[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 92 (Friday, May 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 21467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11620]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-181011; FRL-5367-2]
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 11 States listed below. A quarantine exemption was granted to
the United States Department of Agriculture. These exemptions, issued
during the month of March 1996, are subject to application and timing
restrictions and reporting requirements designed to protect the
environment to the maximum extent possible. EPA has denied specific
exemption requests. Information on these restrictions is available from
the contact persons in EPA listed below.
DATES: See each specific 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: group.ermus@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has granted specific exemptions to the:
1. Arizona Department of Agriculture for the use of imidacloprid on
spinach to control aphids; March 15, 1996, to April 15, 1996. Arizona
had initiated a crisis exemption for this use. (Margarita Collantes)
2. California Department of Pesticide Regulation for the use of
imidacloprid on spinach to control aphids; March 15, 1996, to March 30,
1996. California had initiated a crisis exemption for this use.
(Margarita Collantes)
3. California Department of Pesticide Regulation for the use of
maneb on walnuts to control bacterial blight; March 15, 1996, to June
15, 1996. (Dave Deegan)
4. California Department of Pesticide Regulation for the use of
methyl bromide on sweet potatoes to control nematodes; March 16, 1996,
to March 15, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
5. California Department of Pesticide Regulation for the use of
cymoxanil on tomatoes to control late blight; March 14, 1996, to March
14, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
6. Delaware Department of Agriculture for the use of metolachlor on
spinach to control weeds; March 26, 1996, to January 31, 1997.
(Margarita Collantes)
7. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the
use of dimethomorph on tomatoes to control late blight; March 14, 1996,
to March 13, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
8. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the
use of propamocarb hydrochloride on tomatoes to control late blight;
March 14, 1996, to March 13, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)
9. Minnesota Department of Agriculture for the use of sodium
bentazon on peas to control canada thistle; March 14, 1996, to July 15,
1996. (Andrea Beard)
10. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of ethoprop on
hops to control garden symphlans; March 15, 1996, to May 30, 1996.
(Margarita Collantes)
11. South Carolina Department of Fertilizer and Pesticide Control
for the use of Pirate on cotton to control beet armyworms; March 15,
1996, to September 30, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
12. Texas Department of Agriculture for the use of carbofuran on
cotton to control cotton aphids; March 15, 1996, to September 15, 1996.
(Dave Deegan)
13. Texas Department of Agriculture for the use of Pirate on cotton
to control beet armyworms; March 1, 1996, to September 30, 1996.
(Margarita Collantes)
14. Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for
the use of imidacloprid on spinach to control aphids; March 15, 1996,
to October 31, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)
15. Washington Department of Agriculture for the use of
chlorpyrifos on grapes to control mealybugs and cutworms; March 13,
1996, to August 15, 1996. (Andrea Beard)
16. Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer
Protection for the use of mancozeb on ginseng to control stem and leaf
blight; March 6, 1996, to August 31, 1996. A notice published in the
Federal Register of March 6, 1996 (61 FR 8933). For the previous 3
years an emergency exemption has been requested and, a complete
application for registration of this use has not been submitted to the
Agency. In addition, this emergency exemption has been subject to
Special Review. However, without the use of mancozeb significant
economic losses would occur. (Margarita Collantes)
EPA has granted a quarantine exemption to the United States
Department of Agriculture for the use of methyl bromide on various
imported commodities to control various foreign pests at United States
ports of entry; March 4, 1996, to March 3, 1999. USDA had initiated
crisis exemptions for this use. (Libby Pemberton)
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Crisis exemptions.
Dated: May 1, 1996.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 96-11620 Filed 5-9-96; 8:45 am]
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