10056 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 43 / Wednesday, March 5, 1997 / Notices

Dated: February 25, 1997.

Peter Caulkins,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office

of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–5306 Filed 3–4–97 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–181032; FRL 5588–6]

Pyriproxyfen and Buprofezin; Receipt

of Application for Emergency

Exemptions, Solicitation of Public

Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has received specific

exemption requests from the California

Environmental Protection Agency,

Department of Pesticide Regulation

(hereafter referred to as the

‘‘Applicant’’) to use the insect growth

regulators pyriproxyfen (CAS 95737–

68–1) and buprofezin (CAS 69327–76–0)

to treat up to 100,000 acres of cotton to

control the sweet potato, or silverleaf

whitefly Bemesia species. In the case of

pyriproxyfen, the Applicant proposes

the first food use of an active ingredient.

Buprofezin is an unregistered material,

and its proposed use is thus use of a

‘‘new’’ chemical. 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 March 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of written

comments, bearing the identification

notation ‘‘OPP–181032,’’ 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–181032]. 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

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 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Andrea Beard, Registration

Division (7505W), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

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

D.C. 20460. Office location, telephone

number and e-mail: Floor 6, Crystal

Station #1, 2800 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 308–

8791; e-mail:

beard.andrea@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 pyriproxyfen

and buprofezin on cotton to control the

sweet potato, or silverleaf whitefly

(SLW). Information in accordance with

40 CFR part 166 was submitted as part

of this request.

The Applicant states that a new strain

or possibly a new species, of whitefly,

often referred to as the strain B of sweet

potato whitefly, or silverleaf whitefly

(SLW), has been a major pest of cotton

in California since 1991. Since that

time, it has steadily spread to new host

plants and grown in population size

each summer and fall. The SLW causes

damage by feeding, and also through the

production of honeydew, which

encourages growth of sooty mold and

other fungi, and leads to sticky cotton.

When SLWs become numerous, their

direct feeding lowers the yield. The

SLW has also been implicated as a

vector of virus. The Applicant claims

that adequate control of the SLW is not

being achieved with currently registered

products and alternative cultural

practices.

The Applicant points out that the

ability to adequately control this pest is

further complicated because of the close

proximity of these California cottongrowing areas to that of Arizona where

large populations of whitefly have

demonstrated resistance to available

insecticidal control. It has also been

demonstrated that there are whitefly

populations in California with

resistance problems to those being

experienced in Arizona. The Applicant

indicates that one application of either

one or the other of the requested

chemicals would not provide adequate

control throughout the season, and since

application of either would be limited to

one, is requesting the use of both

materials. The Applicant indicates that

without adequate control of the SLW in

cotton, significant economic losses will

be suffered.

The Applicant proposes to apply

pyriproxyfen at a rate of 0.054 lb. active

ingredient (a.i.) per acre with a

maximum of one application per crop

season on up to 100,000 acres of cotton.

The Applicant proposes to apply

buprofezin at a rate of 0.35 lb., a.i. per

acre with a maximum of one application

per crop season on up to 100,000 acres

of cotton. Therefore, use under these

exemptions could potentially amount to

a maximum total of 5,400 lbs. of

pyriproxyfen and 35,000 lbs. of

buprofezin.

This notice does not constitute a

decision by EPA on the application

itself. The regulations governing section

18 require publication of a notice of

receipt in the Federal Register for an

application for a specific exemption

proposing the first food use of an active

ingredient, or for use of a new

(unregistered) chemical. Such notice

provides for opportunity for public

comment on the application.

A record has been established for this

notice under docket number [OPP–

181032] (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 Resource

Branch, Field Operations Division

(7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency,

Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA.
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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

California Department of Pesticide

Regulation.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Emergency exemptions.

Dated: February 19, 1997.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–5198 Filed 3–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[FRL–5699–4]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

Office of Management and Budget’s

(OMB) responses to Agency clearance

requests, in compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et. seq.). An agency may not

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not

required to respond to, a collection of

information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number.

