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(FIFRA), as amended (Pub. L. 95–396,

92 Stat. 819; 7 U.S.C. 136).

The scientific data reported and other

relevant material were evaluated, and it

was determined that establishment of

the temporary tolerances will protect

the public health. Therefore, the

temporary tolerances have been

established on the condition that the

pesticide be used in accordance with

the experimental use permits and with

the following provisions:

1. The total amount of the active

ingredient to be used must not exceed

the quantity authorized by the

experimental use permits.

2. AgrEvo USA Co., must immediately

notify the EPA of any findings from the

experimental use that have a bearing on

safety. The company must also keep

records of production, distribution, and

performance and on request make the

records available to any authorized

officer or employee of the EPA or the

Food and Drug Administration.

These tolerances expire April 30,

1996. Residues not in excess of these

amounts remaining in or on the raw

agricultural commodities after this

expiration date will not be considered

actionable if the pesticide is legally

applied during the term of, and in

accordance with, the provisions of the

experimental use permits and temporary

tolerances. These tolerances may be

revoked if the experimental use permits

are revoked or if any experience with or

scientific data on this pesticide indicate

that such revocation is necessary to

protect the public health.

The Office of Management and Budget

has exempted this notice from the

requirement of section 3 of Executive

Order 12866.

Pursuant to the requirements of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96–

354, 94 Stat. 1164, 5 U.S.C. 601–612),

the Administrator has determined that

regulations establishing new tolerances

or raising tolerance levels or

establishing exemptions from tolerance

requirements do not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities. A certification

statement to this effect was published in

the Federal Register of May 4, 1981 (46

FR 24950).

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a(j).

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: May 9, 1995.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95–12569 Filed 5–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–180971; FRL 4953–5]

Pirimicarb; 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 Idaho,

Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and

Wyoming Departments of Agriculture

(hereafter referred to as the

‘‘Applicants’’) for use of the

unregistered insecticide, pirimicarb, to

control aphids and lygus bugs on alfalfa

grown for seed. The proposed use

would impact up to 30,000 acres in

Idaho; 18,000 acres in Nevada; 10,000

acres in Oregon; 15,000 acres in

Washington; and 2,000 acres in

Wyoming. 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 June 8, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of written

comments, bearing the identification

notation ‘‘OPP–180971,’’ should be

submitted by mail 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, 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–180971]. 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

‘‘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 #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: Larry Fried, Registration Division

(7505W), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

Office location and telephone number:

6th Floor, Crystal Station I, 2800

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA,

(703) 308–8328; Internet address:

fried.larry@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 or will request

the Administrator to issue a specific

exemption for the use of the insecticide,

pirimicarb, formulated as Pirimor 50–

DF Insecticide manufactured by Zeneca

Inc. to control aphids. Information in

accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was

submitted as part of this request.

According to the Applicants,

pirimicarb is the only known insecticide

that provides control of aphids and

lygus bugs without inflicting harm to

the native bee populations following

application. The use of the currently

registered insecticides will present

significant risk to beneficial organisms

(native pollinating bees). The alfalfa

industry heavily relies on bee

pollination to ensure successful crop

development. Over time, use of the

registered products may be responsible

for substantial bee kills that would

profoundly impact the alfalfa seed

industry and the ecosystem.

Under the proposed exemption

Pirimor 50–DF would be used at a rate
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of [(1.0 to 3.0 oz., or 0.063 to 0.188 lb.

of active ingredient (a.i.))] per acre per

application, applied in a minimum

application spray volume of 5 gallons

per acre by air or 10 gallons per acre by

ground. A maximum of three

applications have been requested. If

approved, a maximum total rate of 6

ounces of product will not be exceeded

this growing season.

The existence of state regulations/

restrictions prohibit the use of any

alfalfa byproducts of the seed industry

for livestock feed. Applications would

be made between May 1, 1995 and

September 30, 1995.

This notice does not constitute a

decision by EPA on the application

itself. Pirimicarb is classified as a new

chemical by the Agency. The

regulations governing section 18 require

that the Agency publish a notice of

receipt in the Federal Register and

solicit public comment on an

application for a specific exemption if

the applicant proposes use of a new

chemical. 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 ‘‘[OPP180971]’’ (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 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

Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington,

and Wyoming Departments of

Agriculture.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Crisis exemptions

Dated: May 8, 1995.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95–12568 Filed 5–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[FRL–5209–1]

Final NPDES General Permit for

Offshore Oil and Gas Operations on

the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and

State Waters of Alaska: Arctic NPDES

General Permit (No. AKG284200)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of final NPDES general

permit.

SUMMARY: The Regional Administrator,

Region 10, is issuing the final Arctic

National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System (NPDES) general

permit which will authorize offshore oil

and gas stratigraphic test and

exploration wells in the federal and

state waters of the Beaufort and Chukchi

Seas. Development and production

wells are not authorized to discharge by

this general permit.

Notice of the draft Arctic general

permit was published September 20,

1995 (59 FR 48314–48324) and in two

Alaskan newspapers. A brief description

of the basis for the conditions and

requirements of the proposed permit is

given in the fact sheet published at the

aforementioned Federal Register

citation.

The final permit which follows

establishes effluent limitations,

standards, prohibitions, and other

conditions on discharges from facilities

in the area of coverage. The conditions

are based on material contained in the

administrative record. Changes made in

response to comments received during

the public comment period are

addressed in full in a document entitled

‘‘Response to Comments Received on

the Proposed Issuance of the Arctic

General NPDES Permit.’’ This document

is being sent to all commenters and is

available to other parties upon request

at the address provided in this

document.

DATES: The general permit shall become

effective June 23, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Unless other wise noted in

the permit, correspondence regarding

this permit should be sent to

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 10, Attn: Ocean Programs

Section, WD–137, 1200 Sixth Avenue,

Seattle, Washington, 98101.

Administrative Record: The

administrative record for the final

permit is available for public review at

EPA, Region 10, at the preceding

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anne Dailey, of Region 10, at the

preceding address or telephone (206)

553–2110. Copies of the final general

permit, the response to comments, and

today’s publication will be provided

upon request from the Region 10 Public

Information Center at 1–800–424–4EPA

(4372) or 206–553–1200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Organization of This Notice

I. Introduction

II. Basis for Permit Conditions

III. Changes Made from Draft to Final Permit

IV. Other Legal Requirements

A. Oil Spill Requirements

B. Endangered Species Act

C. Coastal Zone Management Act

D. Marine Protection, Research and

Sanctuaries Act

E. State Water Quality Standards and State

Certification

F. Executive Order 12291

G. Paperwork Reduction Act

H. Regulatory Flexibility Act

V. References

Appendix A: List of Changes from Draft to

Final Permit

I. Introduction

EPA issues this general permit

pursuant to its authority under sections

301(b), 304, 306, 307, 308, 401, 402,

403, and 501 of the Clean Water Act and

the U.S. Coast Guard regulations (33

CFR part 151). This permit authorizes

discharges from oil and gas stratigraphic

and exploratory wells in the area of

coverage on the Alaskan Outer

Continental Shelf and contiguous state

waters in the Beaufort and Chukchi

Seas. The area of coverage is defined as

Federal waters of the Beaufort Sea and

Chukchi Sea planning basins as defined

by Minerals Management Service

(MMS) (see U.S. Dept. of the Interior,

1992) and State waters contiguous to the

landward boundary of the Beaufort Sea

and Chukchi Sea planning basins.

Public notice for the draft permit was

published in the Federal Register on

September 20, 1994 (59 FR 48314–

48324) and in the Anchorage Times and