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and a mechanism for initiating any 

necessary amendments to the RED. All 

comments should be submitted using 

the methods in Unit I. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, and must 

be received by EPA on or before the 

closing date. These comments will 

become part of the Agency Docket for 

thidiazuron. Comments received after 

the close of the comment period will be 

marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to 

consider these late comments. 

The Agency will carefully consider all 

comments received by the closing date 

and will provide a Response to 

Comments Memorandum in the Docket 

and electronic EDOCKET. If any 

comment significantly affects the 

document, EPA also will publish an 

amendment to the RED in the Federal 

Register. In the absence of substantive 

comments requiring changes, the 

thidiazuron RED will be implemented 

as it is now presented. 

B. What is the Agency’s Authority for 

Taking this Action? 

Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended 

directs that, after submission of all data 

concerning a pesticide active ingredient, 

‘‘the Administrator shall determine 

whether pesticides containing such 

active ingredient are eligible for 

reregistration,’’ before calling in product 

specific data on individual end-use 

products and either reregistering 

products or taking other ‘‘appropriate 

regulatory action.’’

Section 408(q) of the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 

U.S.C. 346a(q), requires EPA to review 

tolerances and exemptions for pesticide 

residues in effect as of August 2, 1996, 

to determine whether the tolerance or 

exemption meets the requirements of 

section 408(b)(2) or (c)(2) of FFDCA. 

This review is to be completed by 

August 3, 2006. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: November 7, 2005. 

Peter Caulkins, 

Acting Director, Special Review and 

Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 05–22620 Filed 11–15–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OPP–2005–0277; FRL–7742–1] 

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 July 1, 2005 - 

September 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 are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111) 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112) 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311) 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 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 underFOR 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 number 

OPP–2005–0277. 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 S. 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 

athttp://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 

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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. 

III. Emergency Exemptions and Denials 

A. U.S. States and Territories 

Alabama 

Department of Agriculture and 

Industries 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

sulfosulfuron on Bermuda and Bahia 

grass pastures, and hayfields to control 

Johnson grass; September 23, 2005 to 

September 15, 2006. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

Arizona 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

coumaphos in beehives to control varroa 

mites and small hive beetles; August 25, 

2005 to February 1, 2006. Contact: 

(Stacey Groce) 

Arkansas 

State Plant Board 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

methoxyfenozide on soybeans to control 

saltmarsh catepillars and armyworms; 

August 9, 2005 to October 30, 2005. 

Contact: (Stacey Groce) 

EPA authorized the use of thymol in 

beehives to control varroa mites; August 

25, 2005 to December 1, 2006. Contact: 

(Stacey Groce) 

California 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Department of Pesticide Regulation 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

myclobutanil on artichoke to control 

powdery mildew; August 18, 2005 to 

August 18, 2006. Contact: (Stacey Groce) 

Delaware 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

bifenazate on soybeans to control two 

spotted spider mites; July 19, 2005 to 

August 1, 2005. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

Florida 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

Quarantine: EPA authorized the use of 

naled in bait stations to control fruit 

flies; September 22, 2005, to September 

22, 2008. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

thiophanate-methyl on cotton to control 

fusarium hardlock; July 21, 2005 to July 

21, 2006. Contact: (Stacey Groce) 

Georgia 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

terbacil on watermelons to control 

annual broadleaf plants; July 15, 2005 to 

July 31, 2005. Contact: (Stacey Groce) 

EPA authorized the use of sulfosulfuron 

on Bermuda and Bahia grass pastures, 

and hayfields to control Johnson grass; 

September 23, 2005 to September 15, 

2006. Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

Idaho 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

diflubenzuron on barley and wheat to 

control grasshoppers and Mormon 

crickets; July 1, 2005 to August 1, 2005. 

Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

EPA authorized the use of flufenacet on 

wheat to control Italian ryegrass; 

September 23, 2005 to December 31, 

2005. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

Louisiana 

Department of Agriculture and Forestry 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

methoxyfenozide on sorghum grain to 

control southwestern corn borer and 

sugarcane borer; August 4, 2005 to 

September 15, 2005. Contact: (Stacey 

Groce) 

EPA authorized the use of sulfosulfuron 

on Bermuda and Bahia grass pastures, 

and hayfields to control Johnson grass; 

September 23, 2005 to September 15, 

2006. Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

Minnesota 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

lambda-cyhalothrin 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 

sulfosulfuron on Bermuda and Bahia 

grass pastures, and hayfields to control 

Johnson grass; September 23, 2005 to 

September 15, 2006. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

Montana 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

azoxystrobin on safflower to control 

Alternaria leaf spot; July 15, 2005 to 

August 15, 2005. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

EPA authorized the use of 

diflubenzuron on alfalfa to control 

grasshoppers and Mormon crickets; 

August 25, 2005 to September 30, 2005. 

Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

Nebraska 

Department of Agriculture 

Crisis: On August 18, 2005, for the use 

of tebuconazole on sunflower to control 

rust. This program ended on September 

1, 2005.Contact: (Stacey Groce) 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

tebuconazole on field corn seed to 

control head smut (Sphacelotheca 

reiliana (Kuhn); August 11, 2005 to May 

30, 2006. Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

Nevada 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

thymol in beehives to control varroa 

mites; August 25, 2005 to December 1, 

2006. Contact: (Stacey Groce) 

New Mexico 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

myclobutanil on chile peppers and bell 

peppers to control powdery mildew; 

July 1, 2005 to October 15, 2005. 

