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vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticides 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. Authority 

Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) 

directs the Agency to consider available 

information on the cumulative risk from 

substances sharing a common 

mechanism of toxicity. On June 30, 

2011, the Agency determined that the 

naturally occurring pyrethrins and 

synthetic pyrethroid pesticides share a 

common mechanism of toxicity. This 

determination can be found in the 

document entitled ‘‘Draft Science Policy 

Paper for the Proposed Common 

Mechanism Grouping for the Pyrethrins 

and Synthetic Pyrethroids,’’ which is 

available in the docket EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2011–0746. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Cumulative Risk Assessment, Pesticides 

and pests, Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids. 

Dated: October 28, 2011. 

Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., 

Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29089 Filed 11–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0001; FRL–9325–7] 

SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Association of American 

Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/ 

State FIFRA Issues Research and 

Evaluation Group (SFIREG), Full 

Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, 

beginning on December 5, 2011, and 

ending December 6, 2011. This notice 

announces the location and times for 

the meeting and sets forth the tentative 

agenda topics. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, December 5, 2011, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon 

on Tuesday, December 6, 2011. 

To request accommodation of a 

disability, please contact the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON

CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days 

prior to the meeting, to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

EPA, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.) 

2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA. First 

Floor, South Conference Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron 

Kendall, Field External Affairs Division 

(7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 305–5561; fax number: (703) 305– 

1850; email address: 

kendall.ron@epa.gov or Grier Stayton, 

SFIREG Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 

466, Milford, DE 19963; telephone 

number: (302) 422–8152; fax: (302) 422– 

2435; email address: Stayton, Grier at 

aapco-sfireg@comcast.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are interested in 

pesticide regulation issues affecting 

states and any discussion between EPA 

and SFIREG on FIFRA field 

implementation issues related to human 

health, environmental exposure to 

pesticides, and insight into EPA’s 

decision-making process. You are 

invited and encouraged to attend the 

meetings and participate as appropriate. 

Potentially affected entities may 

include, but are not limited to: 

Those persons who are or may be 

required to conduct testing of chemical 

substances under the Federal Food, 

Drug and Cosmetics Act or the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) and those who sell, 

distribute or use pesticides, as well as 

any non government organization. 

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 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 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

EPA has established a docket for this 

action under docket ID number EPA– 

HQ–OPP–2011–0001. Publicly available 

docket materials are available either in 

the electronic docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the Office of 

Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory 

Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of 

operation of this Docket Facility are 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

II. Tentative Agenda Topics 

1. Bed Bug IP—letter sent to Agency. 

2. Endangered Species Act 

Consultation—letter sent to Agency. 

3. Supplemental labeling—status of 

Office of General Counsel determination 

of regulatory status of documents 

associated with supplemental labeling. 

4. Chemigation Issue Paper—letter to 

Agency. 

5. Drift recommendation from 

Pesticide Operations and Management 

Working Committee (POM/WC). 

6. POM aluminum phosphide label 

letter. 

7. Self-contained breathing apparatus 

recommendation from POM/WC. 

8. Distributor label recommendation— 

letter sent in September. 

9. Agency response to the SFIREG/ 

Environmental Quality Issues Working. 

Committee letter in support of the 

aquatic benchmark database. 

10. National Pollution Discharge 

Elimination System update/response to 

the POM letter on Stay. 

11. Performance measures 

development initiative. 

12. Discussion of non-cropland sites 

definition. 

13. September 21, 2011, Label 

Workshop Report. 

14. Imprelis update. 

15. Bed bug efforts update. 

16. Regional issues. 

17. Status of Worker Protection 

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III. How can I request to participate in 

this meeting? 

This meeting is open for the public to 

attend. You may attend the meeting 

without further notification. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection. 

Dated: October 20, 2011. 

Jay S. Ellenberger, 

Acting Director, Field External Affairs 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–28638 Filed 11–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0700; FRL–8892–3] 

Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; 

Agency Decisions and State and 

Federal Agency Crisis Declarations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has granted or denied 

emergency exemptions under the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of 

pesticides as listed in this notice. The 

exemptions or denials were granted 

during the period July 1, 2011 to 

September 30, 2011, to control 

unforeseen pest outbreaks. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See 

each emergency exemption or denial 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) 306–0309. 

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 or denial of 

interest. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

EPA has established a docket for this 

action under docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0700. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 

hours of operation of this Docket 

Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

II. Background 

EPA has granted or denied emergency 

exemptions to the following State and 

Federal agencies. The emergency 

exemptions may take the following 

form: Crisis, public health, quarantine, 

or specific. EPA has also listed denied 

emergency exemption requests in this 

notice. 

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, 

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 or denial, 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 and Denials 

A. U.S. States and Territories 

California 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Department of Pesticide Regulation 

Crisis: On August 9, 2011, for the post 

harvest use of sulfur dioxide on figs to 

control gray mold caused by Botrytis 

cinerea (B. cinerea); this program will 

end on December 31, 2011. Contact: 

Libby Pemberton. 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of lambda-cyhalothrin on 

asparagus to control aphids; July 12, 

2011 to October 31, 2011. Contact: 

Libby Pemberton. 

EPA authorized the use of abamectin 

on bean, lima, dry to control spider 

mites; July 6. 2011 to March 31, 2012. 

Contact: Keri Grinstead. 

Florida 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of hop beta acids in beehives to 

control varroa mite; August 17, 2011 to 

December 31, 2011. Contact: Stacey 

Groce. 

Kentucky 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of hop beta acids in beehives to 

control varroa mite; July 12, 2011 to 

December 31, 2011. Contact: Stacey 

Groce. 

Louisiana 

Department of Agriculture and Forestry 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of dinotefuran on rice to control 


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