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persimmon; vegetable, bulb, group 3–07; 

vegetable, fruiting, group 8–10; fruit, 

citrus, group 10–10; fruit, pome, group 

11–10; oilseed, group 20; caneberry 

subgroup 13–07A; bushberry subgroup 

13–07B; small fruit, vine climbing, 

subgroup (except fuzzy kiwi) 13–07F; 

and low growing, berry, subgroup 13– 

07G. Contact: Dominic Schuler, (703) 

347–0260, email address: 

schuler.dominic@epa.gov. 

4. EPA Registration Numbers: 7969– 

197, 7969–198, and 7969–199. Docket 

ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0713. 

Applicant: BASF Corporation, P.O. Box 

13528, 26 Davis Drive, Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27709. Active 

ingredient: Boscalid. Product Type: 

Fungicide. Proposed Uses: Artichoke; 

endive, Belgium; persimmon; vegetable, 

bulb, group 3–07; vegetable, fruiting, 

group 8–10; fruit, citrus, group 10–10; 

fruit, pome, group 11–10; berry 

subgroups 13–07 A, B, F and G; oilseed, 

group 20; turnip, greens; and vegetable, 

root, subgroup 1B. Contact: Heather 

Garvie, (703) 308–0034, email address: 

garvie.heather@epa.gov. 

5. EPA Registration Numbers: 61842– 

22, 61842–23, and 61842–24. Docket ID 

Number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0791. 

Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection, 

LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 

27419–8300. Active ingredient: Linuron. 

Product Type: Herbicide. Proposed 

Uses: Celeriac; coriander (cilantro); dill; 

horseradish; parsley; pea (dry); and 

rhubarb. Contact: Mindy Ondish, (703) 

605–0723, email address: 

ondish.mindy@epa.gov. 

6. EPA Registration Numbers: 62719– 

99, 62719–131, and 62719–250. Docket 

ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0304. 

Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC, 

9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 

46268–1054. Active ingredient: 

Trifluralin. Product Type: Herbicide. 

Proposed Uses: Oilseed crop, group 20 

(borage, calendula, camelina, Chinese 

tallowtree, cuphea, echium, euphorbia, 

evening primrose, Hare’s ear mustard, 

jojoba, lesquerella, lunaria, 

meadowfoam, milkweed, mustard seed, 

Niger seed, oil radish, poppy seed, rose 

hip, sesame, Stokes aster, sweet rocket, 

tallow wood, tea oil plant, and 

vernonia). Contact: Bethany Benbow, 

(703) 347–8072, email address: 

benbow.bethany@epa.gov. 

7. EPA Registration Numbers: 62719– 

132, 62719–184, and 62719–188. Docket 

ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0303. 

Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC, 

9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 

46268–1054. Active ingredient: 

Ethalfluralin. Product Type: Herbicide. 

Proposed Uses: Oilseed crop, group 20 

(borage, calendula, Camelina, Chinese 

tallowtree, Cuphea, Echium, Euphorbia, 

Evening primrose, Flaxseed, Hare’s ear 

mustard, jojoba, lesquerella, lunaria, 

meadowfoam, milkweed, mustard seed, 

Niger seed, oil radish, poppy seed, rose 

hip, sesame, Stokes aster, sweet rocket, 

tallow wood, tea oil plant, and 

vernonia). Contact: Bethany Benbow, 

(703) 347–8072, email address: 

benbow.bethany@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pest. 

Dated: October 26, 2012. 

Daniel J. Rosenblatt, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–27197 Filed 11–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0019; FRL–9362–1] 

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 April 1, 

2012 to June 30, 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. 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). 

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. 

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 

Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 

Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West 

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. 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 

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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, 

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. 

III. Emergency Exemptions 

A. U.S. States and Territories 

Alabama 

Department of Agriculture and 

Industries 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of cyazofamid on greenhouse 

grown basil to control downy mildew; 

May 15, 2012 to December 31, 2012. 

Contact: Debra Rate. 

EPA authorized the use of 

mandipropamid on greenhouse grown 

basil to control downy mildew; May 15, 

2012 to December 31, 2012. Contact: 

Debra Rate. 

Arkansas 

State Plant Board 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of hop beta acids in beehives to 

control varroa mite; April 13, 2012 to 

December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey 

Groce. 

EPA authorized the use of fluridone 

on cotton to control glyphosate-resistant 

Palmer amaranth; April 17, 2012 to 

August 1, 2012. Contact: Keri Grinstead. 

EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor 

on cotton grown in river delta counties 

to control tarnished plant bug, (Lygus 

lineolaris), June 1, 2012 to September 

30, 2012. This request was granted 

because adequate control of plant bugs 

with registered alternatives is not 

achievable. The situation is being 

exacerbated by the mild winter and 

warm, wet spring resulting in greater 

initial populations moving from wild 

hosts into cotton. Since this request 

proposed use of a new chemical, a 

notice of receipt published in the 

Federal Register on June 8, 2011 (76 FR 

33276) (FRL–8875–2) with the public 

comment period closing on June 23, 

2011. Contact: Libby Pemberton. 

California 

Department of Pesticide Registration 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of propiconazole on peach and 

nectarine to control sour rot; April 6, 

2012, to November 30, 2012. Contact: 

Andrea Conrath. 

EPA authorized the use of cyazofamid 

on greenhouse and shadehouse grown 

basil to control downy mildew; May 21, 

2012, to May 20, 2013. Contact: Debra 

Rate. 

EPA authorized the use of 

mandipropamid on greenhouse and 

shadehouse grown basil to control 

downy mildew; May 21, 2012, to May 

20, 2013. Contact: Debra Rate. 

EPA authorized the use of 

thiabendazole on mushroom to control 

green mold (Trichoderma aggressivum); 

May 31, 2012 to January 13, 2013. 

Contact: Andrea Conrath. 

Delaware 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on pome and 

stone fruit to control brown marmorated 

stink bug; June 21, 2012 to October 15, 

2012. Contact: Andrea Conrath. 

Hawaii 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of fludioxonil on pineapple to 

control post-harvest development of 

surface molds; May 21, 2012 to May 21, 

2013. Contact: Andrea Conrath. 

Illinois 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of cyazofamid on basil to control 

downy mildew; April 26, 2012 to 

October 15, 2012. Contact: Debra Rate. 

EPA authorized the use of 

mandipropamid on basil to control 

downy mildew; April 26, 2012 to 

October 15, 2012. Contact: Debra Rate. 

Iowa 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of hop beta acids in beehives to 

control varroa mite; April 5, 2012 to 

December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey 

Groce. 

Louisiana 

Department of Agriculture and Forestry 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on rice to control 

rice stink bug (Oebalus pugnax); May 2, 

2012 to October 30, 2012. Contact: Libby 

Pemberton. 

EPA authorized the use of 

fluxapyroxad on rice in the vicinity of 

Mowata to control sheath blight; May 

11, 2012 to August 1, 2012. Contact: 

Debra Rate. 

EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor 

on cotton grown in river delta counties 

to control tarnished plant bug, (Lygus 

lineolaris), June 1, 2012 to September 

30, 2012. This request was granted 

because adequate control of plant bugs 

with registered alternatives is not 

achievable. The situation is being 

exacerbated by the mild winter and 

warm, wet spring resulting in greater 

initial populations moving from wild 

hosts into cotton. Since this request 

proposed use of a new chemical, a 

notice of receipt published in the 

Federal Register on June 8, 2011 with 

the public comment period closing on 

June 23, 2011. Contact: Libby 

Pemberton. 

Maryland 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on pome and 

stone fruit to control brown marmorated 

stink bug; June 21, 2012 to October 15, 

2012. Contact: Andrea Conrath. 

Massachusetts 

Department of Agricultural Resources 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of hop beta acids in beehives to 

control varroa mite; May 14, 2012 to 

December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey 

Groce. 

EPA authorized the use of quinclorac 

on cranberries to control dodder 

(Cuscuta gronovii); April 3, 2012 to July 

31, 2012. Contact: Marcel Howard. 

Michigan 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of hop beta acids in beehives to 

control varroa mite; April 5, 2012 to 

December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey 

Groce. 

Mississippi 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of sulfoxaflor on cotton grown 

in river delta counties to control 

tarnished plant bug, (Lygus lineolaris), 

June 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012. 

This request was granted because 

adequate control of plant bugs with 

registered alternatives is not achievable. 

The situation is being exacerbated by 

the mild winter and warm, wet spring 

resulting in greater initial populations 

moving from wild hosts into cotton. 

Since this request proposed use of a 

new chemical, a notice of receipt 

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June 8, 2011 with the public comment 

period closing on June 23, 2011. 

Contact: Libby Pemberton. 

