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statements should notify the OPP docket

staff and submit three copies of a

summary no later than May 17, 1995, in

order to ensure appropriate

consideration by the Panel.

A record has been established for this

document under docket number ‘‘OPP–

00408’’ (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 document,

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.

Information submitted as a comment

in response to 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 submitted for

inclusion in the public docket.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public docket

without prior notice. All statements will

be made part of the record and will be

taken into consideration by the Panel.

Dated: April 27, 1995.

Stephanie R. Irene,

Acting Director, Health Effects Division,

Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95–10865 Filed 5–2–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–180970; FRL 4951–2]

Cymoxanil and Dimethomorph;

Receipt of Applications for Emergency

Exemptions, Solicitation of Public

Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has received specific

exemption requests from the Delaware,

Minnesota, and Pennsylvania

Departments of Agriculture, the New

York Department of Environmental

Conservation, and the Wisconsin

Department of Agriculture, Trade, and

Consumer Protection (hereafter referred

to as the ‘‘Applicants’’) to use the

pesticides cymoxanil (CAS 57966–95–7)

and dimethomorph (CAS 110488–70–5)

to treat up to 5,000 (DE), 60,000 (MN),

30,000 (NY), 24,000 (PA), and 30,000

(WI) acres of potatoes to control

metalaxyl-resistant late blight. The

Applicants propose the use of new

(unregistered) chemicals; 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 May 18, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of written

comments, bearing the identification

notation ‘‘OPP–180970,’’ 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-180970; FRL 4951–2]. No

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’

(CBI) should be submitted through email. 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

‘‘Confidential Business Information.’’

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 Confidential Business

Information 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: Libby Pemberton, 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) 308–8326; e-mail:

pemberton.libby@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 Applicants have

requested the Administrator to issue

specific exemptions for the use of

cymoxanil and/or dimethomorph on

potatoes to control late blight.

Information in accordance with 40 CFR

part 166 was submitted as part of these

requests.

Recent failures to control late blight in

potatoes with the registered fungicides,

have been caused almost exclusively by

immigrant strains of late blight

Phytophthora infestans, which are

resistant to the control of choice,

metalaxyl. Before the immigrant strains

of late blight arrived, all of the strains

in the U.S. were previously controlled

by treatment with metalaxyl. The

Applicants state that presently, there are

no fungicides registered in the U.S. that

will provide adequate control of the

immigrant strains of late blight. The

Applicants state that both

dimethomorph and cymoxanil have

been shown to be effective against these

strains of late blight. Both of these

materials hold current registrations

throughout many European countries

for control of this disease. The

Applicants state that losses in some

states have been greater than $10

million per year for the past 3 years, due
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to these new strains of late blight, and

some growers have completely lost their

crops and will go out of business. These

costs do not include the increased

amount of money spent on fungicides in

attempts to control this disease. Under

appropriate conditions, it is possible

that this disease could develop to

epidemic proportions, causing major

changes and losses to the U.S. potato

industry. Although exemption requests

have thus far been received from DE,

MN, NY, PA and WI, EPA expects to

receive requests from other potato

growing states as well.

The Applicants propose to apply

cymoxanil at a maximum rate of 0.1 lbs.

active ingredient [a.i.], (1.25 lb. of

product) per acre, by ground or air, with

a maximum of 5 applications per

season, to a maximum of the following

acreages of potatoes: 5,000 (DE), 60,000

(MN), 30,000 (NY), 24,000 (PA), 30,000

(WI). Therefore, use under this

exemption could potentially amount to

the following maximum amounts of

cymoxanil: DE: 2,500 lbs. a.i. (31,250

lbs. product); MN: 30,000 lbs. a.i.

(375,000 lbs. product); NY: 15,000 lbs.

a.i. (187,500 lbs. product); PA: 12,000

lbs. a.i. (150,000 lbs. product); WI:

15,000 lbs. a.i. (187,500 lbs. product).

The Applicants propose to apply

dimethomorph at a maximum rate of

0.18 lbs. a.i. (2.25 lb. of product) per

acre, by ground or air, with a maximum

of 5 applications per season, to a

maximum of the following acreages of

potatoes: 5,000 (DE), 60,000 (MN),

30,000 (NY), 24,000 (PA), 30,000 (WI).

Therefore, use under this exemption

could potentially amount to the

following maximum total amounts of

dimethomorph: DE: 4,500 lbs. a.i.

(56,250 lbs. product); MN: 54,000 lbs.

a.i. (675,000 lbs. product); NY: 27,000

lbs. a.i. (337,500 lbs. product); PA:

21,600 lbs. a.i. (270,000 lbs. product);

WI: 27,000 lbs. a.i. (337,500 lbs.

product). This notice does not constitute

a decision by EPA on the applications.

The regulations governing section 18

require publication of a notice of receipt

of an application for a specific

exemption proposing use of a new

chemical (i.e., an active ingredient not

contained in any currently registered

pesticide). Such notice provides for

opportunity for public comment on the

application. Accordingly, interested

persons may submit written views on

this subject to the Field Operations

Division at the address above.

A record has been established for this

notice under docket number OPP–

180970; FRL 4951–2 (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 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The public record is located in

Room 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.

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

Delaware, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania

Departments of Agriculture, the New

York Department of Environmental

Conservation, and the Wisconsin

Department of Agriculture, Trade, and

Consumer Protection.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Crisis exemptions.

Dated: April 21, 1995.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95–10618 Filed 5–2–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[PF–622; FRL–4941–3]

Pesticide Tolerance Petitions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces initial

filings and amendments for a pesticide

petition (PP) and for a feed additive

petition (FAP) proposing the

establishment of regulations for residues

of certain pesticide chemicals in or on

various agricultural commodities.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written

comments to: Public Response and

Program Resources 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, CM #2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA

22202.

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, [PF-622; FRL-4941-3]. No

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’

(CBI) should be submitted through email. Electronic comments on this

notice may be filed online at many

Federal Depository Libraries. Additional

information on electronic submission

can be found below in this document.

Information submitted as a 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 submitted for inclusion in the

public record. Information not marked

confidential may be disclosed publicly

by EPA without prior notice. All written

comments will be available for public

inspection in Rm. 1132 at the address

given above, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Registration Division (7505C),

Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

person, contact the PM named in each

petition at the following office location/

telephone number: