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Organization) is already lower than the 

NOELs from the developmental studies 

in rats and rabbits. 

Concerning the multi-generation 

reproduction study, the effects on 

reproduction are considered to be 

specific effect caused by aromatase 

inhibition. The aromatase enzyme 

promotes normal sexual behavior in rats 

and mice, but not in guinea pigs or 

primates, including humans. A NOEL of 

35 mg/kg/day for reproductive effects 

relevant to humans was established 

based on the NOEL from the multigeneration reproduction study in guinea 

pigs. In addition, a NOEL of 13 mg/kg/ 

day for developmental effects was 

established based upon the NOEL from 

the teratology study in rats. Therefore, it 

is concluded that an additional 

uncertainty factor is not needed and that 

the RfD at 0.065 mg/kg/day is 

appropriate for assessing risk to infants 

and children. 

F. International Tolerances 

There is no Codex or national 

maximum residue level established for 

fenarimol on filbert. 

[FR Doc. 05–17195 Filed 8–30–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OPP–2005–0223; FRL–7730–2] 

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 granted 

during the period April 1, 2005 to June 

30, 2005 to control unforseen pest 

outbreaks. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See 

each emergency exemption or denial for 

the name of a contact person. The 

following information applies to all 

contact persons: Team Leader, 

Emergency Response Team, Registration 

Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–9366. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to: 

• Crop production (NAICS 111) 

• Animal production (NAICS 112) 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS 311) 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

32532) 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. How Can I Get Copies of this 

Document and Other Related 

Information? 

1. Docket. EPA has established an 

official public docket for this action 

under docket identification (ID) number 

OPP–2005–0223. The official public 

docket consists of the documents 

specifically referenced in this action, 

any public comments received, and 

other information related to this action. 

Although a part of the official docket, 

the public docket does not include 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. The official public 

docket is the collection of materials that 

is available for public viewing at the 

Public Information and Records 

Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, 

Crystal Mall #2, 1801 South Bell St., 

Arlington, VA. This docket facility is 

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

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The docket telephone number 

is (703) 305–5805. 

2. Electronic access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. 

An electronic version of the public 

docket is available through EPA’s 

electronic public docket and comment 

system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA 

Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ 

to submit or view public comments, 

access the index listing of the contents 

of the official public docket, and to 

access those documents in the public 

docket that are available electronically. 

Although not all docket materials may 

be available electronically, you may still 

access any of the publicly available 

docket materials through the docket 

facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 

the appropriate docket ID number. 

II. Background 

Under FIFRA section 18, 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 a particular form of 

specific exemption 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 

an emergency. 

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 residues of the pesticide to 

infants and children. 

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 granted the 

exemption or denial, the type of 

exemption, the pesticide authorized and 

the pests, the crop or use for which 

authorized, number of acres (if 

applicable), and the duration of the 

exemption. EPA also gives the Federal 

Register citation for the time-limited 

tolerance, if any. 

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III. Emergency Exemptions and Denials 

U.S. States and Territories 

Alabama 

Department of Agriculture and 

Industries 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

diuron on catfish ponds to control blue 

green algae; April 25, 2005 to November 

30, 2005. Contact: (Carmen Rodia) 

Arizona 

Department of Agriculture 

Crisis: On May 04, 2005, for the use of 

quinoxyfen on watermelons to control 

powdery mildew. This program is 

expected to end on September 30, 2005. 

Contact: (Stacey Groce) 

Arkansas 

State Plant Board 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

fomesafen on snap beans to control 

various weed pests; April 15, 2005 to 

September 15, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of spinosad on 

pasture grass to control armyworms; 

May 27, 2005 to December 31, 2005. 

Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of diuron on 

catfish ponds to control blue green 

algae; May 27, 2005 to November 30, 

2005. Contact: (Carmen Rodia) 

California 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Department of Pesticide Regulation 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

imidacloprid on pomegranates to 

control whiteflies; June 10, 2005 to 

August 15, 2005. Contact: (Andrew 

Ertman) 

Colorado 

Department of Agriculture 

Crisis: On May 16, 2005, for the use of 

fluroxypyr on onions to control 

volunteer potatoes. This program ended 

on July 15, 2005. Contact: (Stacey Groce) 

Quarantine: EPA authorized the use of 

myclobutanil on soybeans to control 

soybean rust; April 7, 2005 to November 

10, 2007. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of 

propiconazole on soybeans to control 

soybean rust; April 7, 2005 to November 

10, 2007. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of 

trifloxystrobin on soybeans to control 

soybean rust; April 8, 2005 to November 

10, 2007. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

acibenzolar on onion to control iris 

yellow spot virus; April 8, 2005 to 

September 1, 2005. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

EPA authorized the use of fomesafen on 

dry beans to control various weed pests; 

April 15, 2005 to July 15, 2005. Contact: 

(Andrea Conrath) 

Delaware 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

fomesafen on snap beans] to control 

various weed pests; April 15, 2005 to 

October 1, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

Florida 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

fenbuconazole on grapefruit to control 

greasy spot disease; April 1, 2005 to 

October 1, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of thiophanate 

methyl in fruiting vegetables to control 

white mold; April 8, 2005 to April 7, 

2006. Contact: (Andrea Conrath) 

Georgia 

Department of Agriculture 

Quarantine: EPA authorized the use of 

trifloxystrobin on soybeans to control 

soybean rust; April 8, 2005 to November 

10, 2007. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of myclobutanil 

on soybeans to control soybean rust; 

April 7, 2005 to November 10, 2007. 

Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of 

propiconazole on soybeans to control 

soybean rust; April 7, 2005 to November 

10, 2007. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

Hawaii 

Department of Agriculture 

Quarantine: EPA authorized the use of 

calcium hydroxide in outdoor nurseries, 

commercial plant nurseries, residential 

areas, resorts and hotels, parks, forest 

habitats, and natural areas to control 

coqui and greenhouse frogs; April 26, 

2005 to April 26, 2008. Contact: (Stacey 

Groce) 

Idaho 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

fenpyroximate on hops to control spider 

mites; May 26, 2005 to September 15, 

2005. Contact: (Andrea Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of spinosad on 

bulb onions to control thrips; June 8, 

2005 to August 31, 2005. Contact: 

(Andrew Ertman) 

Illinois 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

fomesafen on snap beans to control 

various weed pests; April 15, 2005 to 

August 31, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of tebuconazole 

on wheat to controlFusarium head 

blight; April 29, 2005 to June 20, 2005. 

Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

Indiana 

Office of Indiana State Chemist 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

fomesafen on snap beans to control 

various weed pests; April 15, 2005 to 

September 15, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of thiophanate 

methyl in blueberry to control various 

fungal pathogens; April 29, 2005 to 

September 30, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of tebuconazole 

on wheat to controlFusarium head 

blight; May 27, 2005 to June 30, 2005. 

Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

Iowa 

Department of Agriculture and Land 

Stewardship 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

fomesafen on dry beans to control 

various weed pests; May 13, 2005 to 

August 31, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of fomesafen on 

snap beans to control various weed 

pests; May 13, 2005 to August 31, 2005. 

Contact: (Andrea Conrath) 

Kansas 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

tebuconazole on sunflower to control 

rust; April 7, 2005 to September 15, 

2005. Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

EPA authorized the use of 

propiconazole on sorghum to control 

sorghum ergot; June 29, 2005 to 

December 31, 2005. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

Kentucky 

Department of Agriculture 

Crisis: On April 22, 2005, for the use of 

tebuconazole on wheat to control 

Fusarium head blight. This program 

ended on May 6, 2005. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

tebuconazole on wheat to control 

Fusarium head blight; April 29, 2005 to 

May 30, 2005. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

EPA authorized the use of azoxystrobin 

on tobacco to control Frogeye 

(Cercospora nicotianae) and Target spot 

(Thanatephorus cucumeris/Rhizoctonia 

solani); June 24, 2005 to October 15, 

2005. Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

Louisiana 

Department of Agriculture and Forestry 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

bifenthrin on sweet potato to control 

soil beetle complex; April 29, 2005 to 

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November 30, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of halosulfuronmethyl on sweet potatoes to control 

sedges; June 10, 2005 to August 1, 2005. 

Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of 

methoxyfenozide on soybeans to control 

soybean loopers; June 30, 2005 to 

September 30, 2005. Contact: (Stacey 

Groce) 

Maine 

Department of Agriculture, Food, and 

Rural Resources 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

propiconazole on blueberry to control 

mummyberry disease; April 6, 2005 to 

June 30, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of fomesafen on 

dry beans to control various weed pests; 

April 15, 2005 to July 15, 2005. Contact: 

(Andrea Conrath) 

Maryland 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

fomesafen on snap beans to control 

various weed pests; May 13, 2005 to 

September 15, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of terbacil] on 

[watermelon] to control annual 

broadleaf weeds; June 06, 2005 to July 

15, 2005. Contact: (Stacey Groce) 

Massachusetts 

Massachusetts Department of Food and 

Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

pronamide on cranberries to control 

dodder; April 1, 2005 to June 15, 2005. 

Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of 

fenbuconazole on blueberry to control 

mummyberry disease; April 11, 2005 to 

June 30, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of indoxacarb 

on cranberry to control cranberry 

weevil; May 12, 2005 to June 30, 2005. 

Contact: (Stacey Groce) 

Michigan 

Michigan Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

fomesafen on snap beans to control 

various weed pests; April 15, 2005 to 

August 30, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of fomesafen on 

dry beans to control various weed pests; 

April 15, 2005 to August 15, 2005. 

Contact: (Andrea Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of thiophanate 

methyl in blueberry to control various 

fungal pathogens; April 29, 2005 to 

September 30, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of zoxamide on 

ginseng to control phytophthora blight; 

May 6, 2005 to October 31, 2005. 

Contact: (Stacey Groce) 

EPA authorized the use of mancozeb on 

ginseng to control alternaria blight; May 

10, 2005 to October 31, 2005. Contact: 

(Stacey Groce) 

EPA authorized the use of 

chlorothalonil on ginseng to control 

alternaria blight; May 10, 2005 to 

October 31, 2005. Contact: (Stacey 

Groce) 

EPA authorized the use of tebuconazole 

on wheat to control Fusarium head 

blight; May 27, 2005 to June 25, 2005. 

Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

EPA authorized the use of sulfentrazone 

on strawberries to control broadleaf 

weeds; June 25, 2005 to December 15, 

2005. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

Minnesota 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

fomesafen on dry beans to control 

various weed pests; April 15, 2005 to 

August 15, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of tebuconazole 

on barley and wheat to control 

Fusarium head blight; May 27, 2005 to 

September 1, 2005. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

EPA authorized the use of lambdacyhalothrin on wild rice to control rice 

worms; June 30, 2005 to September 10, 

2005. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

Mississippi 

Department of Agriculture and 

Commerce 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

fenbuconazole on blueberry to control 

mummyberry disease; April 11, 2005 to 

August 31, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of diuron on 

catfish ponds to control blue green 

algae; April 25, 2005 to November 1, 

2005. Contact: (Carmen Rodia) 

EPA authorized the use of bifenthrin on 

sweet potato to control soil beetle 

complex; April 29, 2005 to September 

30, 2005. Contact: (Andrea Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of 

methoxyfenozide on soybeans) to 

control saltmarsh catepillar and 

armyworms; June 30, 2005 to September 

30, 2005. Contact: (Stacey Groce) 

Missouri 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

fomesafen on snap beans to control 

various weed pests; April 15, 2005 to 

September 10, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

Montana 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

tebuconazole on barley and wheat to 

control Fusarium head blight; April 29, 

2005 to July 20, 2005. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

EPA authorized the use of 

diflubenzuron on barley and wheat to 

control grasshoppers; June 22, 2005 to 

July 15, 2005. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

Nebraska 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

fomesafen on dry beans to control 

various weed pests; May 13, 2005 to 

July 15, 2005. Contact: (Andrea Conrath) 

