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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 No. 2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA,

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

through Friday, except legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Libby Pemberton, Registration

Division (7505W), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460. Office location, telephone

number, and e-mail address: Floor 6,

Crystal Station #1, 2800 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 308–

8326; e-mail:

pemberton.libby@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 Applicant has requested

the Administrator to issue a specific

exemption for the use of azoxystrobin

on rice to control rice panicle blast and

sheath blight. Information in accordance

with 40 CFR part 166 was submitted as

part of this request.

The Applicant states that widespread

use of benomyl has reportedly resulted

in the development of pathogen

resistance to the chemical and

consequent loss of benomyl as a

chemical disease management measure

in some crop production areas. Benomyl

is the only recommended fungicide for

blast and has not been effective

consistently nor is it an effective

treatment for severe blast occurrences.

Data show that azoxystrobin is effective

for controlling blast. Although sheath

blight is considered the most important

rice disease in Louisiana, rice blast may

be more severe in individual fields.

Yield losses of 80 percent have been

experienced in individual fields planted

to susceptible varieties. The Applicant

estimates that treating the requested

85,000 acres of rice would prevent

losses of at least 1,000 lb/acre that

would be valued at $92 per acre, or $7.8

million for the entire acreage.

The Applicant proposes to apply

azoxystrobin, manufactured by Zeneca

Ag Products, as Quadris, at a maximum

rate of 0.3 lbs. active ingredeint (a.i.) [6

oz. of product] per acre by ground or air,

with a maximum of two applications

per season. A 28-day PHI will be

observed. Use under this exemption

could potentially amount to a maximum

51,000 lbs. of azoxystrobin.

This notice does not constitute a

decision by EPA on the application. The

regulations governing section 18 require

publication of a notice of receipt of an

application for a specific exemption

proposing the use of a new chemical.

Such notice provides for opportunity for

public comment on the application.

A record has been established for this

notice under docket number [OPP–

181031] (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 8:30

a.m. to 4 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. Accordingly, interested

persons may submit written views on

this subject to the Field Operations

Division at the address above.

The Agency, accordingly, will review

and consider all comments received

during the comment period in

determining whether to issue the

emergency exemption requested by the

Louisiana Department of Agriculture

and Forestry.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Crisis exemptions.

Dated: January 21, 1997.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–2497 Filed 2–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–181030; FRL 5583–2]

Cymoxanil, Propamocarb

Hydrochloride and Dimethomorph;

Receipt of Applications for Emergency

Exemptions, Solicitation of Public

Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has received specific

exemption requests from the New York

State Department of Environmental

Conservation (hereafter referred to as

the ‘‘Applicant’’) to use the pesticides

cymoxanil (CAS 57966–95–7),

propamocarb hydrochloride (CAS

25606–41–1) and dimethomorph (CAS

110488–70–5) to treat potentially up to

30,000 acres of potatoes to control

immigrant strains of late blight which

are resistant to historically used control

materials. The Applicant proposes the

use of either new (unregistered)

chemicals or the first food use of an

active ingredient therefore, in

accordance with 40 CFR 166.24, 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 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of written

comments, bearing the identification

notation ‘‘OPP–181030,’’ should be

submitted by mail to: Public Response

and Program Resource 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: oppdocket@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–181030]. 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
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part or all of that information as CBI.

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 CBI 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 No. 2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA,

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

through Friday, except legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Libby Pemberton, Registration

Division (7505W), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460. Office location, telephone

number, and e-mail address: Floor 6,

Crystal Station #1, 2800 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 308–

8326; e-mail:

pemberton.libby@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 Applicant has requested

the Administrator to issue specific

exemptions for the use of cymoxanil,

propamocarb hydrochloride, and/or

dimethomorph on potatoes to control

late blight. Information in accordance

with 40 CFR part 166 was submitted as

part of this request.

Recent failures to control late blight in

potatoes as well as tomatoes with the

registered fungicides, have been caused

almost exclusively by immigrant strains

of late blight Phytophthora infestans,

which are resistant to the control of

choice, metalaxyl. Before the immigrant

strains of late blight arrived, all of the

strains in the U.S. were previously

controlled by treatment with metalaxyl.

The Applicant states that presently,

there are no fungicides registered in the

U.S. that will provide adequate control

of the immigrant strains of late blight.

The Applicant states that each of these

requested chemicals has been shown to

be effective against these strains of late

blight. Each active ingredient holds

current registrations throughout many

European countries for control of this

disease. The Applicant indicates that at

least a 40 percent yield reduction is

expected based on the current

infestation. Net revenues are expected to

be reduced by over $27 million for the

affected acreage without the use of these

requested chemicals.

Specific exemptions for use of one or

more of these chemicals on potatoes

were issued to 22 states in 1995. An

additional request is currently pending,

bringing the total potential potato

acreage treated under these requests to

885,010. Specific exemption requests for

use of one or more of these chemicals

on tomatoes have either been authorized

or are pending for three states involving

66,500 acres. It is presumed that a

similar number of states will be

requesting each of these uses for the

1997 season.

The Applicant proposes to apply

propamocarb hydrochloride,

manufactured by AgrEvo USA

Company, as Tattoo C, at a maximum

rate of 0.9 lbs. active ingredient (a.i.)

[2.3 lbs. of product] per acre by ground

or air, with a maximum of 5

applications per season. A 14-day PHI

will be observed. Use under this

exemption could potentially amount to

a maximum 134,000 lbs. of

propamocarb hydrochloride.

The Applicant proposes to apply

cymoxanil, manufactured by E.I. du

Pont de Nemours and Company, as

Curzate M-8, at a maximum rate of 0.12

lbs. a.i., (1.5 lbs. of product) per acre, by

ground or air, with a maximum of 7

applications per season and a 14-day

PHI. Use under this exemption could

potentially amount to a maximum

25,200 lbs. of cymoxanil.

The Applicant proposes to apply

dimethomorph at a maximum rate of 0.2

lbs. a.i., (2.25 lb. of product) per acre,

by ground or air, with a maximum of 5

applications per season and a 14-day

PHI. Use under this exemption could

potentially amount to a maximum

30,375 lbs of dimethomorph.

This notice does not constitute a

decision by EPA on the applications.

The regulations governing section 18

require publication of a notice of receipt

of an application for a specific

exemption proposing use of a new

chemical (i.e., an active ingredient not

contained in any currently registered

pesticide) or the first food use of an

active ingredient. Such notice provides

for opportunity for public comment on

the application.

A record has been established for this

notice under docket number [OPP–

181030] (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 8:30

a.m. to 4 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. Accordingly, interested

persons may submit written views on

this subject to the Field Operations

Division at the address above.

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

New York State Department of

Environmental Conservation.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Crisis exemptions.

Dated: January 21, 1997.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–2498 Filed 2–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices;

Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or

Bank Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have

applied under the Change in Bank

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and §

225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank

holding company. The factors that are

considered in acting on the notices are

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for

immediate inspection at the Federal