[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27507-27508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12568]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-180971; FRL 4953-5]
Pirimicarb; Receipt of Application 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,
Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming Departments of Agriculture
(hereafter referred to as the ``Applicants'') for use of the
unregistered insecticide, pirimicarb, to control aphids and lygus bugs
on alfalfa grown for seed. The proposed use would impact up to 30,000
acres in Idaho; 18,000 acres in Nevada; 10,000 acres in Oregon; 15,000
acres in Washington; and 2,000 acres in Wyoming. In accordance with 40
CFR 166.24, EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision
whether or not to grant the exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 8, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Three copies of written comments, bearing the identification
notation ``OPP-180971,'' should be submitted by mail to: Public
Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division
(7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In person, bring comments to: Rm.
1132, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by sending
electronic mail (e-mail) to: opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic
comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special
characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data will also be
accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1 file format or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket number [OPP-180971]. No Confidential Business Information
(CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments on this
notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
Additional information on electronic submissions can be found below in
this document.
Information submitted in any comment concerning this notice may be
claimed confidential by marking any part or all of that information as
``Confidential Business Information.'' Information so marked will not
be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR
part 2. A copy of the comment that does not contain Confidential
Business Information must be provided by the submitter for inclusion in
the public record. Information not marked confidential may be disclosed
publicly by EPA without prior notice. All written comments filed
pursuant to this notice will be available for public inspection in Rm.
1132, Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA,
from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Larry Fried, Registration
Division (7505W), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office
location and telephone number: 6th Floor, Crystal Station I, 2800
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 308-8328; Internet
address: fried.larry@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 18 of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p),
the Administrator may, at her discretion, exempt a State agency from
any registration provision of FIFRA if she determines that emergency
conditions exist which require such exemption.
The Applicants have or will request the Administrator to issue a
specific exemption for the use of the insecticide, pirimicarb,
formulated as Pirimor 50-DF Insecticide manufactured by Zeneca Inc. to
control aphids. Information in accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was
submitted as part of this request.
According to the Applicants, pirimicarb is the only known
insecticide that provides control of aphids and lygus bugs without
inflicting harm to the native bee populations following application.
The use of the currently registered insecticides will present
significant risk to beneficial organisms (native pollinating bees). The
alfalfa industry heavily relies on bee pollination to ensure successful
crop development. Over time, use of the registered products may be
responsible for substantial bee kills that would profoundly impact the
alfalfa seed industry and the ecosystem.
Under the proposed exemption Pirimor 50-DF would be used at a rate
[[Page 27508]] of [(1.0 to 3.0 oz., or 0.063 to 0.188 lb. of active
ingredient (a.i.))] per acre per application, applied in a minimum
application spray volume of 5 gallons per acre by air or 10 gallons per
acre by ground. A maximum of three applications have been requested. If
approved, a maximum total rate of 6 ounces of product will not be
exceeded this growing season.
The existence of state regulations/restrictions prohibit the use of
any alfalfa byproducts of the seed industry for livestock feed.
Applications would be made between May 1, 1995 and September 30, 1995.
This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the
application itself. Pirimicarb is classified as a new chemical by the
Agency. The regulations governing section 18 require that the Agency
publish a notice of receipt in the Federal Register and solicit public
comment on an application for a specific exemption if the applicant
proposes use of a new chemical. Accordingly, interested persons may
submit written views on this subject to the Field Operations Division
at the address above.
A record has been established for this notice under docket number
``[OPP-180971]'' (including comments and data submitted electronically
as described below). A public version of this record, including
printed, paper versions of electronic comments, which does not include
any information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection from 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
public record is located in Room 1132 of the Public Response and
Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division (7506C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, Crystal Mall #2,
1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at:
opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov
Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the
use of special characters and any form of encryption.
The official record for this notice, as well as the public version,
as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will
transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form
as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official
record which will also include all comments submitted directly in
writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the
address in ADDRESSES at the beginning of this document.
The Agency, accordingly, will review and consider all comments
received during the comment period in determining whether to issue the
emergency exemptions requested by the Idaho, Nevada, Oregon,
Washington, and Wyoming Departments of Agriculture.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Crisis exemptions
Dated: May 8, 1995.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 95-12568 Filed 5-23-95; 8:45 am]
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