The OMB control numbers for EPA’s

regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9

and 48 CFR Chapter 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandy Farmer, (202) 260–2740; please

refer to the appropriate EPA Information

Collection Request (ICR) Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Responses to Agency Clearance

Requests

OMB Approvals

EPA ICR No. 1746.01; NESHAP for

Elastomers—40 CFR 63, Subpart U; was

approved 02/04/97; OMB No. 2060–

0356; expires 02/28/2000.

EPA ICR No. 0613.06; Trade Secret

Clearance Justification; was approved

02/06/97; OMB No. 2070–0053; expires

02/28/2000.

EPA ICR No. 1001.06; Polychlorinated

Biphenyls (PCBs); Exclusions,

Exemptions, and Use Authorizations;

was approved 02/19/97; OMB No. 2070–

0008; expires 02/28/2000.

EPA ICR No. 1687.03; National

Emission Standards for Hazardous Air

Pollutants for Aerospace Manufacturing

and Rework Operations; was approved

02/19/97; OMB No. 2060–0314; expires

09/30/98.

EPA ICR No. 1587.04; Part 70

Operating Permits Regulations; was

approved 02/20/97; OMB No. 2060–

0243; expires 02/28/2000.

EPA ICR No. 1415.03; NESHAP for

Dry Cleaning Facilities/

Perchloroethylene (PCE)–(63, M) was

approved 02/20/97; OMB No. 2060–

0234; expires 02/28/2000.

EPA ICR No. 0262.08; RCRA

Hazardous Waste Permit Application

and Modification, Part A; was approved

09/30/96; OMB No. 2050–0034; expires

10/31/99.

EPA ICR No. 0574.10; Addendum to

Existing ICR to Include the Final Rule

for Certain Microbial Products of

Biotechnology; was approved 02/19/97;

OMB No. 2070–0012; expires 02/28/

2000.

Extension of Expiration Dates

EPA ICR No. 1665.01; Confidentiality

Rules; expiration date was extended

from 02/28/97 to 04/30/97.

EPA ICR No. 1759.01; Worker

Protection Standard; expiration date

was extended from 02/28/97 to 05/31/

97.

Dated: February 27, 1997.

Joseph Retzer,

Director, Regulatory Information Division

[FR Doc. 97–5420 Filed 3–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

[FRC–5699–7]

Release of Volume 2, Risk Assessment

and Risk Management in Regulatory

Decision-Making; Commission on Risk

Assessment and Risk Management

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given that the

Commission on Risk Assessment and

Risk Management, established as an

Advisory Committee under Section 303

of the Clean Air Act Amendments of

1990, will release Volume 2, of its twovolume final report, Risk Assessment

and Risk Management in Regulatory

Decision-Making, on March 7, 1997.

Volume 1 was released in a public

meeting held on January 29, 1997.

If you wish to receive a copy of the

final report, either fax your request to

202–233–9540, mail your request to the

Commission on Risk Assessment and

Risk Management, 529 14th Street, NW,

Room 420, Washington, DC 20045, or

obtain via the internet at http://

www.riskworld.com. Be sure to indicate

your complete mailing address and a

phone number where you can be

reached. If you have already requested

a copy of the draft report, or a copy of

Volume 1, it is not necessary to send

another request. Everyone who

requested a copy earlier will be sent

Volume 2.

If you need additional information,

please call 202–233–9537. The report

will not be available prior to March 7,

1997.

Dated: February 27, 1997.

Gail Charnley,

Executive Director, Commission on Risk

Assessment and Risk Management.

[FR Doc. 97–5417 Filed 3–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Open Meeting on Implementation of

the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of

1990

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: FEMA announces the

following open meeting:

NAME: United States Fire

Administration.

DATE OF MEETING: March 12, 1997.

PLACE: Federal Emergency Management

Agency, U.S. Fire Administration,

Building N, Room 309, 16825 South

Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD 21727.

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

PROPOSED AGENDA: Presentation on the

Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act, recent

amendments to reporting requirements,

successor standards, applicability to the

hospitality industry, colleges and

universities. Open discussion on these

and other related issues.