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Virginia’s request to revise/modify its 

EPA Administered Permit Programs: 

The National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System EPA-authorized 

program to allow electronic reporting. 

DATES: EPA’s approval is effective 

October 7, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of 

Environmental Information, Mail Stop 

2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175, 

seeh.karen@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media 

Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) 

was published in the Federal Register 

(70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of 

title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR 

establishes electronic reporting as an 

acceptable regulatory alternative to 

paper reporting and establishes 

requirements to assure that electronic 

documents are as legally dependable as 

their paper counterparts. Subpart D of 

CROMERR requires that state, tribal or 

local government agencies that receive, 

or wish to begin receiving, electronic 

reports under their EPA-authorized 

programs must apply to EPA for a 

revision or modification of those 

programs and obtain EPA approval. 

Subpart D provides standards for such 

approvals based on consideration of the 

electronic document receiving systems 

that the state, tribe, or local government 

will use to implement the electronic 

reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b) 

through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D 

provides special procedures for program 

revisions and modifications to allow 

electronic reporting, to be used at the 

option of the state, tribe or local 

government in place of procedures 

available under existing programspecific authorization regulations. An 

application submitted under the subpart 

D procedures must show that the state, 

tribe or local government has sufficient 

legal authority to implement the 

electronic reporting components of the 

programs covered by the application 

and will use electronic document 

receiving systems that meet the 

applicable subpart D requirements. 

On January 13, 2010, the Virginia 

Department of Environmental Quality 

(VA DEQ) submitted an application 

titled ‘‘Electronic Environmental Data 

Exchange Reporting System’’ for 

revision/modification to its EPAapproved stormwater program under 

title 40 CFR to allow new electronic 

reporting. EPA reviewed VA DEQ’s 

request to revise/modify its EPAauthorized Part 123—EPA Administered 

Permit Programs: The National Pollutant 

Discharge Elimination System program 

and, based on this review, EPA 

determined that the application met the 

standards for approval of authorized 

program revision/modification set out in 

40 CFR part 3, subpart D. In accordance 

with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this notice of 

EPA’s decision to approve Virginia’s 

request to revise/modify its Part 123— 

EPA Administered Permit Programs: 

The National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System program to allow 

electronic reporting under 40 CFR part 

122 is being published in the Federal 

Register. 

VA DEQ was notified of EPA’s 

determination to approve its application 

with respect to the authorized program 

listed above. 

Matthew Leopard, 

Director, Office of Information Collection. 

[FR Doc. 2015–25528 Filed 10–6–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0301; FRL–9933–51] 

Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; 

Agency Decisions and State and 

Federal Agency Crisis Declarations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has granted or denied 

emergency exemptions under the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of 

pesticides as listed in this notice. The 

exemptions or denials were issued 

during the period April 1, 2015 to June 

30, 2015 to control unforeseen pest 

outbreaks. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Lewis, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; main telephone 

number: (703) 305–7090; email address: 

RDFRNotices@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. 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). 

If you have any questions regarding 

the applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the person 

listed at the end of the emergency 

exemption or denial. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0301 is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 

Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The Public Reading Room 

is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

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

II. Background 

EPA has granted or denied emergency 

exemptions to the following State and 

Federal agencies. The emergency 

exemptions may take the following 

form: Crisis, public health, quarantine, 

or specific. EPA has also listed denied 

emergency exemption requests in this 

notice. 

Under FIFRA section 18 (7 U.S.C. 

136p), EPA can authorize the use of a 

pesticide when emergency conditions 

exist. Authorizations (commonly called 

emergency exemptions) are granted to 

State and Federal agencies and are of 

four types: 

1. A ‘‘specific exemption’’ authorizes 

use of a pesticide against specific pests 

on a limited acreage in a particular 

State. Most emergency exemptions are 

specific exemptions. 

2. ‘‘Quarantine’’ and ‘‘public health’’ 

exemptions are emergency exemptions 

issued for quarantine or public health 

purposes. These are rarely requested. 

3. A ‘‘crisis exemption’’ is initiated by 

a State or Federal agency (and is 

confirmed by EPA) when there is 

insufficient time to request and obtain 

EPA permission for use of a pesticide in 

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EPA may deny an emergency 

exemption: If the State or Federal 

agency cannot demonstrate that an 

emergency exists, if the use poses 

unacceptable risks to the environment, 

or if EPA cannot reach a conclusion that 

the proposed pesticide use is likely to 

result in ‘‘a reasonable certainty of no 

harm’’ to human health, including 

exposure of infants and children to 

residues of the pesticide. 

If the emergency use of the pesticide 

on a food or feed commodity would 

result in pesticide chemical residues, 

EPA establishes a time-limited tolerance 

meeting the ‘‘reasonable certainty of no 

harm standard’’ of the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). 

