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Due to the public health concerns 

related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is 

closed to visitors with limited 

exceptions. The staff continues to 

provide remote customer service via 

email, phone, and webform. For the 

latest status information on EPA/DC 

services and docket access, visit https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Smith, Biopesticides and 

Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; main telephone number: 

(703) 305–7090; email address: 

BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

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 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 

II. Registration Applications 

EPA has received applications to 

register pesticide products containing 

active ingredients not included in any 

currently registered pesticide products. 

Pursuant to the provisions of FIFRA 

section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA 

is hereby providing notice of receipt and 

opportunity to comment on these 

applications. Notice of receipt of these 

applications does not imply a decision 

by the Agency on these applications. 

New Active Ingredients 

1. File Symbol: 524–AAG. Docket ID 

number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0547. 

Applicant: Bayer CropScience LP, 800 N 

Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63167. 

Product name: MON 95379. Active 

ingredients: Plant-Incorporated 

Protectant Insecticides—Bacillus 

thuringiensis Cry1B.868 protein and the 

genetic material (Vector PV– 

ZMIR522223) necessary for its 

production in MON 95379 corn at 

<0.036% and Bacillus thuringiensis 

Cry1Da_7 protein and the genetic 

material (Vector PV–ZMIR522223) 

necessary for its production in MON 

95379 corn at <0.01%. Proposed use: 

Plant-incorporated protectants to 

control lepidopteran pests in corn 

planted on a maximum total acreage of 

100 acres per growing season for 

breeding operations across the states of 

Arkansas, Hawaii, and Iowa. 

2. File Symbol: 52991–GA. Docket ID 

number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0578. 

Applicant: Bedoukian Research Inc., 6 

Commerce Dr., Danbury, CT 06810. 

Product name: Bedoukian z-9- 

Tetradecenyl Acetate Technical 

Pheromone. Active ingredient: Straight 

Chain Lepidopteran Pheromone—Z-9- 

tetradecen-1-yl acetate at 85%. Proposed 

use: For manufacturing use. 

3. File Symbol: 93786–R. Docket ID 

number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0590. 

Applicant: VPTox LLC, on behalf of 

Draslovka Services Pty Ltd., 21320 

Sweet Clover Place, Ashburn VA 20147. 

Product name: eFume. Active 

ingredient: Insecticide—Ethyl Formate 

at 99.76%. Proposed use: Fumigant. 

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

Dated: December 1, 2020. 

Delores Barber, 

Director, Information Technology and 

Resources Management Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02655 Filed 2–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0025; FRL–10017–59] 

Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; 

Agency Decisions and State and 

Federal Agency Crisis Declarations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 July 1 to 

September 30, 2020 to control 

unforeseen pest outbreaks. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marietta Echeverria, Acting Director, 

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: RDFRNotices@

epa.gov. 

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. 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–2020–0025, 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), West William 

Jefferson Clinton 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 


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Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. 

Due to the public health concerns 

related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is 

closed to visitors with limited 

exceptions. The staff continues to 

provide remote customer service via 

email, phone, and webform. For the 

latest status information on EPA/DC 

services and docket access, visit https:// 

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. There were no denied 

emergency exemption requests for the 

time-period covered by this notice. 

Under FIFRA section 18 (7 U.S.C. 

136p), 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 a 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 

result in ‘‘a reasonable certainty of no 

harm’’ to human health, including from 

exposure of infants and children to 

residues of the pesticide. 

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, 

number of acres (if applicable), 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 flupyradifurone on a 

maximum of 200 acres of sweet 

sorghum to control sugarcane aphid. 

Time-limited tolerances in connection 

with this action were established in 40 

CFR 180.679(b). This use was effective 

September 2, 2020 to November 15, 

2020. 

