Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 143 / Wednesday, July 25, 2012 / Notices 43593 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 620–024] 

Notice of Application for Transfer of 

License, and Soliciting Comments and 

Motions To Intervene; NorQuest 

Seafoods, Inc.; City of Chignik 

On June 21, 2012, NorQuest Seafoods, 

Inc. (transferor) and the City of Chignik 

(transferee) filed an application for the 

transfer of license for the Chignik 

Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 620), 

located in Chignik Bay, Alaska. 

Applicants seek Commission approval 

to transfer the license for the Chignik 

Hydroelectric Project from the transferor 

to the transferee. 

Applicants’ Contact: Transferor: 

President, NorQuest Seafoods, Inc., 

c/o Trident Seafoods Corporation, 

Attention: Mr. Bob Nelson, General 

Counsel, 5303 Shilshole Avenue NW., 

Seattle, WA 98107–4000, email: 

bobn@tridentseafoods.com. Transferee: 

Mr. Richard Sharpe, City Manager, City 

of Chignik, P.O. Box 110, Chignik, AK 

99564–0110, email 

dick.sharpe@yahoo.com. 

FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis (202) 

502–8735, patricia.gillis@ferc.gov. 

Deadline for filing comments and 

motions to intervene: 30 days from the 

issuance date of this notice. Comments 

and motions to intervene may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1) and the instructions 

on the Commission’s Web site under 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original plus 

seven copies should be mailed to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

More information about this project can 

be viewed or printed on the eLibrary 

link of Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

(P–602) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

call toll-free 1–866–208–3372. 

Dated: July 19, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–18159 Filed 7–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0019; FRL–9355–4] 

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 January 

1 to March 31, 2012, to control 

unforeseen pest outbreaks. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See 

each emergency exemption for the name 

of a contact person. The following 

information applies to all contact 

persons: Team Leader, Emergency 

Response Team, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–8050. 

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. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the person listed at the end of the 

emergency exemption of interest. 

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–2012–0019, is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

OPP Docket in the Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), located in EPA West, 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 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 

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, 


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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 

California 

Department of Pesticide Registration 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of mancozeb on walnuts to 

control bacterial blight (Xanthomonas 

campestris pv. Juglandis) on walnuts; 

February 17, 2012 to June 15, 2012. 

Contact: Libby Pemberton. 

Delaware 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of hop beta acids in beehives to 

control varroa mite; January 12, 2012 to 

December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey 

Groce. 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of thiabendazole on mushroom 

spawn and supplement to control green 

mold (Trichoderma aggressivum); 

February 13, 2012 to January 13, 2013. 

Contact: Andrea Conrath. 

Florida 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

Crisis exemption: EPA authorized the 

use of spirotetramat on watercress to 

control aphids; February 2, 2012 to June 

30, 2012. Contact: Keri Grinstead. 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of metconazole on sugarcane to 

control Orange Rust (Puccinia kuehnii); 

January 11, 2012 to January 11, 2013. 

Contact: Libby Pemberton. 

EPA authorized the use of 

pyraclostrobin on sugarcane to control 

Orange Rust (Puccinia kuehnii); January 

11, 2012 to January 11, 2013. Contact: 

Libby Pemberton. Quarantine 

exemption: EPA authorized the use of 

naled in a bait treatment to eradicate 

non-native and invasive Tephritid fruit 

flies which are responsive to the 

attractant, methyl eugenol; March 6, 

2012 to March 6, 2015. Contact: Debra 

Rate. 

Georgia 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of hop beta acids in beehives to 

control varroa mite; February 17, 2012 

to December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey 

Groce. 

Hawaii 

Department of Agriculture 

EPA authorized the use of hop beta 

acids in beehives to control varroa mite; 

January 20, 2012 to December 31, 2012. 

Contact: Stacey Groce. 

Idaho 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of spirotetramat on dry bulb 

onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow 

Spot Virus; January 27, 2012 to 

September 15, 2012. Contact: Keri 

Grinstead. 

EPA authorized the use of linuron on 

lentils to control dog fennel and prickly 

lettuce; March 2, 2012 to June 30, 2012. 

Contact: Andrea Conrath. 