Nevada 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

bifenazate on timothy grass to control 

Banks grass mite; May 1, 2005 to 

September 1, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of 

diflubenzuron on alfalfa to control 

Mormon cricket and grasshopper; June 

3, 2005 to October 31, 2005. Contact: 

(Libby Pemberton) 

New Jersey 

Department of Environmental Protection 

Quarantine: EPA authorized the use of 

trifloxystrobin on soybeans to control 

soybean rust; April 8, 2005 to November 

10, 2007. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of 

propiconazole on soybeans to control 

soybean rust; April 7, 2005 to November 

10, 2007. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of myclobutanil 

on soybeans to control soybean rust; 

April 7, 2005 to November 10, 2007. 

Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of tetraconazole 

on soybeans to control soybean rust; 

April 25, 2005 to November 10, 2007. 

Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

pronamide on cranberry to control 

dodder; April 30, 2005 to December 15, 

2005. Contact: (Stacey Groce) 

New Mexico 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

spinosad on onions to control thrips; 

May 6, 2005 to November 1, 2005. 

Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of myclobutanil 

on chile peppers and bell peppers to 

control powdery mildew; July 01, 2005 

to October 15, 2005. Contact: (Stacey 

Groce) 

New York 

Department of Environmental 

Conservation 

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Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

fomesafen on snap beans to control 

various weed pests; April 15, 2005 to 

August 30, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of fomesafen on 

dry beans to control various weed pests; 

April 15, 2005 to August 30, 2005. 

Contact: (Andrea Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of lambdacyhalothrin on alfalfa/clover/grass 

mixed stands to control potato 

leafhopper; June 10, 2005 to August 31, 

2005. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of quinoxyfen 

on melons, winter squash, gourds, and 

pumpkin (non-edible cucurbits) to 

control powdery mildew; June 30, 2005 

to September 30, 2005. Contact: (Stacey 

Groce) 

North Carolina 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

bifenthrin on sweet potato to control 

beetle complex; April 1, 2005 to 

September 30, 2005. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

EPA authorized the use of halosulfuronmethyl on sweet potatoes to control 

sedges; June 1, 2005 to August 1, 2005. 

Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

North Dakota 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

fomesafen on dry beans to control 

various weed pests; April 15, 2005 to 

August 15, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of tebuconazole 

on barley and wheat to control 

Fusarium head blight; May 27, 2005 to 

September 1, 2005. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

EPA authorized the use of zetacypermethrin on flax to control 

grasshoppers; June 10, 2005 to 

September 30, 2005. Contact: (Andrew 

Ertman) 

Oklahoma 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

fomesafen on snap beans to control 

various weed pests; April 15, 2005 to 

September 10, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

Oregon 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

mesotrione on cranberry to control 

various weeds; April 18, 2005 to 

October 31, 2005. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

EPA authorized the use of mancozeb on 

ginseng to control alternaria and 

phytophthora leaf and stem blight; June 

6, 2005 to August 10, 2005. Contact: 

(Stacey Groce) 

Pennsylvania 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

fomesafen on snap beans to control 

various weed pests; April 15, 2005 to 

August 30, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

Rhode Island 

Department of Environmental 

Management 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

pronamide on cranberries to control 

dodder; April 1, 2005 to June 15, 2005. 

Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

South Dakota 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

tebuconazole on barley and wheat to 

control Fusarium head blight; May 10, 

2005 to August 31, 2005. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

Tennessee 

Department of Agriculture 

Quarantine: EPA authorized the use of 

trifloxystrobin on soybeans to control 

soybean rust; April 8, 2005 to November 

10, 2007. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of tetraconazole 

on soybeans to control soybean rust; 

April 25, 2005 to November 10, 2007. 

Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

Texas 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

hexythiazox on field corn to control 

mites; May 18, 2005 to August 31, 2005. 

Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of diuron on 

catfish ponds to control blue green 

algae; June 22, 2005 to November 1, 

2005. Contact: (Carmen Rodia) 

Utah 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

diflubenzuron on alfalfa to control 

Mormon cricket and grasshopper; June 

8, 2005 to October 31, 2005. Contact: 

(Libby Pemberton) 

Vermont 

Department of Agriculture 

Quarantine: EPA authorized the use of 

trifloxystrobin on soybeans to control 

soybean rust; June 23, 2005 to 

November 10, 2007. Contact: (Andrew 

Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of 

propiconazole on soybeans to control 

soybean rust; June 23, 2005 to 

November 10, 2007. Contact: (Andrew 

Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of myclobutanil 

on soybeans to control soybean rust; 

June 23, 2005 to November 10, 2007. 

Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of tetraconazole 

on soybeans to control soybean rust; 

June 23, 2005 to November 10, 2007. 

Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of tebuconazole 

on soybeans to control soybean rust; 

June 23, 2005 to November 10, 2007. 

Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

Virginia 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

thiophanate methyl in tomatoes to 

control white mold; April 8, 2005 to 

September 30, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of fomesafen on 

snap beans to control various weed 

pests; April 15, 2005 to September 30, 

2005. Contact: (Andrea Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of azoxystrobin 

on tobacco to control Frogeye 

(Cercospora nicotianae) and Target spot 

(Thanatephorus cucumeris/Rhizoctonia 

solani); June 24, 2005 to October 15, 

2005. Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

Washington 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

mesotrione on cranberry to control 

various weeds; April 18, 2005 to 

October 31, 2005. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

EPA authorized the use of fenpropathrin 

on currants to control the currant cane 

borer and the stem girdler; May 6, 2005 

to September 1, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of 

fenpyroximate on hops to control spider 

mites; May 26, 2005 to September 15, 

2005. Contact: (Andrea Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of mancozeb on 

ginseng to control alternaria and 

phytophthora leaf and stem blight; June 

6, 2005 to August 10, 2005. Contact: 

(Stacey Groce) 

West Virginia 

Department of Agriculture 

Quarantine: EPA authorized the use of 

propiconazole on soybeans to control 

soybean rust; April 7, 2005 to November 

10, 2007. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of myclobutanil 

on soybeans to control soybean rust; 

April 7, 2005 to November 10, 2007. 

Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of 

trifloxystrobin on soybeans to control 

soybean rust; April 8, 2005 to November 

10, 2007. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

Wisconsin 

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Department of Agriculture, Trade, and 

Consumer Protection 

Quarantine: EPA authorized the use of 

propiconazole on soybeans to control 

soybean rust; April 7, 2005 to November 

10, 2007. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of myclobutanil 

on soybeans to control soybean rust; 

April 7, 2005 to November 10, 2007. 

Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of 

trifloxystrobin on soybeans to control 

soybean rust; April 8, 2005 to November 

10, 2007. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

propiconazole on cranberry to control 

cottonball disease; April 1, 2005 to 

December 15, 2005. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

EPA authorized the use of zoxamide on 

ginseng to control phytophthora blight; 

May 6, 2005 to October 31, 2005. 

Contact: (Stacey Groce) 

EPA authorized the use of mancozeb on 

ginseng to control alternaria blight; May 

10, 2005 to October 31, 2005. Contact: 

(Stacey Groce) 

EPA authorized the use of 

chlorothalonil on ginseng to control 

alternaria blight; May 10, 2005 to 

October 31, 2005. Contact: (Stacey 

Groce) 

Wyoming 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

diflubenzuron on alfalfa to control 

Mormon cricket and grasshoppers; June 

23, 2005 to October 31, 2005. Contact: 

(Libby Pemberton) 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pest. 

Dated: August 19, 2005. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 05–17201 Filed 8–30–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7963–6] 

Draft Air Quality Criteria for Ozone and 

Related Photochemical Oxidants E–

Docket No. ORD–2004–0015 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of second external 

review draft for public review and 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) Office of 

Research and Development’s National 

Center for Environmental Assessment 

(NCEA) is reviewing and, as 

appropriate, revising the EPA 

document, Air Quality Criteria for 

Ozone and Related Photochemical 

Oxidants, EPA–600/AP–93/004aF–cF, 

published in 1996. Today’s Federal 

Register notice announces the 

availability of a second external review 

draft of the revised ozone air quality 

criteria document (AQCD). 

