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Crisis exemptions.

    Dated: March 12, 1997.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97-7223 Filed 3-25-97; 8:45 am]
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