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applications, the Agency concurred 

with the applicants that spirotetramat 

was necessary to ensure thrips control 

in areas experiencing thrips resistance 

to available alternatives and, in 

particular, where 6 to 8 seasonal 

applications of alternative pesticides are 

required to achieve adequate control. 

Thrips are sucking insects and growers 

are concerned about managing them 

because their feeding behavior directly 

damages the crop and also vectors a 

plant disease known as Iris Yellow Spot 

Virus. At this time, managing the 

disease vector thrips is the growers’ 

main strategy for controlling Iris Yellow 

Spot Virus. The Agency has confirmed 

this as an urgent, non-routine situation 

with potential for significant economic 

losses requiring the use of spirotetramat. 

As part of their 2010 recertification 

requests, the applicants assert that the 

emergency conditions described in their 

2009 applications continue to exist. EPA 

will review the applications and other 

available data. The 2009 and 2010 

application packages for each state are 

available for review at 

www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 

Number 2010–0178. Summary use 

information for each state is listed 

below: 

1. Ohio. The Ohio Department of 

Agriculture proposes to make no more 

than two applications of Movento 

(which contains 22.4% spirotetramat) 

on a maximum of 400 acres of onion, 

dry bulb between July 1 and September 

15, 2010 in Ohio. 

2. New Mexico. The New Mexico 

Department of Agriculture proposes to 

make no more than two applications of 

Movento on a maximum of 6,000 acres 

of onion, dry bulb between May and 

October, 2010 in the New Mexico 

counties of Chaves, Curry, Dona Ana, 

Eddy, Hidalgo, Lea, Luna, Farmington, 

Roosevelt, and Sierra. 

3. Wisconsin. The Wisconsin 

Department of Agriculture, Trade and 

Consumer Protection proposes to make 

no more than two applications of 

Movento on a maximum of 2,200 acres 

of onion, dry bulb between June 1 and 

September 15, 2010 in the Wisconsin 

counties of Columbia, Dodge, Green 

Lake, Jefferson, Kenosha, Marquette, 

Portage, Racine, Rock, Walworth, 

Waukasha, Waupaca, and Waushara. 

This notice does not constitute a 

decision by EPA on the applications 

themselves, but provides an opportunity 

for public comment on the applications. 

EPA has determined that publication of 

a notice of receipt of these applications 

for specific exemptions is appropriate 

taking into consideration the December 

23, 2009 decision of the U.S. District 

Court for the Southern District of New 

York vacating the registration of the 

spirotetramat product that is the subject 

of these emergency exemption requests. 

This vacatur is available for review at 

www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 

Number 2010–0178. 

The Agency will review and consider 

all comments received during the 

comment period in determining 

whether to issue the specific 

exemptions requested by the states of 

Ohio, New Mexico, and Wisconsin. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: March 25, 2010. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0048; FRL–8810–7] 

Notice of Receipt of a Pesticide 

Petition Filed for Temporary Tolerance 

Exemption for Residues of 

Prohydrojasmon on Red Apple 

Varieties 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Agency’s receipt of an initial filing of a 

petition requesting a temporary 

exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance for residues of pesticide 

chemicals in or on various commodities. 

This temporary tolerance exemption is 

for the use of prohydrojasmon (PDJ) on 

red apples varieties in the state of 

California, Maryland, Michigan, New 

York, North Carolina, Oregon, 

Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, 

and West Virginia. PDJ is intended for 

use as a plant growth regulator. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 7, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0048 and 

the pesticide petition number (PP) 

9G7656, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket 

Facility’s normal hours of operation 

(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays). 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 

0048 and the pesticide petition number 

(PP) 9G7656. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the docket without change and may be 

made available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the docket and made available 

on the Internet. If you submit an 

electronic comment, EPA recommends 

that you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD-ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. 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 OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 

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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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina 

Casciano, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division (7511P), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001; telephone number: (703) 605– 

0513; e-mail address: 

casciano.gina@epa.gov. 

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 under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

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 e-mail. 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. 

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 a typical 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. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

EPA is announcing receipt of a 

pesticide petition filed under section 

408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 

Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a, 

proposing the establishment or 

modification of regulations in 40 CFR 

part 174 or part 180 for residues of the 

pesticide chemical prohydrojasmon 

(PDJ) in or on various food 

commodities. EPA has determined that 

the pesticide petition described in this 

notice contains data or information 

prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2); 

however, EPA has not fully evaluated 

the sufficiency of the submitted data at 

this time or whether the data supports 

granting of the pesticide petition. 

Additional data may be needed before 

EPA can make a final determination on 

this pesticide petition. 

In accordance with 40 CFR 180.7(f), a 

summary of the petition that is the 

subject of this notice, prepared by the 

petitioner, is included in a docket EPA 

has created for this rulemaking. The 

docket for this petition is available online at http://www.regulations.gov. 

As specified in FFDCA section 

408(d)(3), (21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3)), EPA is 

publishing a notice of the petition so 

that the public has an opportunity to 

comment on this request for the 

establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticides in 

or on food commodities. Further 

information on the petition may be 

obtained through the petition summary 

referenced in this unit. 

Exemption from the Requirement of a 

Tolerance 

PP 9G7656. Fine Agrochemicals, Ltd., 

c/o SciReg, Inc., 12733 Director’s Loop, 

Woodbridge, VA 22192, proposes 

establishment of a temporary tolerance 

exemption for residues of the plant 

growth regulator, prohydrojasmon (PDJ), 

in or on red apple varieties. The 

petitioner believes no analytical method 

is needed because this is an exemption 

from the requirement of a tolerance 

without any numerical limitation. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Feed 

additives, Food additives, Pesticides 

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: March 30, 2010. 

Keith A. Matthews, 

Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010-0209; FRL–8817–7] 

Notice of Receipt of Requests to 

Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide 

Registrations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

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

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