Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 7 / Wednesday, January 11, 1995 / Notices 2749

and telephone number: 6th Floor,

Westfield Building, 2800 Crystal Drive,

Arlington, VA, (703)308–8318.

Submit written comments to: By mail:

Public Docket and Freedom of

Information Section, Field Operations

Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide

Programs, Environmental Protection

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

DC 20460. In person bring comments to:

Rm. 1128, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA.

Information submitted and any

comment(s) concerning this notice may

be claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’

(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(s) 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 to the submitter.

Information on the proposed text and

any written comments will be available

for public inspection in Rm. 1128 at the

Virginia address given above, from 8

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Melissa L. Chun (7505W),

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

Office location and telephone number:

6th Floor, Westfield Building, 2800

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA, (703)308–

8318.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft

PR Notice describes the role of the

Labeling Unit in coordinating the

Agency’s pesticide labeling activities

and generally specifies October 1 as the

annual compliance date for all EPAinitiated label changes designated by FR

Notice, PR Notice, or other mechanism.

The policy outlined in the draft PR

Notice will help streamline the

Agency’s processing of labeling changes,

improve the coordination of EPA’s

labeling activities and lessen the

economic impact on registrants of

making labeling changes throughout the

year. This Federal Register notice

announces the availability of the draft

PR Notice and solicits comment on the

proposed policy. If, after reviewing any

comments, EPA determines that changes

are warranted, the Agency will revise

the draft PR Notice prior to release.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides

and pests.

Dated: December 30, 1994.

Lois Rossi,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office

of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95–655 Filed 1–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–180955; FRL 4926–8]

Receipt of Applications for Emergency

Exemptions to use Propazine;

Solicitation of Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific

exemption request from the Texas

Department of Agriculture (hereafter

referred to as the ‘‘Applicant’’) to use

the pesticide propazine (CAS 139–40–2)

to treat up to 1,823,000 acres of sorghum

to control pigweed. The Applicant

proposes the use of a new (unregistered)

chemical; 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 January 26, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of written

comments, bearing the identification

notation ‘‘OPP–180955,’’ 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.

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: Andrea Beard, 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) 308–8791.

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 propazine on

sorghum to control pigweed.

Information in accordance with 40 CFR

part 166 was submitted as part of this

request.

Sorghum is grown as a rotational crop

with cotton and wheat, in order to

comply with the soil conservation

requirements. Propazine, which was

formerly registered for use on sorghum,

was voluntarily canceled by the former

Registrant, who did not wish to support

its re-registration. The Applicants claim

that this has left sorghum growers in

most of Texas with no pre-emergent

herbicides that will adequately control

certain broadleaf weeds, especially

pigweed. Until 1993, the year an

exemption was first requested, growers

were using existing stocks of propazine.

The Applicant states that other available

herbicides have serious limitations on

their use, making them unsuitable for

control of pigweed in sorghum.

Although the original Registrant of

propazine has decided not to support

this chemical through re-registration,

another company has committed to

support the data requirements for this

use. Propazine was once registered for

this use, but has now been voluntarily

canceled and is therefore considered to

be a new chemical.

The Applicant states that, since

growers used existing stocks of

propazine between the time of its

voluntary cancellation and the

availability of propazine under an

emergency exemption, yields have not

shown a decrease. However, the

Applicant claims that significant

economic losses will occur without the

availability of propazine.

The Applicant proposes to apply

propazine at a maximum rate of 1.2 lbs.

active ingredient (a.i.), (2.4 pts. of

product) per acre, by ground or air, with

a maximum of one application per crop

growing season. Therefore, use under

this exemption could potentially

amount to a maximum total of 2,187,600

lbs. of active ingredient (546,900 gal. of

product) in Texas. This is the third time
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that Texas has applied for this use of

propazine on sorghum under section 18

of FIFRA. Texas was issued exemptions

for this use for the past two growing

seasons.

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 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.

The Agency, accordingly, will review

and consider all comments received

during the comment period in

determining whether to issue the

emergency exemption requested by the

Texas Department of Agriculture.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Crisis exemptions.

Dated: December 22, 1994.

Lois Rossi,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office

of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95–588 Filed 1–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–30376; FRL–4927–3]

Sandoz Agro, Inc.; Application to

Register a Pesticide Product

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

of an application to register the

pesticide product Zoecon 9023 Flybait

Station, an insecticide containing an

active ingredient not included in any

previously registered product pursuant

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

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted by February 10, 1995.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written

comments identified by the document

control number [OPP–30376] and the

file symbol (2724–UAR) to: Public

Response and Program Resources

Branch, Field Operations Divisions

(7506C), attention Product Manager

(PM) 10, Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

person, bring comments to:

Environmental Protection Agency, Rm.

1132, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy.,

Arlington, VA.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning this notice may be claimed

confidential by marking any part or all

of that information as ‘‘Confidential

Business Information’’ (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

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PM

10, Robert Brennis, Rm. 210, CM #2,

(703–305–6788).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA

received an application from Sandoz

Agro, Inc., 1300 East Touhy Ave., Des

Plaines, IL 60018, to register the

pesticide product Zoecon 9023 Flybait

Station for general use indoors and

nonfood areas in dairy barns, loafing

sheds, poultry houses, and other

agriculture facilities where houseflies

are a nuisance (File Symbol 2724–UAR).

This product contains the active

ingredient [2H-1,3-thiazine, tetrahydro2-(nitromethylene)] at 5 percent, an

ingredient not included in any

previously registered product pursuant

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

FIFRA. Notice of receipt of the

application does not imply a decision

by the Agency on the application.

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.

Written comments filed pursuant to

this notice, will available in the Public

Response and Program Resources

Branch, Field Operation Division office

at the address provided from 8 a.m. to

4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except

legal holidays. It is suggested that

persons interested in reviewing the

application file, telephone the FOD

office (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: December 21, 1994.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95–656 Filed 1–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

The Federal Maritime Commission

hereby gives notice of the filing of the

following agreement(s) pursuant to

section 5 of the Shipping Act of 1984.

Interested parties may inspect and

obtain a copy of each agreement at the

Washington, DC Office of the Federal

Maritime Commission, 800 North

Capitol Street, NW., 9th Floor.

Interested parties may submit comments

on each agreement to the Secretary,

Federal Maritime Commission,

Washington, DC 20573, within 10 days

after the date of the Federal Register in

which this notice appears. The

requirements for comments are found in

§ 572.603 of title 46 of the Code of

Federal Regulations. Interested persons

should consult this section before

communicating with the Commission

regarding a pending agreement.

Agreement No.: 224–200087–007.

Title: Port of Oakland/Maersk Pacific

Ltd. Terminal Agreement.

Parties:

Port of Oakland

Maersk Pacific Ltd.

Synopsis: The proposed amendment

deletes approximately 1.4 acres and

restates the monthly rental for the

Container Freight Station effective

January 1, 1995.

Agreement No.: 224–2000259–010.

Title: Jacksonville Port Authority/

Crowley American, Transport, Inc.

Terminal Agreement.

Parties:

Jacksonville Port Authority

Crowley American Transport, Inc.

Synopsis: The proposed amendment

extends the term of the Agreement.

Agreement No.: 224–200904.

Title: Port Authority of New York &

New Jersey/Sea-Land Service, Inc.

Container Incentive Agreements.

Parties:

Port Authority of New York & New