[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39262-39263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14288]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0323; FRL-9947-50]


Pyridate; Receipt of Applications for Emergency Exemption, 
Solicitation of Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received specific exemption requests from the Idaho, 
Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin Departments of 
Agriculture to use the herbicide pyridate (CAS No. 55512-33-9) on mint 
(peppermint and spearmint) to control redroot pigweed and kochia. The 
applicants propose a use of a pesticide that was voluntarily canceled 
in 2004, and which is now considered to be unregistered under the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). EPA is 
soliciting public comment before making the decision whether or not to 
grant the exemptions.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 1, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0323, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC) (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Additional 
instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more

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information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Lewis, Registration Division 
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; main 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:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental 
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group, 
including minority and/or low income populations, in the development, 
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and 
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the 
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population 
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other 
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human 
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticide 
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    Under section 18 of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136p, at the discretion of the 
EPA Administrator, a federal or state agency may be exempted from any 
provision of FIFRA if the EPA Administrator determines that emergency 
conditions exist which require the exemption. The Idaho, Indiana, 
Michigan, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin Departments of Agriculture 
have requested the EPA Administrator to issue specific exemptions for 
the use of pyridate on mint (peppermint and spearmint) to control 
redroot pigweed and kochia. Information in accordance with 40 CFR part 
166 was submitted as part of this request. The applicants' submissions 
which provide an explanation of the need for the exemption as well as 
the proposed use pattern can be found at http://www.regulations.gov in 
their section 18 emergency exemption application requests for use of 
pyridate on mint to control redroot pigweeds and kochia.
    This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the 
applications themselves. The regulations governing FIFRA section 18 
require publication of a notice of receipt of an application for 
specific exemptions proposing use of a pesticide that was voluntarily 
canceled in 2004, and which is now considered to be unregistered under 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
    This notice provides an opportunity for public comment on the six 
applications. The Agency, will review and consider all comments 
received during the comment period in determining whether to issue 
specific exemptions requested by the Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, 
Washington, and Wisconsin Departments of Agriculture.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: June 8, 2016.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting, Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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