DATES: The period for submission of 

comments on the second external 

review draft of the revised ozone AQCD 

begins August 31, 2005, and ends 

November 30, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: The second external review 

draft of the revised ozone AQCD will be 

available on or about August 31, 2005. 

Internet users will be able to download 

a copy of this document from the NCEA 

home page. The URL is http:// 

www.epa.gov/ncea/. A limited number 

of CD–ROM or paper copies will be 

available. Contact Ms. Diane Ray by 

phone (919–541–3637), fax (919–541–

1818), or email (ray.diane@epa.gov) to 

request either of these. Please provide 

the draft document’s title, Air Quality 

Criteria for Ozone and Related 

Photochemical Oxidants (Second 

External Review Draft), Volumes I, II, 

and III, EPA 600/R–05/004aB, bB, and 

cB, as well as your name and address, 

to facilitate processing of your request. 

Public comments on the second external 

review draft of the revised ozone AQCD 

may be submitted electronically, by 

mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/ 

courier. Please follow the detailed 

instructions as provided in the section 

of this notice entitled SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

details on the period for submission of 

comments from the public, contact the 

Office of Environmental Information 

Docket; telephone: 202–566–1752; 

facsimile: 202–566–1753; or e-mail: 

ORD.Docket@epa.gov. 

For technical information, contact 

Lori White, Ph.D., NCEA, facsimile: 

919–541–1818, or email: 

white.lori@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

108 (a) of the Clean Air Act directs the 

EPA Administrator to identify certain 

pollutants which ‘‘may reasonably be 

anticipated to endanger public health 

and welfare’’ and to issue air quality 

criteria for them. These air quality 

criteria are to ‘‘accurately reflect the 

latest scientific knowledge useful in 

indicating the kind and extent of all 

identifiable effects on public health or 

welfare which may be expected from the 

presence of [a] pollutant in the ambient 

air * * *.’’ Under section 109 of the 

Act, EPA is then to establish National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS) for each pollutant for which 

EPA has issued criteria. Section 109 (d) 

of the Act subsequently requires 

periodic review and, if appropriate, 

revision of existing air quality criteria to 

reflect advances in scientific knowledge 

on the effects of the pollutant on public 

health and welfare. EPA is also to revise 

the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the 

revised criteria. 

Ozone is one of six ‘‘criteria’’

pollutants for which EPA has 

established air quality criteria and 

NAAQS. On September 26, 2000 (65 FR 

57810), EPA formally initiated its 

current review of the criteria and 

NAAQS for ozone, requesting the 

submission of recent scientific 

information on specified topics. 

Preliminary outlines for the proposed 

chapters were presented in the draft 

Project Work Plan that was released for 

public comment (66 FR 67524, 

December 31, 2001) and for review by 

the Clean Air Scientific Advisory 

Committee (CASAC) of EPA’s Science 

Advisory Board (68 FR 3527, January 

24, 2003). Later in 2003, a series of 

workshops were convened to discuss 

draft sections and chapters for revising 

the existing Ozone AQCD (68 FR 17365, 

April 9, 2003, and 68 FR 60369, October 

22, 2003). 

In January 2005, EPA announced the 

availability of the first external review 

draft of the Air Quality Criteria for 

Ozone and Related Photochemical 

Oxidants for review and comment (70 

FR 4850, January 31, 2005). Following 

the close of the public comment period, 

EPA presented the first external review 

draft of the ozone AQCD to the CASAC 

Ozone Review Panel on May 4–5, 2005. 

The public comments received were 

also made available to the CASAC. EPA 

has carefully considered the public 

comments and comments from the 

CASAC Review Panel in preparing the 

second external review draft announced 

in today’s notice. 

After the end of the comment period 

on the Air Quality Criteria for Ozone 

and Related Photochemical Oxidants 

(Second External Review Draft), EPA 

will present the draft at a public 

meeting for review by the Clean Air 

Scientific Advisory Committee 

(CASAC). Public comments received 

will be provided to the CASAC review 

panel. There will be a Federal Register 

notice to inform the public of the exact 

date and time of that CASAC meeting.