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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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(FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice 

of receipt and opportunity to comment 

on these applications. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 7, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number and the EPA File Symbol of 

interest as shown in the body of this 

document, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://www.

epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

contact person is listed at the end of 

each registration application summary 

and may be contacted by telephone, 

email, or mail. Mail correspondence to 

the Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division (7511P), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

As part of the mailing address, include 

the contact person’s name, division, and 

mail code. 

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 submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

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. 

II. Registration Applications 

EPA has received applications to 

register pesticide products containing 

an active ingredient not included in any 

currently registered pesticide products. 

Pursuant to the provisions of FIFRA 

section 3(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. For actions being 

evaluated under the Agency’s public 

participation process for registration 

actions, there will be an additional 

opportunity for a 30-day public 

comment period on the proposed 

decision. Please see the Agency’s public 

participation Web site for additional 

information on this process (http://

www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/

registration-public-involvement.html). 

EPA received the following applications 

to register pesticide products containing 

an active ingredient not included in any 

currently registered products: 

1. EPA File Symbol: 80286–RO. 

Docket ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2012–0787. Applicant: ISCA 

Technologies, Inc., 1230 West Spring 

Street, Riverside, CA 92507. Active 

ingredient: Biochemical Pheromone 

(Mating Disruptor) with Carob Moth 

Pheromone Mimic (7,9,11-Dodecatrien1-ol, formate at 90.8%. Product Type: 

Pheromone (Mating Disruptor). 

Proposed Uses: Manufacturing Use 

Product. Contact: Chris Pfeifer, (703) 

308–0031, email address: pfeifer.chris@

epa.gov. 

2. EPA File Symbol: 80286–RI. Docket 

ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0787. 

Applicant: ISCA Technologies, Inc., 

1230 West Spring Street, Riverside, CA 

92507. Active ingredient: Biochemical 

Pheromone (Mating Disruptor) with 

Carob Moth Pheromone Mimic (7,9,11- 

Dodecatrien-1-ol, formate at 2%. 

Product Type: Biochemical Pheromone. 

Proposed Use: Pheromone (Mating 

Disruptor). Contact: Chris Pfeifer, (703) 

308–0031, email address: pfeifer.chris@

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. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9749–2] 

Workshop To Define Approaches To 

Assess the Effectiveness of Policies 

To Reduce PM2.5

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of workshop. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 

workshop to identify approaches to 

assess the effectiveness of policies that 

reduce ambient levels of PM2.5. The 

workshop is being organized by EPA’s 


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