Kentucky 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of hop beta acids in beehives to 

control varroa mite; February 1, 2012 to 

December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey 

Groce. 

Louisiana 

Department of Agriculture and Forestry 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of anthraquinone on corn, field 

and sweet, seed, to repel blackbird 

species and cowbirds; February 22, 2012 

to February 24, 2013. Contact: Stacey 

Groce. 

EPA authorized the use of hop beta 

acids in beehives to control varroa mite; 

March 16, 2012 to December 31, 2012. 

Contact: Stacey Groce. 

EPA authorized the use of 

pyraclostrobin on sugarcane to control 

Brown Rust (Puccinia melanocephala); 

March 22, 2012 to June 30, 2012. 

Contact: Libby Pemberton. Quarantine 

exemptions: EPA authorized the use of 

pyraclostrobin on sugarcane to control 

Orange Rust (Puccinia kuehnii); March 

27, 2012 to December 31, 2014. Contact: 

Libby Pemberton. 

EPA authorized the use of 

metconazole on sugarcane to control 

Orange Rust (Puccinia kuehnii); March 

27, 2012 to December 31, 2014. Contact: 

Libby Pemberton. 

Maryland 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of thiabendazole on mushroom 

spawn and supplement to control green 

mold (Trichoderma aggressivum); 

February 17, 2012 to January 13, 2013. 

Contact: Andrea Conrath. 

EPA authorized the use of hop beta 

acids in beehives to control varroa mite; 

February 17, 2012 to December 31, 

2012. Contact: Stacey Groce. 

Michigan 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of spirotetramat on dry bulb 

onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow 

Spot Virus; February 3, 2012 to March 

31, 2012. Contact: Keri Grinstead. 

EPA authorized the use of 

anthraquinone on corn, field and sweet, 

seed, to repel sandhill crane; February 

8, 2012 to February 8, 2013. Contact: 

Stacey Groce. 

EPA authorized the use of 

kasugamycin on apples to control fire 

blight; March 9, 2012 to May 31, 2012. 

Since the applicant proposed the use of 

a new chemical which has not been 

registered by EPA, a notice of receipt 

was published in the Federal Register 

on January 6, 2012 (77 FR 791) (FRL– 

9331–6). The rationale for the 

emergency approval of this use is that 

kasugamycin is needed to control 

streptomycin-resistant strains of Erwinia 

amylovora, the causal pathogen of fire 

blight, due to the lack of available 

alternatives and effective control 

practices. Without the use of 

kasugamycin and if weather conditions 

are present which favor a fire blight 

epidemic, it is likely that Michigan 

apple growers could suffer yield losses 

of 50% or more. Contact: Keri 

Grinstead. 

Minnesota 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of spirotetramat on dry bulb 

onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow 

Spot Virus; January 27, 2012 to 

September 15, 2012. Contact: Keri 

Grinstead. 

EPA authorized the use of hop beta 

acids in beehives to control varroa mite; 

February 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. 

Contact: Stacey Groce. 

Mississippi 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of anthraquinone on corn, field 

and sweet, seed, to repel blackbird 

species and cowbirds; March 13, 2012 to 

March 13, 2013. Contact: Stacey Groce. 

Missouri 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of hop beta acids in beehives to 

control varroa mite; March 7, 2012 to 


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December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey 

Groce. 

Nebraska 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of hop beta acids in beehives to 

control varroa mite; February 1, 2012 to 

December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey 

Groce. 

Nevada 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of spirotetramat on dry bulb 

onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow 

Spot Virus; February 17, 2012 to 

September 30, 2012. Contact: Keri 

Grinstead. 

New York 

Department of Environmental 

Conservation 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of spirotetramat on dry bulb 

onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow 

Spot Virus; January 17, 2012 to 

September 15, 2012. Contact: Keri 

Grinstead. 

Oklahoma 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of hop beta acids in beehives to 

control varroa mite; March 22, 2012 to 

December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey 

Groce. 