In this document: EPA identifies the 

State or Federal agency issued the 

exemption or denial, the type of 

exemption, the pesticide authorized and 

the pests, the crop or use for which 

authorized, and the duration of the 

exemption. EPA also gives the Federal 

Register citation for the time-limited 

tolerance, if any. 

III. Emergency Exemptions and Denials 

A. U.S. States and Territories 

Arkansas 

State Plant Board 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of anthraquinone on rice seed to 

repel blackbirds and reduce damage to 

seedlings; April 1, 2015 to June 15, 

2015. 

California 

Department of Environmental Protection 

Crisis exemption: On June 25, 2015 

the California Department of 

Environmental Protection declared a 

crisis for the use of Aspergillus Flavus 

AF36 on figs to reduce aflatoxinproducing fungi on dried figs. 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of etofenprox in mushroom 

cultivation to control phorid and sciarid 

flies; April 27, 2015 to April 27, 2016. 

Connecticut 

Department of Energy and 

Environmental Protection 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of potassium salt of hop beta 

acids in beehives to control varroa mite; 

April 2, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

Delaware 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach, 

and nectarine to control the brown 

marmorated stinkbug; April 6, 2015 to 

October 15, 2015. 

EPA authorized the use of potassium 

salt of hop beta acids in beehives to 

control varroa mite; May 4, 2015 to 

December 31, 2015. 

Delaware 

Department of Health and Social 

Services 

Crisis exemptions: On June 11, 2015 

the Delaware Department of Health and 

Social Services declared crisis 

exemptions for the use of ethylene 

oxide, formaldehyde, hydrogen 

peroxide, paracetic acid, and sodium 

hypochlorite to inactivate Bacillus 

anthracis (anthrax) spores in 

laboratories that processed samples 

originating from Dugway Proving 

Ground potentially containing viable 

anthrax spores. 

Florida 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

Quarantine Exemption: EPA 

authorized the use of naled in a bait 

treatment to eradicate non-native and 

invasive Tephritid fruit flies which are 

responsive to the attractant, methyl 

eugenol; June 4, 2015 to June 4, 2016. 

Georgia 

Department of Agriculture 

Denial: On April 15, 2015 EPA denied 

the use of a pesticide product 

containing the active ingredient terbufos 

on cotton to control plant parasitic 

nematodes. This request was denied 

because the Agency was unable to 

conclude that the proposed pesticide 

use is likely to result in ‘‘a reasonable 

certainty of no harm’’ to human health, 

including exposure of infants and 

children to residues of the pesticide as 

required under the Food Quality 

Protection Act (FQPA). 

Idaho 

Department of Agriculture 

Crisis exemption: On March 6, 2015 

the Idaho Department of Agriculture 

declared a crisis for the use of 

thiabendazole on succulent pea seeds to 

suppress seed-borne Ascochyta blight 

and protect against Fusarium root rot. 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of hexythiazox on sugar beets for 

control of spider mites; May 1, 2015 to 

September 30, 2015. 

Kansas 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of potassium salt of hop beta 

acids in beehives to control varroa mite; 

April 13, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

Maryland 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach, 

and nectarine to control the brown 

marmorated stinkbug; April 6, 2015 to 

October 15, 2015. 

Maine 

Department of Agriculture, 

Conservation and Forestry 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of potassium salt of hop beta 

acids in beehives to control varroa mite; 

May 4, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

Michigan 

Department of Agriculture and Rural 

Development 

Crisis exemption: On April 14, 2015 

the Michigan Department of Agriculture 

and Rural Development declared a crisis 

for the use of fluensulfone to control 

plant-parasitic nematodes in carrot 

fields. 

On June 9, 2015 the Michigan 

Department of Agriculture and Rural 

Development declared a crisis for the 

use of fluopicolide on hops to control 

downy mildew. 

Minnesota 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of potassium salt of hop beta 

acids in beehives to control varroa mite; 

May 22, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

New York 

Department of Environmental 

Conservation 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of potassium salt of hop beta 

acids in beehives to control varroa mite; 

April 29, 2015 to December 31, 2015. 

North Carolina 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

Denial: On April 15, 2015 EPA denied 

the use of a pesticide product 

containing the active ingredient terbufos 

on cotton to control plant parasitic 

nematodes. This request was denied 

because the Agency was unable to 

conclude that the proposed pesticide 

use is likely to result in ‘‘a reasonable 

certainty of no harm’’ to human health, 

including exposure of infants and 

children to residues of the pesticide as 

required under the Food Quality 

Protection Act (FQPA). 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach, 

and nectarine to control the brown 

marmorated stinkbug; May 7, 2015 to 

October 15, 2015. 