Contact: (Stacey Groce) 

North Carolina 

Department of Agriculture 

Crisis: On July 5, 2005, for the use of 

azoxystrobin on tobacco to control target 

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spot. This program ended on July 22, 

2005. Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

North Dakota 

Department of Agriculture 

Crisis: On August 5, 2005, for the use of 

diquat dibromide on canola as a harvest 

aid. This program ended on August 19, 

2005. Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

azoxystrobin on safflower to control 

Alternaria leaf spot; July 7, 2005 to 

August 15, 2005. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

Oklahoma 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

thymol in beehives to control varroa 

mites; September 15, 2005 to December 

1, 2006. Contact: (Stacey Groce) 

EPA authorized the use of sulfosulfuron 

on Bermuda and Bahia grass pastures, 

and hayfields to control Johnson grass; 

September 23, 2005 to September 15, 

2006. Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

Oregon 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

bifenthrin on orchardgrass to control the 

orchardgrass billbug; July 8, 2005 to 

November 15, 2005. Contact: (Andrea 

Conrath) 

EPA authorized the use of flufenacet on 

wheat to control Italian ryegrass; 

September 23, 2005 to December 31, 

2005. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

EPA authorized the use of ethoprop on 

baby mint to control garden symphylan 

(Scutigerella immaculata); July 22, 2005 

to September 15, 2005. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

South Carolina 

Clemson University 

Crisis: On July 14, 2005, for the use of 

azoxystrobin on tobacco to control target 

spot. This program ended on July 28, 

2005. Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

Tennessee 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

azoxystrobin on tobacco to control 

(Cercospora nicotianae) and Target spot 

(Rhizoctonia solani); August 9, 2005 to 

October 15, 2005. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

Utah 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

bifenazate on tart cherries to control two 

spotted spider mites (Tetranychus 

urticae Koch); McDaniel mite 

(Tetranychus mcdanieli Mcgregor); and 

European red mite (Panonychus ulmi 

(Koch)); July 19, 2005 to September 1, 

2005. Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

Virginia 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

thymol in beehives to control varroa 

mites; August 25, 2005 to December 1, 

2006. Contact: (Stacey Groce) 

Washington 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific: EPA authorized the use of 

diflubenzuron on barley and wheat to 

control grasshoppers and Mormon 

crickets; July 1, 2005 to August 1, 2005. 

Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

EPA authorized the use of flufenacet on 

wheat to control Italian ryegrass; 

September 23, 2005 to December 31, 

2005. Contact: (Andrew Ertman) 

B. Federal Departments and Agencies 

Agriculture Department 

Animal and Plant Health Inspector 

Service 

Crisis: On June 20, 2005, for the use of 

sodium hypochlorite, sodium carbonate, 

and sodium hydroxide on any item, 

field site, or surface potentially 

contaminated by exotic infectious 

disease organisms to control those 

organisms in various locations 

throughout the United States. This 

program is expected to end on June 21, 

2008. Contact: (Libby Pemberton) 

Defense Department 

Quarantine: EPA authorized the use of 

paraformaldehyde on biological 

containment areas, biological safety 

cabinets and equipement, and high 

efficiency particulate air filters in the 

ventilation system to prevent the release 

of infectious microorganisms from 

containment areas); September 29, 2005 

to September 29, 2008. Contact: (Libby 

Pemberton) 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pest. 

Dated: October 28, 2005. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 05–22618 Filed 11–15–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OEI–2005–0015; FRL–7997–2] 

Office of Environmental Information; 

Request for Comment and Request for 

Information on System Requirements 

Document for Environmental 

Terminology Services 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Request for comment and 

request for information. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency is seeking to redesign 

its current Terminology Reference 

System (TRS) [see http://www.epa.gov/ 

trs ] in order to better support future 

semantic Web needs, increase usability 

and integrate with other systems for 

enterprise-wide content management, 

search, and portal development. The 

agency has established the following 

requirements and is interested in 

receiving comments and information 

from potential bidders and experts in 

the field regarding these requirements. 

DATES: Comments and or information 

must be submitted on or before 

November 28, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Linda Spencer; Environmental 

Protection Agency; 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, MC 2822T; Washington, DC 

20460; Phone: 202–566–1651; Fax: 202–

566–1624; E-mail: 

Spencer.linda@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Agency is seeking a commercial off-theshelf (COTS) and/or Government offthe-shelf (GOTS) software package(s) to 

match the user/system requirements. 

The Agency will also consider 

customization of a COTS/GOTS and the 

integration of several COTS/GOTS 

products. 

Part of EPA’s vision is to see the TRS 

evolve from being just a terminology 

repository, into a suite of Environmental 

Terminology Services (ETS). It will 

always remain a repository for 

environmental terminology and 

terminology structures (taxonomies, 

thesauri, ontologies, dictionaries, etc.). 

However, the environmental 

terminology contained in the repository 

will be enriched. Through use and 

curation, the TRS will evolve from a 

term-based system to a concept-based 

system. The concepts the ETS contains, 

along with their terms and definitions, 

will have sufficient metadata to enable 

those concepts to be used as the 

building blocks for the creation of 

business-driven Agency terminology 

structures (taxonomies, thesauri, etc.)