Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 95 / Wednesday, May 15, 1996 / Notices 24493

Sandoz Agro, Inc. 1300 E. Touhy

Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018.

A record has been established for this

notice of filing under docket number

[PF–651] (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

rulemaking, 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 rulemaking

record which will also include all

comments submitted directly in writing.

The official rulemaking record is the

paper record maintained at the Virginia

address in ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the

beginning of this document.

List of subjects

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides

and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136a.

Dated: May 6, 1996.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–12194; Filed 5–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–181012; FRL 5368–5]

Carbofuran; 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 Louisiana

Department of Agriculture and Forestry,

and from the Oklahoma Department of

Agriculture (hereafter referred to as the

‘‘Applicants’’) to use the pesticide

flowable Carbofuran (Furadan 4F

Insecticide/Nematicide) (EPA Reg. No.

279–2876) to treat up to 750,000 acres

of cotton in Louisiana, and up to

148,000 acres of cotton in Oklahoma, to

control cotton aphids. The Applicants

propose the use of a chemical which has

been the subject of a Special Review

within EPA’s Office of Pesticide

Programs, and the proposed use could

pose a risk similar to the risk assessed

by EPA under the Special Review of

granular carbofuran. 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 May 30, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of written

comments, bearing the identification

notation ‘‘OPP–181012,’’ 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.

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–181012]. 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 (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 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 4:30 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: David Deegan, 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) 308–8327; e-mail:

deegan.dave@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

requested that the Administrator issue

specific exemptions for the use of

carbofuran on cotton to control aphids.

Information in accordance with 40

CFR part 166 was submitted as part of

these requests. As part of these requests,

the Applicants assert that the states of

Louisiana and Oklahoma are likely to

experience nonroutine infestations of

aphids during the 1996 cotton growing

season. The applicants further claim

that, without specific exemptions of

FIFRA for the use of flowable

carbofuran on cotton to control cotton

aphids, cotton growers in much of these

states will suffer significant economic

losses. The applicants also detail use

programs designed to minimize risks to

pesticide handlers and applicators, nontarget organisms (both Federally-listed

endangered species, and non-listed

species), and to reduce the possibility of

drift and runoff.

The applicants propose to make no

more than two applications at the rate

of 0.25 lb. active ingredient [(a.i.)] (8

fluid oz.) in a minimum of 2 gallons of

finished spray per acre by air, or 10

gallons of finished spray per acre by

ground application. The total maximum

proposed use during the 1996 growing

season (Louisiana proposes a use season

of June 01, 1996 until September 30,

1996; Oklahoma proposes a use season

from July 10, 1996 until October 15,

1996) would be 0.5 lb. a.i. (16 fluid oz.)

per acre. The applicants propose that

the maximum acreage which could be

treated under the requested exemptions

would be 750,000 acres (Louisiana) and

148,000 acres (Oklahoma). If all acres
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were treated at the maximum proposed

rates, then 375,000 lbs. a.i. would be

used in Louisiana, and 74,000 lbs. a.i.

would be used in Oklahoma.

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 chemical

(i.e., an active ingredient) which has

been the subject of a Special Review

within EPA’s Office of Pesticide

Programs, and the proposed use could

pose a risk similar the risk assessed by

EPA under the previous Special Review.

Such notice provides for opportunity for

public comment on the application.

A record has been established for this

notice under docket number [OPP–

181012] (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 Resource

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. 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 exemptions requested by the

Louisiana Department of Agriculture

and Forestry, and from the Oklahoma

Department of Agriculture.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Emergency exemptions.

Dated: May 1, 1996.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–12078 Filed 5–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–181013; FRL 5369–1]

Puma 1EC; 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 North

Dakota State Department of Agriculture

(hereafter referred to as the

‘‘Applicant’’) for use of the pesticide

fenoxyprop-p-ethyl plus a new inert

ingredient safener, 1-(2,4-

dichlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-5-methyl1H-pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylic acid,

diethyl ester to control green and yellow

foxtail on up to 300,000 acres of durum

wheat. The Applicant proposes the first

food use of an inert ingredient;

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 May 30, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of written

comments, bearing the identification

notation ‘‘OPP–181013,’’ 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. 1128, 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–181013]. 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 (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 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 4:30 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Pat Cimino, 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 #1, 2800

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA

(703) 308–8328; e-mail:

cimino.pat@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

requested the Administrator to issue a

specific exemption for the use of the

herbicide Puma 1EC which contains the

registered herbicide active ingredient,

fenoxyprop-p-ethyl, plus an

unregistered inert ingredient safener, to

control green and yellow foxtail on up

to 300,000 acres of durum wheat in

North Dakota. Information in

accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was

submitted as part of this request.

The Applicant states that green and

yellow foxtails, major weed pests in

North Dakota durum wheat, have

developed resistance to trifluralin

herbicide. The applicant indicates that

alternative, registered herbicides do not

provide reliable control of these weed

pests and that significant yield losses

will occur if only currently available

materials can be used.

This is the first year that the

Applicant has requested this pesticide

for any use. The Applicant indicates