California 

Department of Pesticide Regulation 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of lambda-cyhalothrin on a 

maximum of 3,000 acres of asparagus to 

control the European asparagus aphid 

(Brachycolus asparagi). Since this 

request proposed a use for which an 

emergency exemption has been 

requested for 5 or more previous years 

(and supported by the Interregional 

Research Project Number 4 (IR–4) 

program), and a registration application 

or tolerance petition has not been 

submitted to EPA, in accordance with 

the requirement at 40 CFR 166.24, a 

notice of receipt published in the 

Federal Register on August 13, 2020 (85 

FR 49365–36) (FRL–10012–55) with the 

public comment period closing on 

August 28, 2020. This use was effective 

September 11, 2020 to October 31, 2020. 

Louisiana 

Department of Agriculture and Forestry 

Crisis Exemption: EPA concurred 

upon a crisis exemption declared by the 

Louisiana Department of Agriculture 

and Forestry for the use of 

flupyradifurone on a maximum of 

500,000 acres of sugarcane to control 

sugarcane aphids. A time-limited 

tolerance for residues of flupyradifurone 

on sugarcane will be established at 40 

CFR 180.679 in connection with this 

stand-alone 15-day crisis exemption 

program. This use was effective July 23, 

2020 to August 5, 2020. 

Maryland 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on a maximum of 

3,730 acres of pome and stone fruit to 

control the brown marmorated stinkbug. 

Time-limited tolerances in connection 

with past actions were established in 40 

CFR 180.603(b). Since this request 

proposed a use for which an emergency 

exemption has been requested for 5 or 

more previous years (and supported by 

the IR–4 program) and a registration 

application or tolerance petition has not 

been submitted to EPA, in accordance 

with the requirements at 40 CFR 166.24, 

a notice of receipt published in the 

Federal Register on May 27, 2020 (85 

FR 31776) (FRL–10009–75) with the 

public comment period closing on June 

11, 2020. This use was effective July 15, 

2020 to October 15, 2020. 

Nevada 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of afidopyropen on a maximum 

of 25,000 acres of alfalfa to control blue 

alfalfa aphid (Acyrthosiphon kondoi). A 

time-limited tolerance in connection 

with this action will be established in 

40 CFR 180.700(b). This use is effective 

July 29, 2020 to May 30, 2021. 

New York 

Department of Environmental 

Conservation 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of bifenthrin on a maximum of 

7,521 acres of apples, peaches, and 

nectarines to control the brown 

marmorated stinkbug. Time-limited 

tolerances in connection with past 

actions were established in 40 CFR 

180.442(b). This use was effective July 

16, 2020 to October 15, 2020. 

North Carolina 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on a maximum of 

4,000 acres of pome and stone fruit to 

control the brown marmorated stinkbug. 

Time-limited tolerances in connection 

with past actions were established in 40 

CFR 180.603(b). Since this request 

proposed a use for which an emergency 

exemption has been requested for 5 or 

more previous years (and supported by 

the IR–4 program) and a registration 

application or tolerance petition has not 

been submitted to EPA, in accordance 

with the requirements at 40 CFR 166.24, 

a notice of receipt published in the 

Federal Register on May 27, 2020 (85 

FR 31776) (FRL–10009–75) with the 

public comment period closing on June 

11, 2020. This use was effective July 15, 

2020 to October 15, 2020. 

EPA authorized the use of 

flupyradifurone on a maximum of 750 

acres of sweet sorghum to control 

sugarcane aphid. Time-limited 

tolerances in connection with this 

action were established in 40 CFR 


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180.679(b). This use was effective July 

24, 2020 to November 15, 2020. 

Pennsylvania 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on a maximum of 

24,974 acres of pome and stone fruit to 

control the brown marmorated stinkbug. 

Time-limited tolerances in connection 

with past actions were established in 40 

CFR 180.603(b). Since this request 

proposed a use for which an emergency 

exemption has been requested for 5 or 

more previous years (and supported by 

the IR–4 program) and a registration 

application or tolerance petition has not 

been submitted to EPA, in accordance 

with the requirements at 40 CFR 166.24, 

a notice of receipt published in the 

Federal Register on May 27, 2020 (85 

FR 31776) (FRL–10009–75) with the 

public comment period closing on June 

11, 2020. This use was effective July 15, 

2020 to October 15, 2020. 

