Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 29, 1995 / Notices 16131

from 8 a.m. to 4 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

22202, (703) 308–8328; e-mail:

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 Applicant has requested the

Administrator to issue a specific

exemption for the use of the herbicide,

2,4-D, available as Weedar 64 (EPA Reg.

No. 264–2) from Rhone-Poulenc Ag

Company, to control waterplantain

which develops a dense leaf canopy in

wild rice fields and is known to reduce

wild rice yields by more than 90

percent. Information in accordance with

40 CFR part 166 was submitted as part

of this request.

According to the Applicant,

waterplantain is found in nearly all

Minnesota fields which have been

cropped continuously to wild rice. In

the spring waterplantain appears two to

three weeks before wild rice emerges

and severly obstructs wild rice

development. No herbicides are

currently registered for use on wild rice

because of a ruling by EPA that

disallowed chemicals that are registered

for use on ‘‘rice’’ to be used on wild rice

because of differences in taxonomy and

growing practices of the two crops. Nonchemical control by hand-weeding or

mechanical cultivation is not practical

since wild rice fields are flooded with

water.

Under the proposed exemption a

maximum of one application could be

applied, at a rate of 8.0 fl. oz. of product

(0.25 lb active ingredient (a.i.) per acre).

A maximum of 1,375 gal. of product or

5,500 lbs. (a.i.) could be applied in

1994. Applications would be made

between May 1 and July 31, 1995.

This notice does not constitute a

decision by EPA on the application

itself. The regulations governing section

18 require that the Agency publish

notice of receipt in the Federal Register

and solicit public comment on an

application for a specific exemption if

an emergency exemption has been

requested or granted for that use in any

3 previous years, and a complete

application for registration of that use

has not been submitted to the Agency

[40 CFR 166.24 (a)(6)]. Exemptions for

this use of 2,4-D on wild rice in

Minnesota have been requested and

granted for the past 5 years, and an

application for registration of this use

has not been submitted to the Agency.

Accordingly, interested persons may

submit written views on this subject to

the Field Operations Division at the

address above. The Agency will review

and consider all comments received

during the comment period in

determining whether to issue the

emergency exemption requested by the

Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Crisis exemptions.

Dated: March 17, 1995.

Lois Rossi,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office

of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95–7585 Filed 3–28–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–180963; FRL 4942–4]

Fomesafen; Receipt of Application for

Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of

Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific

exemption request from the New York

State Department of Environmental

Conservation (hereafter referred to as

the ‘‘Applicant’’) for use of the pesticide

fomesafen (Reflex 2LC) (EPA Reg. No.

10182–83) manufactured by Zeneca Ag

Products, to control broadleaf weeds on

up to 24,383 acres of snap beans. 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 April 13, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of written

comments, bearing the identification

notation ‘‘OPP–180963,’’ should be

submitted by mail to: Public Response

and Human 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. 1128, 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. 1128, Crystal Mall #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: 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

22202, (703) 308–8328; e-mail:

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 Applicant has requested the

Administrator to issue a specific

exemption for the use of Reflex 2LC.

The Applicant provided information in

accordance with 40 CFR part 166 to the

Agency which supports the position

that an emergency situation would exist

for New York snap bean growers if

Reflex 2LC is not available for use this

growing season.

According to the Applicant,

infestations of broadleaf weeds have

caused significant yield reductions in

dry and snap bean fields in New York

State. Cultural practices and the use of

registered alternative herbicides have

proven ineffective in controlling a

variety of broadleaf weed species. Bean

crop yields have significantly declined

and the incidence of weed

contamination in the final product has

increased steadily since the loss of the

herbicide Premerge (dinoseb) in 1987.

Under the proposed exemption a

maximum of one application could be

applied, at a rate of 1.0 to 1.25 pints of

Reflex 2LC per acre (0.25 to 0.313 lb

active ingredient (a.i.) per acre). A

maximum of 3,816 gallons of product or

7,632 pounds of (a.i.) could be applied
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in 1995. Applications would be made

between June 1, and August 15, 1995.

This notice does not constitute a

decision by EPA on the application

itself. The regulations governing section

18 require that the Agency publish

notice of receipt in the Federal Register

and solicit public comment on an

application for a specific exemption if

an emergency exemption has been

requested or granted for that use in any

3 previous years, and a complete

application for registration of that use

has not been submitted to the Agency

[40 CFR 166.24 (a)(6)]. Exemptions for

the use of fomesafen on snap and dry

beans have been requested and granted

for the past 4 years, and an application

for registration of this use has not been

submitted to the Agency.

Accordingly, interested persons may

submit written views on this subject to

the Field Operations Division at the

address above. The Agency will review

and consider all comments received

during the comment period in

determining whether to issue the

emergency exemption requested by the

New York State Department of

Environmental Conservation.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Crisis exemptions.

Dated: March 17, 1995.

Lois Rossi,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office

of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95–7584 Filed 3–28–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–180966; FRL 4943–7]

Lactofen; Receipt of Application for

Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of

Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific

exemption request from the Oregon

Department of Agriculture (hereafter

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

of the pesticide Lactofen (Cobra

Herbicide) (EPA Reg. No. 59639–34)

manufactured by Valent U.S.A. Corp., to

control black nightshade, hairy

nightshade, and redroot pigweed on up

to 2,000 acres of snap beans. 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 April 13, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of written

comments, bearing the identification

notation ‘‘OPP–180966,’’ should be

submitted by mail to: Public Response

and Human 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. 1128, 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. 1128, Crystal Mall #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: 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

22202, (703) 308–8328; e-mail:

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 Applicant has requested the

Administrator to issue a specific

exemption for the use of Lactofen (Cobra

Herbicide). The Applicant provided

information (in accordance with 40 CFR

part 166) to the Agency which supports

the position that an emergency situation

would exist for Oregon snap bean

growers if Cobra Herbicide is not

available for use this growing season.

According to the Applicant,

infestations of black night shade, hairy

nightshade, and redroot pigweed have

caused significant yield reductions in

snap bean fields in Oregon. The

registered herbicides do not control

these identified weed species.

Snap bean crop yields have

significantly declined and the incidence

of weed contamination in the final

product has increased steadily since the

loss of Chloramben Herbicide (Amiben).

Under the proposed exemption a

maximum of one application could be

applied, at a rate of 3/4 pint (.1875 lb.

active ingredient (a.i.)) of product per

acre. A maximum of 281.25 gallons of

product or 375 lbs. of (a.i.) could be

applied in 1995. Application would

occur between April 1, 1995 and July

31, 1995.

This notice does not constitute a

decision by EPA on the application

itself. The regulations governing section

18 require that the Agency publish

notice of receipt in the Federal Register

and solicit public comment on an

application for a specific exemption if

an emergency exemption has been

requested or granted for that use in any

3 previous years, and a complete

application for registration of that use

has not been submitted to the Agency

[40 CFR 166.24 (a)(6)]. Exemptions for

the use of Cobra Herbicide on snap

beans have been requested and granted

for the past 3 years, and an application

for registration of this use has not been

submitted to the Agency.

Accordingly, interested persons may

submit written views on this subject to

the Field Operations Division at the

address above. The Agency will review

and consider all comments received

during the comment period in

determining whether to issue the

emergency exemption requested by the

Oregon Department of Agriculture.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Crisis exemptions.

Dated: March 17, 1995.

Lois Rossi,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office

of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95–7582 Filed 3–28–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–180965; FRL 4942–6]

Oxytetracycline; 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 Michigan,

Oregon and Washington Departments of

Agriculture (hereafter referred to as the

‘‘Applicant’’) for use of the pesticide,