Montana 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of Bacillus mycoides isolate J on 

seed potato grown in Montana to control 

tuber infections caused by Potato Virus 

Y (PVY), June 14, 2012, to August 15, 

2012. This request was granted because 

there are no registered alternatives to 

control PVY and adequate control of 

aphids which vector PVY with 

registered alternatives is not achievable. 

Since this request proposed use of a 

new, unregistered chemical, a notice of 

receipt published in the Federal 

Register on June 6, 2012 (77 FR 33455) 

(FRL–9351–2) with the public comment 

period closing on June 11, 2012. 

Contact: Debra Rate. 

New Jersey 

Department of Environmental Protection 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of quinclorac on cranberries to 

control dodder (Cuscuta gronovii); April 

3, 2012 to December 15, 2012. Contact: 

Marcel Howard. 

EPA authorized the use of dinotefuran 

on pome and stone fruit to control 

brown marmorated stink bug; June 21, 

2012 to October 15, 2012. Contact: 

Andrea Conrath. 

North Carolina 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on pome and 

stone fruit to control brown marmorated 

stink bug; June 21, 2012 to October 15, 

2012. Contact: Andrea Conrath. 

Ohio 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of hop beta acids in beehives to 

control varroa mite; April 3, 2012 to 

December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey 

Groce. 

Oregon 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of quinclorac on cranberries to 

control yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia 

terrestris); April 27, 2012 to August 1, 

2012. Contact: Debra Rate. 

Pennsylvania 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on pome and 

stone fruit to control brown marmorated 

stink bug; June 21, 2012 to October 15, 

2012. Contact: Andrea Conrath. 

South Carolina 

Department of Pesticide Regulation 

South Dakota 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of hop beta acids in beehives to 

control varroa mite; April 5, 2012 to 

December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey 

Groce. 

Tennessee 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of sulfoxaflor on cotton grown 

in river delta counties to control 

tarnished plant bug, (Lygus lineolaris), 

June 1, 2012, to September 30, 2012. 

This request was granted because 

adequate control of plant bugs with 

registered alternatives is not achievable. 

The situation is being exacerbated by 

the mild winter and warm, wet spring 

resulting in greater initial populations 

moving from wild hosts into cotton. 

Since this request proposed use of a 

new chemical, a notice of receipt 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 8, 2011 with the public comment 

period closing on June 23, 2011. 

Contact: Libby Pemberton. 

Texas 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of cyazofamid on greenhouse 

grown basil to control downy mildew; 

June 22, 2012 to June 22, 2013. Contact: 

Debra Rate. 

EPA authorized the use of 

mandipropamid on greenhouse grown 

basil to control downy mildew; June 22, 

2012 to June 22, 2013. Contact: Debra 

Rate. 

Virginia 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on pome and 

stone fruit to control brown marmorated 

stink bug; June 21, 2012 to October 15, 

2012. Contact: Andrea Conrath. 

Washington 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemptions: Quinclorac on 

cranberries to control yellow loosestrife 

(Lysimachia terrestris); April 27, 2012 to 

August 1, 2012. Contact: Debra Rate. 

EPA authorized the use of lambdacyhalothrin on asparagus to control 

European asparagus aphid (Brachycolus 

asparagi); May14, 2012, to September 

30, 2012. Contact: Libby Pemberton. 

West Virginia 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on pome and 

stone fruit to control brown marmorated 

stink bug; June 21, 2012 to October 15, 

2012. Contact: Andrea Conrath. 

Wisconsin 

Department of Agriculture, Trade, and 

Consumer Protection 

Specific exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of spirotetramat on dry bulb 

onions to control thrips; April 5, 2012 

to September 15, 2012. Contact: Keri 

Grinstead. 

EPA authorized the use of hop beta 

acids in beehives to control varroa mite; 

April 10, 2012 to December 31, 2012. 

Contact: Stacey Groce. 

Wyoming 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of diflubenzuron on alfalfa to 

control Mormon cricket and various 

grasshopper species; May 22, 2012 to 

October 31, 2012. Contact: Andrea 

Conrath. 

B. Federal Departments and Agencies 

Defense Department 

Quarantine exemption: EPA 

authorized the use of paraformaldehyde 

in or on containment areas and 

equipment to control infectious agents; 

May 15, 2012 to May 15, 2015. Contact: 

Princess Campbell. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: October 18, 2012. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–27062 Filed 11–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0390; FRL–9367–4] 

Notice of Receipt of Pesticide 

Products; Registration Applications 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received applications 

to register pesticide products containing 

an active ingredient not included in any 

currently registered pesticide products. 

Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 


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