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required. In addition, confined

rotational crop studies indicated that

CGA–248757 will not be taken up by

rotational crops.

Novartis analytical Method AG–603A

has been independently validated for

collection of residues of CGA–248757 in

soybeans and processed fractions and

this method has been provided to the

FDA. Residue levels of CGA–248757 are

determined by gas chromatography and

the limit of detection for the method is

0.01 ppm.

10. Environmental fate. Action

degraded rapidly under laboratory and

field conditions. Laboratory hydrolysis

under basic conditions was T1/2 ∼ 5

hours at pH 9 and stable under acidic

conditions (T1/2 ∼ 485 days at pH

5).The soil metabolism half-life was

extremely short, ranging from 1.1 days

under aerobic conditions to 1.6 days

under anaerobic conditions.

Photodegradation was rapid in soil (T1/

2 ∼ 0.5 days) and moderate in solution

at pH 5 (5 days). Because of the

extremely low use rate and very short

half-life in the field, field dissipation

experiments were conducted with

radiolabeled chemical. After bareground application, the half-life of

Action was 1 day in sandy loam and 1.8

days in clay loam. All degradates

identified in the field were also

identified in the laboratory studies.

Parent and aged leaching laboratory

experiments showed that the mobility of

Action ranged from slight to medium by

soil type. Based on estimates of relative

mobility (Koc), Action was classified as

having medium mobility in sand and

low mobility in loam, silt loam and clay.

The major degradation products of

Action were found to have high to low

mobility classifications based on Koc

estimations. Although the data suggest

that some of the degradates are highly

mobile, a high degree of soil binding is

expected based on results of the

laboratory and the field experiments.

Because weeds and crop will intercept

the majority of this product when it is

applied, and given the extremely low

use rate and high degree of soil binding,

Action herbicide is not expected to

leach into groundwater.

II. Public Record

Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on this notice of

filing. Comments must bear a notation

indicating the docket control number,

[PF–727]. A record has been established

for this document under docket control

number [PF–727] (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

Rm. 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 may 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 notice record

which will also include all comments

submitted directly in writing. The

official rulemaking record is the paper

record maintained at the Virginia

address in ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the

beginning of this document.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: March 12, 1997.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–7222 Filed 3–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–181039; FRL–5594–5]

Emergency Exemptions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has granted specific

exemptions for the control of various

pests to nine States listed below. Six

crisis exemptions were initiated by

various States and one by the United

States Department of Agriculture. These

exemptions, issued during the months

of July, August, September, October,

November, and December 1996 and

January and February 1997, are subject

to application and timing restrictions

and reporting requirements designed to

protect the environment to the

maximum extent possible. Information

on these restrictions is available from

the contact persons in EPA listed below.

DATES: See each specific and crisis

exemption for its effective date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See

each emergency exemption for the name

of the contact person. The following

information applies to all contact

persons: By mail: Registration Division

(7505W), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.

Office location and telephone number:

6th Floor, CS 1B1, 2800 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA (703–308–

8417); e-mail:

group.ermus@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has

granted specific exemptions to the:

1. Arkansas State Plant Board for the

use of metolachlor on spinach to control

weeds; December 2, 1996, to February 2,

1997. (Margarita Collantes)

2. California Department of Pesticide

Regulations for the use of bifenthrin on

broccoli and cauliflower to control the

silverleaf whitefly; January 30, 1997, to

February 30, 1997. (Margarita Collantes)

3. California Department of Pesticide

Regulations for the use of imidacloprid

on beets and turnips to control aphids;

January 29, 1997, to Auqust 4, 1997.

California had initiated a crisis

exemption for this use. (Margarita

Collantes)

4. Minnesota Department of

Agriculture for the use of triclopyr on

infested water bodies to control purple

loosestrife; July 31, 1996, to September

15, 1996. (Margarita Collantes)

5. New Jersey Department of

Environmental Protection for the use of

tebufenozide on apples to control tufted

apple bud moth; August 1, 1996, to

September 30, 1996. (Pat Cimino)

6. New Mexico Department of

Agriculture for the use of tebufenozide

on chile peppers to control beet

armyworms; December 17, 1996, to

December 30, 1997. (Margarita

Collantes)

7. Oklahoma Department of

Agriculture for the use of metolachlor

on spinach to control weeds; December

2, 1996, to March 31, 1997. (Margarita

Collantes)

8. Texas Department of Agriculture

for the use of metolachlor on spinach to

control weeds; December 2, 1996, to

August 15, 1997. (Margarita Collantes)

9. Texas Department of Agriculture

for the use of propiconazole on grain

sorghum to control northern leaf blight;

November 6, 1996, to October 31, 1997.

Texas had initiated a crisis exemption

for this use. (Pat Cimino)

10. Virginia Department of

Agriculture for the use of metolachlor
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on spinach to control weeds; December

2, 1996, to November 30, 1997.

(Margarita Collantes)

11. Washington Department of

Agriculture for the use of zinc

phosphide on timothy, timothy clover,

and timothy alfalfa to control voles;

February 6, 1997, to April 30, 1997.