Oregon 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of fenoxyprop-p-ethyl on grasses 

grown for seed to control various grassy 

weeds; February 17, 2012 to September 

15, 2012. In accordance with 40 CFR 

180.24, a notice of receipt published in 

the Federal Register on January 18, 

2012, to allow for public comment since 

the request proposed a use which is IR– 

4-supported, has been requested in 5 or 

more previous years, and a petition for 

tolerance has not been submitted to the 

Agency. The public comment period 

ended on February 2, 2012. No 

substantial comments were received. 

The rationale for emergency approval of 

this use is that no suitable herbicides 

are available to control grassy weeds in 

grass seed production and significant 

economic losses will occur if these 

weeds are not controlled. Contact: 

Andrea Conrath. 

EPA authorized the use of 

spirotetramat on dry bulb onions to 

control thrips and Iris Yellow Spot 

Virus; February 17, 2012, to September 

15, 2012. Contact: Keri Grinstead. 

EPA authorized the use of bifenthrin 

on orchardgrass to control the 

orchardgrass billbug; March 14, 2012 to 

November 15, 2012. Contact: Andrea 

Conrath. 

Pennsylvania 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of thiabendazole on mushroom 

spawn and supplement to control green 

mold (Trichoderma aggressivum); 

January 13, 2012 to January 13, 2013. 

Contact: Andrea Conrath. 

South Dakota 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of anthraquinone on sunflower, 

seed to repel ring-necked pheasant; 

February 17, 201, to March 3, 2013. 

Contact: Stacey Groce. 

EPA authorized the use of 

anthraquinone on corn, field and sweet, 

seed, to repel ring-necked pheasant; 

February 28, 2012 to March 4, 2013. 

Contact: Stacey Groce. 

Texas 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of flutriafol on cotton to control 

cotton root rot caused by 

Phymatotrichum omnivorum; maximum 

288,000 acres; February 2, 2012 to 

December 31, 2012. Contact: Debra Rate. 

EPA authorized the use of hop beta 

acids in beehives to control varroa mite; 

February 3, 2012 to December 31, 2012. 

Contact: Stacey Groce. 

EPA authorized the use of dinotefuran 

on rice to control rice stink bug 

(Oebalus pugnax); March 1, 2012 to 

October 30, 2012. Contact: Libby 

Pemberton. 

Utah 

Department of Agriculture and Food 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of spirotetramat on dry bulb 

onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow 

Spot Virus; February 17, 2012 to 

September 1, 2012. Contact: Keri 

Grinstead. 

EPA authorized the use of hop beta 

acids in beehives to control varroa mite; 

March 16, 2012 to December 31, 2012. 

Contact: Stacey Groce. 

Washington 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of spirotetramat on dry bulb 

onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow 

Spot Virus; February 13, 2012 to 

October 31, 2012. Contact: Keri 

Grinstead. 

EPA authorized the use of linuron on 

lentils to control dog fennel and prickly 

lettuce; March 2, 2012 to June 30, 2012. 

Contact: Andrea Conrath. 

West Virginia 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of hop beta acids in beehives to 

control varroa mite; February 3, 2012 to 

December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey 

Groce. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: July 16, 2012. 

Daniel J. Rosenblatt, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–18066 Filed 7–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0014; FRL–9356–7] 

Product Cancellation Order for Certain 

Pesticide Registrations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

order for the cancellations, voluntarily 

requested by the registrants and 

accepted by the Agency, of the products 

listed in Table 1 of Unit II., pursuant to 

section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 

(FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation 

order follows a January 11, 2012 Federal 

Register Notice of Receipt of Requests 

from the registrants listed in Table 2 of 

Unit II. to voluntarily cancel these 

product registrations. In the January 11, 

2012 notice, EPA indicated that it 

would issue an order implementing the 

cancellations, unless the Agency 

received substantive comments within 

the 180 day comment period that would 

merit its further review of these 

requests, or unless the registrants 

withdrew their requests. The Agency 

received comments on the notice but 

none merited its further review of the 

requests. Further, the registrants did not 

withdraw their requests. Accordingly, 

EPA hereby issues in this notice a 

cancellation order granting the 

requested cancellations. Any 

distribution, sale, or use of the products 

subject to this cancellation order is 

permitted only in accordance with the 

terms of this order, including any 

existing stocks provisions. 


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