Tennessee 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of flupyradifurone on a 

maximum of 750 acres of sweet 

sorghum to control sugarcane aphid. 

Time-limited tolerances in connection 

with this action were established in 40 

CFR 180.679(b). This use was effective 

July 24, 2020 to November 15, 2020. 

Texas 

Department of Agriculture 

Public health exemptions: EPA 

authorized the uses of 1- 

octadecanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-[3- 

(trihydroxysilyl)propyl] chloride on 

non-porous, non-food-contact surfaces 

at the following sites in Texas: 

American Airlines aircraft and airport 

facilities; and Total Orthopedics Sports 

and Spine facilities, to control the 

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 

Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV–2), the causal 

agent of COVID–19. The uses are 

effective August 24, 2020 to August 24, 

2021. 

Virginia 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on a maximum of 

29,000 acres of pome and stone fruit to 

control the brown marmorated stinkbug. 

Time-limited tolerances in connection 

with past actions were established in 40 

CFR 180.603(b). Since this request 

proposed a use for which an emergency 

exemption has been requested for 5 or 

more previous years (and supported by 

the IR–4 program) and a registration 

application or tolerance petition has not 

been submitted to EPA, in accordance 

with the requirements at 40 CFR 166.24, 

a notice of receipt published in the 

Federal Register on May 27, 2020 (85 

FR 31776) (FRL–10009–75) with the 

public comment period closing on June 

11, 2020. This use was effective July 15, 

2020 to October 15, 2020. 

West Virginia 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on a maximum of 

5,986 acres of pome and stone fruit to 

control the brown marmorated stinkbug. 

Time-limited tolerances in connection 

with past actions were established in 40 

CFR 180.603(b). Since this request 

proposed a use for which an emergency 

exemption has been requested for 5 or 

more previous years (and supported by 

the IR–4 program) and a registration 

application or tolerance petition has not 

been submitted to EPA, in accordance 

with the requirements at 40 CFR 166.24, 

a notice of receipt published in the 

Federal Register on May 27, 2020 (85 

FR 31776) (FRL–10009–75) with the 

public comment period closing on June 

11, 2020. This use was effective July 15, 

2020 to October 15, 2020. 

B. Federal Departments and Agencies 

Agriculture Department 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

Quarantine exemptions: EPA 

authorized the use of thymol on hard, 

nonporous surfaces associated with 

aircraft and associated loading 

equipment used to transport livestock, 

for disinfection from African swine 

fever and foot-and-mouth disease 

viruses. This use is effective September 

4, 2020 to September 4, 2023. 

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

Dated: November 25, 2020. 

Marietta Echeverria, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02575 Filed 2–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0007; FRL–10019–60] 

Benzene, 1-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4- 

ethenyl-, polymer with ethenylbenzene 

and 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, sulfonated 

(Referred to as BIAXAM Polymer); 

Receipt of Applications for Emergency 

Exemptions, Solicitation of Public 

Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received public 

health exemption requests from the 

Utah Department of Agriculture and 

Food (UDAF) and the Minnesota 

Department of Agriculture (MDA) to use 

the pesticide benzene, 1-(1,1- 

dimethylethyl)-4-ethenyl-, polymer with 

ethenylbenzene and 2-methyl-1,3- 

butadiene, sulfonated (referred to as 

BIAXAM Polymer) (CAS No. 1637665– 

77–0) to treat nonporous, non-foodcontact surfaces associated with the 

interior of aircraft and airports to 

control the new novel Severe Acute 

Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 

(SARS–CoV–2). The applicants propose 

the use of a new chemical which has not 

been registered as a pesticide by EPA. 

EPA is soliciting public comment before 

making the decision whether or not to 

grant the exemptions. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 24, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0007, 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), West William 

Jefferson Clinton 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. 

Due to the public health concerns 

related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is 

closed to visitors with limited 

exceptions. The staff continues to 

provide remote customer service via 

email, phone, and webform. For the 

latest status information on EPA/DC 

services and docket access, visit https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

Submit your comments, identified by 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2021– 

0007, by one of the following methods: 


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