(Libby Pemberton)

Crisis exemptions were initiated by

the:

1. California Department of Pesticide

Regulations on August 6, 1996, for the

use of imidacloprid on beets and turnips

to control aphids. This program is

expected to last until August 4, 1997.

(Margarita Collantes)

2. California Department of Pesticide

Regulations on January 8, 1997, for the

use of methyl bromide on carrots to

control nematodes. This program is

expected to last until December 13,

1997. (Libby Pemberton)

3. California Department of Pesticide

Regulations on January 8, 1997, for the

use of methyl bromide on watermelons

to control nematodes and weeds. This

program is expected to last until April

30, 1997. (Libby Pemberton)

4. California Department of Pesticide

Regulations on February 6, 1997, for the

use of methyl bromide on sweet

potatoes to control nematodes. This

program is expected to last until

February 5, 1998. (Libby Pemberton)

5. Georgia Department of Agriculture

on September 4, 1996, for the use of

tebufenozide on peppers to control beet

armyworms. This program has ended.

(Margarita Collantes)

6. Kansas Department of Agriculture

on September 31, 1996, for the use of

trichlorphon on ornamental trees to

control Japanese beetles. This program

has ended. (Margarita Collantes)

7. U.S. Department of Agriculture on

October 2, 1996, for the use of

quaternary ammonium on soil and plant

debris on field equipment exposed to

equipment, clothing, shoes, vehicles,

and tires taken into infested fields to

control citrus canker. This program is

expected to last until October 1999.

(Libby Pemberton)

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Crisis exemptions.

Dated: March 12, 1997.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–7223 Filed 3–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPPTS–400109; FRL–5596–6]

Notice of Workshops on EPCRA

Section 313 Reporting Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA will hold a series of 3–

day training courses on the Emergency

Planning and Community Right-toKnow Act of 1986 (EPCRA). The

training course consists of a series of

presentations covering the requirements

of EPCRA and the sections of the

Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA)

that relate to the EPCRA requirements.

The training course will also address the

EPCRA and PPA reporting requirements

as they apply to Federal agencies as a

result of Presidential Executive Order

12856, ‘‘Federal Compliance with Rightto-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention

Requirements.’’ The course focuses on

the EPCRA Section 313 Toxic Chemical

Release Inventory (TRI) reporting

requirements. A variety of hands-on

exercises using the TRI reporting Form

R and associated guidance materials are

used to help participants understand the

TRI reporting process. Persons who

should consider attending are private

sector and Federal facility staff

responsible for completing their

facilities’ TRI reporting form(s) and

consulting firms who may be assisting

them.

DATES: The training courses will be held

on the following dates in the following

locations:

April 1-3, 1997, in Dallas, TX

April 8-10, 1997, in Denver, CO

April 15-17, 1997, in Washington, DC

area (Herndon, VA)

April 23-25, 1997, in Detroit, MI area

(Southfield, MI)

April 29-May 1, 1997, in New York

City, NY

April 30-May 2, 1997, in Worcester,

MA

May 13-15, 1997, in Atlanta, GA

May 20-22, 1997, in Los Angeles, CA

May 21-23, 1997, in Seattle, WA

May 27-29, 1997, in Kansas City, MO

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Eileen Fesco, Environmental Assistance

Division (7408), Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics (7408),

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460,

Telephone: (202) 260–7232, Fax: (202)

401–8142, e-mail:

fesco.eileen@epamail.epa.gov.

To register to attend one of these

workshops, contact the EPCRA/TRI

Training Registration Line, e-mail:

cjones@tascon.com, Telephone: (301)

907–3844, ext. 260, Fax: (301) 907-9655.

EPA Regional Offices also provide

EPCRA and PPA workshops. For

information on those workshops and on

EPCRA/TRI reporting requirements in

general, contact the EPCRA Information

Hotline (5101), Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460, Telephone: 1–

800–535–0202, in Virginia and Alaska:

703-412-9877 or Toll free TDD: 1-800-

553-7672.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Registration for the training courses will

be taken on a first-come-first-served

basis until 1 week prior to the start of

each workshop. There is limited space

available. To register, contact by either

e-mail, telephone, fax, or in writing, the

EPCRA/TRI Registration Line listed

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. When registering give your

name, address, e-mail, telephone and

fax numbers and the workshop you

would like to attend. Notification will

be sent to each applicant regarding their

acceptance for the training session.

There is no registration fee for this

training. If there is insufficient interest

in any of the workshops, they may be

canceled. The Agency bears no

responsibility for attendees’ decision to

purchase nonrefundable transportation

tickets or accommodation reservations.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Community right-to-know.

Dated: March 18, 1997.

William H. Sanders III,

Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics.

[FR Doc. 97–7495 Filed 3–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[Report No. 2181]

Petitions for Reconsideration and

Clarification of Action in Rulemaking

Proceedings

March 21, 1997.

Petitions for reconsideration and

clarification have been filed in the

Commission’s rulemaking proceedings

listed in this Public Notice and

published pursuant to 47 CFR Section

1.429(e). The full text of these

documents are available for viewing and

copying in Room 239, 1919 M Street,

NW., Washington, DC or may be

purchased from the Commission’s copy

contractor, ITS, Inc. (202) 857–3800.

Oppositions to these petitions must be

filed April 10, 1997. See Section