[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57385-57388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22703]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0069; FRL-9383-4]


Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and 
Federal Agency Crisis Declarations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has granted emergency exemptions under the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of 
pesticides as listed in this notice. The exemptions were granted during 
the period October 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013 to control unforeseen 
pest outbreaks.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois Rossi, Registration Division 
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (703) 305-7090; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an 
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. 
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System 
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a 
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
    Potentially affected entities may include:
    [emsp14]Crop production (NAICS code 111).
    [emsp14]Animal production (NAICS code 112).
    [emsp14]Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
    [emsp14]Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0069, is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency 
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public Reading Room is open 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305-
5805. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information 
about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Background

    EPA has granted emergency exemptions to the following State and 
Federal agencies. The emergency exemptions may take the following form: 
Crisis, public health, quarantine, or specific.
    Under FIFRA section 18, EPA can authorize the use of a pesticide 
when emergency conditions exist. Authorizations (commonly called 
emergency exemptions) are granted to State and Federal agencies and are 
of four types:
    1. A ``specific exemption'' authorizes use of a pesticide against 
specific pests on limited acreage in a particular State. Most emergency 
exemptions are specific exemptions.
    2. ``Quarantine'' and ``public health'' exemptions are emergency 
exemptions issued for quarantine or public health purposes. These are 
rarely requested.
    3. A ``crisis exemption'' is initiated by a State or Federal agency 
(and is confirmed by EPA) when there is insufficient time to request 
and obtain EPA permission for use of a pesticide in an emergency.
    EPA may deny an emergency exemption: If the State or Federal agency 
cannot demonstrate that an emergency exists, if the use poses 
unacceptable risks to the environment, or if EPA cannot reach a 
conclusion that the proposed pesticide use is likely to

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result in ``a reasonable certainty of no harm'' to human health, 
including exposure of residues of the pesticide to infants and 
children.
    If the emergency use of the pesticide on a food or feed commodity 
would result in pesticide chemical residues, EPA establishes a time-
limited tolerance meeting the ``reasonable certainty of no harm 
standard'' of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
    In this document: EPA identifies the State or Federal agency 
granted the exemption, the type of exemption, the pesticide authorized 
and the pests, the crop or use for which authorized, and the duration 
of the exemption. EPA also gives the Federal Register citation for the 
time-limited tolerance, if any.

III. Emergency Exemptions

A. U.S. States and Territories

Arkansas
State Plant Board
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; December 10, 2012 to December 10, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite on December 10, 2012; 
Effective date: January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
California
Department of Pesticide Regulation
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of boscalid and 
pyraclostrobin for post harvest use on Belgian endive to control the 
fungal pathogen, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum on November 15, 2012; 
Effective date: December 1, 2012 to February 15, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; December 4, 2012 to December 4, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of mancozeb on walnuts 
to control walnut blight (Xanthomonas campestris pv. juglandis); 
December 21, 2012 to June 15, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of flonicamid on 
strawberries to control Lygus bug (Lygus hesperus); October 4, 2012 to 
November 30, 2012. Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of 
thiabendazole in mushrooms to control trichoderma green mold; February 
1, 2013 to January 11, 2014.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of naphthaleneacetic 
acid, ethyl ester on avocado for sprout inhibition on March 20, 2013; 
Effective date: April 16, 2013 to:April 15, 2014.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on dry 
bulb onions to control thrips; February 15, 2013 to September 30, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite on December 17, 2012; 
Effective date: January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
Colorado
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; November 21, 2012 to November 21, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; December 31, 2012 to 
December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on dry 
bulb onions to control thrips; February 8, 2013 to September 30, 2013.
Delaware
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; January 8, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; March 18, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of thiabendazole in 
mushrooms to control trichoderma green mold; January 18, 2013 to 
January 11, 2014.
Florida
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; December 4, 2012 to December 4, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite on December 17, 2012; 
Effective date: January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
Georgia
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; January 29, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; January 29, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
Hawaii
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; February 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; January 29, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
Idaho
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of linuron on lentils to 
control the weeds, prickly lettuce and dog fennel; December 10, 2012 to 
June 30, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; January 23, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on dry 
bulb onions to control thrips on January 29, 2013; Effective date: 
March 15, 2013 to September 15, 2013.
Illinois
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; January 3, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; January 22, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
Indiana
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; January 22, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
Iowa
Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; February 15, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; February 5, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
Kentucky
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; December 10, 2012 to December 10, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite

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on December 10, 2012; Effective date: January 1, 2013 to December 31, 
2013.
Louisiana
Department of Agriculture & Forestry
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; December 31, 2012 to 
December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of pyraclostrobin to 
control brown rust (Puccinia melanocephala) on sugarcane; February 12, 
2013 to June 30, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of anthraquinone on rice 
seed to repel blackbirds and reduce damage to rice seedlings; March 8, 
2013 to June 1, 2013.
Maine
Department of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Resources
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; March 3, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; March 5, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
Maryland
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of thiabendazole in 
mushrooms to control trichoderma green mold; January 18, 2013 to 
January 11, 2014.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; January 23, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
Massachusetts
Department of Agricultural Resources
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; March 25, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
Michigan
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; December 4, 2012 to December 4, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite on December 4, 2012; 
Effective date: January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of kasugamycin on apples 
to control fire blight; March 19, 2013 to May 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on dry 
bulb onions to control thrips; March 11, 2013 to September 30, 2013.
Minnesota
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; December 4, 2012 to December 4, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite on December 12, 2012; 
Effective date: January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on dry 
bulb onions to control thrips; March 11, 2013 to September 15, 2013.
Mississippi
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite on November 30, 2012; 
Effective date: January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; December 4, 2012 to December 4, 2013.
Missouri
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; December 31, 2012 to 
December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2013.
Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; December 31, 2012 to 
December 31,
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; January 8, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
Nevada
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on dry 
bulb onions to control thrips; March 22, 2013 to September 30, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; March 18, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
New York
Department of Environmental Conservation
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on dry 
bulb onions to control thrips on January 29, 2013; Effective date: May 
5, 2013 to September 15, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; February 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; February 15, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
North Dakota
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; November 21, 2012 to November 21, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite on December 17, 2012; 
Effective date: January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
Ohio
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite on December 17, 2012; 
Effective date: January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; February 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
Oregon
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; November 15, 2012 to November 15, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite on December 21, 2012; 
Effective date: January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of quinclorac on 
cranberries to control yellow loosestrife; March 1, 2013 to August 1, 
2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of fenoxaprop-p-ethyl in 
grasses grown for seed to control various weed species; February 13, 
2013 to September 15, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on dry 
bulb onions to control thrips; March, 8, 2013 to September 15, 2013.

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Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of thiabendazole in 
mushrooms to control trichoderma green mold; January 11, 2013 to 
January 11, 2014.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; February 15, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
South Carolina
Department of Pesticide Regulation
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; February 15, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; February 15, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
South Dakota
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; October 19, 2012 to October 19, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; January 8, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
Texas
Department of Agriculture
    Quarantine exemption: EPA authorized the use of fipronil in an 
expansion of the registered use around outside structures up to 10 feet 
up and out to control a newly introduced strain or species of Caribbean 
crazy ant; November 1, 2012, to November 1, 2015.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of flutriafol on cotton 
to control cotton root rot; February 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; March 11, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
Utah
Department of Agriculture and Food
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on dry 
bulb onions to control thrips; March 18, 2013 to September 1, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; March 5, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; March 5, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
Vermont
Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; October 17, 2012 to 
December 31, 2012.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; March 28, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
Washington
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of linuron on lentils to 
control the weeds, prickly lettuce and dog fennel; December 10, 2012 to 
June 30, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of quinclorac on 
cranberries to control yellow loosestrife; March 1, 2013 to August 1, 
2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; January 22, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; January 23, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on dry 
bulb onions to control thrips on February 8, 2013; Effective date: May 
1, 2013 to October 31, 2013.
West Virginia
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; March 8, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
    Quarantine exemption: EPA authorized the use of pyrethrins to a 
single pond, for eradication efforts of the invasive Red Swamp 
Crayfish; November 26, 2012 to September 30, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; February 7, 2013 to 
December 31, 2013.
Wyoming
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop 
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite on December 12, 2012; 
Effective date: January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of amitraz in beehives 
to control varroa mite; December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2013.
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of diflubenzuron in 
alfalfa to control grasshoppers and Mormon crickets; March 22, 2013 to 
October 31, 2013.

B. Federal Department and Agencies

Agriculture Department
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
    Quarantine exemption: EPA authorized the use of citric acid to 
control foot and mouth disease virus and African swine fever virus on 
porous and non-porous food and non-food contact surfaces; October 22, 
2012 to October 22, 2015.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: September 12, 2013.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-22703 Filed 9-17-13; 8:45 am]
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