20816 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 90 / Wednesday, May 8, 1996 / Notices

Product Manager Office location/telephone number Address

PM 25 Robert Taylor, Rm. 241, CM #2 (703–305–6800); email: taylor.robert@epamail.epa.gov.-DoSUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA

received applications as follows to

register pesticide products containing

active ingredients not included in any

previously registered products pursuant

to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of

FIFRA. Notice of receipt of these

applications does not imply a decision

by the Agency on the applications.

Products Containing Active Ingredients

Not Included In Any Previously

Registered Products

1. File Symbol: 100–IRL. Applicant:

Ciba-Geigy Crop Protection Ciba-Geigy

Corporation P.O. Box 18300,

Greensboro, NC 27419. Product name:

CGA-77102 Technical. Herbicide.

Active ingredient: Acetamide, 2-chloroN-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(2-

methoxy-1-methylethyl)-, (S)- at 96

percent. Proposed classification/Use:

None. For formulation into herbicides

for weed control in certain crops. (PM

23)

2. File Symbol: 100–INL. Applicant:

Ciba-Geigy Crop Protection. Product

name: CGA-248757 Technical.

Herbicide. Active ingredient: Acetic

acid, [[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-[(tetrahydro3-oxo-1H,3H-[1,3,4]thiadiazolo[3,4-

alpha]pyridazin-1-

ylidene)amino]phenyl]thio]-methyl

ester at 98 percent. Proposed

classification/Use: None. For

formulation use only into registered

end-use herbicides. (PM 23)

3. File Symbol: 241–GIN. Applicant:

American Cyanamid Company, P.O. Box

400, Princeton, NJ 08543. Product name:

AC 299,263 DG. Herbicide. Active

ingredient: (±)-2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-

yl]-5-(methoxymethyl)-3-

pyridinecarboxylic acid at 70 percent.

Proposed classification/Use: None. For

use only in soybeans. (PM 25)

4. File Symbol: 241–GTI. Applicant:

American Cyanamid Co. Product name:

AC 299,263 Technical. Herbicide.

Active ingredient: (±)-2-[4,5-dihydro-4-

methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1Himidazol-2-yl]-5-(methoxymethyl)-3-

pyridinecarboxylic acid at 97.4 percent.

Proposed classification/Use: None. For

formulating purposes only. (PM 25)

5. File Symbol: 241–GTO. Applicant:

American Cyanamid Co. Product name:

AC 299,263. Herbicide. Active

ingredient: Ammonium salt of (±)-2-[4,5-

dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-

oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-5-

(methoxymethyl)-3-pyridinecarboxylic

acid at 12.1 percent. Proposed

classification/Use: None. For use only in

soybeans. (PM 25)

Notice of approval or denial of an

application to register a pesticide

product will be announced in the

Federal Register. The procedure for

requesting data will be given in the

Federal Register if an application is

approved.

Comments received within the

specified time period will be considered

before a final decision is made;

comments received after the time

specified will be considered only to the

extent possible without delaying

processing of the application.

A record has been established for this

notice under docket number [OPP–

30406] (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 a.m. to

4:30 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 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.

Written comments filed pursuant to

this notice, will be available in the

Public Response and Program Resources

Branch, Field Operations Division at the

address provided from 8 a.m. to 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding

legal holidays. It is suggested that

persons interested in reviewing the

application file, telephone this office at

(703–305–5805), to ensure that the file

is available on the date of intended visit.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Product registration.

Dated: April 15, 1996.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–11333 Filed 5–7–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–181010; FRL 5366–6]

Carbofuran; Receipt of Application for

Emergency Exemption, 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, and

from the Mississippi Department of

Agriculture (hereafter referred to as the

‘‘Applicants’’) to use the pesticide

flowable Carbofuran (Furadan 4F

Insecticide/Nematicide) (EPA Reg. No.

279–2876) to treat up to 300,000 acres

of cotton in California, and up to 1

million acres of cotton in Mississippi, to

control cotton aphids. The Applicants

propose the use of a chemical which has

been the subject of a Special Review

within EPA’s Office of Pesticide

Programs, and the proposed use could

pose a risk similar the risk assessed by

EPA under the Special Review of

granular carbofuran. Therefore, in

accordance with 40 CFR 166.24, EPA is

soliciting public comment before

making the decision whether or not to

grant the exemption.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before May 23, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of written

comments, bearing the identification

notation ‘‘OPP–181010,’’ should be

submitted by mail to: Public Response

and Program Resource Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of
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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–181010]. 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 #2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA,

from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: David Deegan, Registration

Division (7505W), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

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

DC 20460. Office location and telephone

number: Floor 6, Crystal Station #1,

2800 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA, (703) 308–8327; e-mail:

deegan.dave@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 a specific

exemption for the use of carbofuran on

cotton to control aphids.

Information in accordance with 40

CFR part 166 was submitted as part of

this request. As part of these requests,

the Applicants assert that the states of

California and Mississippi are likely to

experience non-routine infestations of

aphids during the 1996 cotton growing

season. The applicants further claim

that, without specific exemptions of

FIFRA for the use of flowable

carbofuran on cotton to control cotton

aphids, cotton growers in much of these

states will suffer significant economic

losses. The applicants also detail use

programs designed to minimize risks to

pesticide handlers and applicators, nontarget organisms (both Federally-listed

endangered species, and non-listed

species), and to reduce the possibility of

drift and runoff.

The applicants propose to make no

more than two applications at the rate

of 0.25 lb. active ingredient [(a.i.)] (8

fluid oz.) in a minimum of 2 gallons of

finished spray per acre by air, or 10

gallons of finished spray per acre by

ground application. The total maximum

proposed use during the 1996 growing

season (California proposes a use season

of July 20, 1996 until October 15, 1996;

Mississippi proposes a use season from

the date of EPA issuance until

September 15, 1996) would be 0.5 lb.

a.i. (16 fluid oz.) per acre. The

applicants propose that the maximum

acreage which could be treated under

the requested exemptions would be

300,000 acres (California) and 1 million

acres (Mississippi). If all acres were

treated at the maximum proposed rates,

then 150,000 lbs. a.i. would be used in

California, and 500,000 lbs. a.i. would

be used in Mississippi.

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 of an application for a specific

exemption proposing use of a chemical

(i.e., an active ingredient) which has

been the subject of a Special Review

within EPA’s Office of Pesticide

Programs, and the proposed use could

pose a risk similar the risk assessed by

EPA under the previous Special Review.

Such notice provides for opportunity for

public comment on the application.

A record has been established for this

notice under docket number [OPP–

181010] (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 a.m. to

4:30 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.

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 exemptions requested by the

California EPA, Department of Pesticide

Regulation, and the Mississippi

Department of Agriculture.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Emergency exemptions.

Dated: April 26, 1996.

Peter Caulkins,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 9611332 Filed 5–7–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[PP 5G4466/T687; FRL 5366–5]

Glufosinate-Ammonium;

Establishment of Temporary

Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has established

temporary tolerances for residues of the

combined herbicide glufosinateammonium and its metabolites in or on

certain raw agricultural commodities.

These temporary tolerances were

requested by AgrEvo USA Company.

DATES: These temporary tolerances

expire March 15, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Joanne Miller, Product Manager