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Oregon 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of hexythiazox on sugar beets for 

control of spider mites; May 1, 2015 to 

September 30, 2015. 

Pennsylvania 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific Exemptions: EPA authorized 

the use of thiabendazole in mushroom 

cultivation to control Trichoderma 

green mold; March 26, 2015 to March 

26, 2016. 

EPA authorized the use of etofenprox 

in mushroom cultivation to control 

phorid and sciarid flies; April 27, 2015 

to April 27, 2016. 

EPA authorized the use of bifenthrin 

on apple, peach, and nectarine to 

control the brown marmorated stinkbug; 

May 7, 2015 to October 15, 2015. 

South Carolina 

Department of Pesticide Regulation 

Denial: On April 15, 2015 EPA denied 

the use of a pesticide product 

containing the active ingredient terbufos 

on cotton to control plant parasitic 

nematodes. This request was denied 

because the Agency was unable to 

conclude that the proposed pesticide 

use is likely to result in ‘‘a reasonable 

certainty of no harm’’ to human health, 

including exposure of infants and 

children to residues of the pesticide as 

required under the Food Quality 

Protection Act (FQPA). 

Tennessee 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of sulfoxaflor on sorghum to 

control sugarcane aphid; June 8, 2015 to 

November 30, 2015. 

Texas 

Department of Agriculture 

Denial: On April 15, 2015 EPA denied 

the use of a pesticide product 

containing the active ingredient terbufos 

on cotton to control plant parasitic 

nematodes. This request was denied 

because the Agency was unable to 

conclude that the proposed pesticide 

use is likely to result in ‘‘a reasonable 

certainty of no harm’’ to human health, 

including exposure of infants and 

children to residues of the pesticide as 

required under the Food Quality 

Protection Act (FQPA). 

Texas 

Department of State Health Services 

Crisis exemptions: On June 8, 2015 

the Texas Department of State Health 

Services declared crisis exemptions for 

the use of ethylene oxide, 

formaldehyde, hydrogen peroxide, 

paracetic acid, and sodium hypochlorite 

to inactivate Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) 

spores in laboratories that processed 

samples originating from Dugway 

Proving Ground potentially containing 

viable anthrax spores. 

Utah 

Department of Agriculture and Food 

Crisis exemption: On June 19, 2015 

the Utah Department of Agriculture and 

Food declared crisis exemptions for the 

use of sodium hypochlorite to inactivate 

Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) spores in 

laboratories that processed samples 

originating from Dugway Proving 

Ground potentially containing viable 

anthrax spores. 

Virginia 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach, 

and nectarine to control the brown 

marmorated stinkbug; April 6, 2015 to 

October 15, 2015. 

Washington 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of lambda-cyhalothrin on 

asparagus for control of the European 

asparagus aphid; June 17, 2015 to 

October 30, 2015. 

West Virginia 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach, 

and nectarine to control the brown 

marmorated stinkbug; May 7, 2015 to 

October 15, 2015. 

Wisconsin 

Department of Health Services 

Crisis exemptions: On June 12, 2015 

the Wisconsin Department of Health 

Services declared crisis exemptions for 

the use of ethylene oxide, 

formaldehyde, hydrogen peroxide, 

paracetic acid, and sodium hypochlorite 

to inactivate Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) 

spores in laboratories that processed 

samples originating from Dugway 

Proving Ground potentially containing 

viable anthrax spores. 

Wyoming 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific Exemption: EPA authorized 

the use of diflubenzuron on alfalfa for 

control of grasshoppers and Mormon 

crickets; April 14, 2015 to October 31, 

2015. 

B. Federal Departments and Agencies 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Office of Emergency Management 

Quarantine Exemptions: EPA 

authorized the uses of ethylene oxide, 

formaldehyde, hydrogen peroxide, 

paracetic acid, and sodium hypochlorite 

for use in contaminated buildings for 

decontamination from anthrax spores. 

These exemptions were authorized for 

the purposes of emergency preparedness 

so the necessary materials are allowed 

and available to be used in the event of 

an anthrax contamination, either 

deliberate or accidental. June 4, 2015 to 

June 4, 2018. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: September 16, 2016. 

Susan Lewis, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2013–0677; FRL–9934–36] 

Receipt of Test Data Under the Toxic 

Substances Control Act 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing its receipt 

of test data submitted pursuant to a test 

rule issued by EPA under the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA). As 

required by TSCA, this document 

identifies each chemical substance and/ 

or mixture for which test data have been 

received; the uses or intended uses of 

such chemical substance and/or 

mixture; and describes the nature of the 

test data received. Each chemical 

substance and/or mixture related to this 

announcement is identified in Unit I. 

under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Kathy 

Calvo, Chemical Control Division 

(7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 564–8089; email address: 

calvo.kathy@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 


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