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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
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that North Dakota durum wheat acreage

totals about 2.5 million acres. Not all

durum wheat acres are infested with

trifluralin resistant foxtails and the

applicant requests that Puma 1EC

treatments be permitted on up to

300,000 acres of durum wheat which are

infested with trifluralin resistant

foxtails. Applications of Puma 1EC

would be made postemergent to wheat

and foxtail emergence via ground or

aerial application methods between May

15 and July 15, 1996 when foxtail weeds

are susceptible to control by this

product. Application rates range from

0.33 to 0.66 pints of Puma 1EC per acre

depending on weed species controlled.

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 proposes use

of a new chemical (40 CFR 166.24).

A record has been established for this

notice under docket number [OPP–

181013] (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 Filed 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

North Dakota State Department of

Agriculture.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pests, Emergency exemptions.

Dated: May 7, 1996.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–12192 Filed 5–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–50818; FRL–5365–9]

Issuance of Experimental Use Permits

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has granted experimental

use permits to the following applicants.

These permits are in accordance with,

and subject to, the provisions of 40 CFR

part l72, which defines EPA procedures

with respect to the use of pesticides for

experimental use purposes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Registration Division (7505C),

Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

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

In person or by telephone: Contact the

product manager at the following

address at the office location, telephone

number, or e-mail address cited in each

experimental use permit: 1921 Jefferson

Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has

issued the following experimental use

permits:

45639–EUP–56. Extension. AgrEvo

USA Company, Little Falls Centre One,

2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE

19808. This experimental use permit

allows the use of 3,939 pounds of the

herbicide butanoic acid, 2-amino-4-

(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-,

monoammonium salt on 4,993 acres of

corn and 400 acres of soybeans to

evaluate the control of annual and

perennial grass and broadleaf weeds.

The program is authorized in the States

of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas,

Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,

Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,

Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,

Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,

Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New

York, North Carolina, North Dakota,

Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,

South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,

Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.

The experimental use permit is effective

from March 25, 1996 to March 15, 1997.

Temporary tolerances for residues of the

active ingredient in or on corn and

soybeans have been established (Joanne

Miller, PM 23, Rm. 237, CM #2, 703-

305-6224, e-mail:

miller.joanne@epamail.epa.gov.)

264–EUP–91. Extension. RhonePoulenc AG Company, P.O. Box 12014,

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. This

experimental use permit allows the use

of 1,632 pounds of the fungicides

aluminum tris (O-ethyl phosphonate)

and 3-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-N-(1-

methylethyl)-2,4-dioxo-1-

imidazolidinecarboxamide on 4,080

acres of cotton to evaluate the control of

various cotton diseases. The program is

authorized only in the States of

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California,

Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,

Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina,

Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee,

Texas, and Virginia. The experimental

use permit is effective from April 1,

1996 to January 1, 1997. A temporary

tolerance for residues of the active

ingredient in or on cotton has been

established. (Terri Stowe, PM 22, Rm.

229, CM #2, 703-305-7740, e-mail:

stowe.terri@epamail.epa.gov.)

264–EUP–101. Issuance. RhonePoulenc AG Company, P.O. Box 12014,

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. This

experimental use permit allows the use

of 31.46 pounds of the insecticide 5-

amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-4-

(trifluoromethyl)phenyl-4-((1,R,S)-

(trifluoromethyl)sulfinyl)-1-H-pyrazolecarbonitrile on 242 acres of field corn to

evaluate the control of corn rootworms.

The program is authorized only in the

States of Indiana, Illinois, Iowa,

Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, and

Wisconsin. The experimental use permit

is effective from April 4, 1996 to March

28, 1997. A temporary tolerance for

residues of the active ingredient in or on

field corn grain has been established.

(Rick Keigwin, PM 10, Rm. 210, CM #2,

703-305-6788, e-mail:

keigwin.rick@epamail.epa.gov.)

Persons wishing to review these

experimental use permits are referred to

the designated product managers.

Inquires concerning these permits

should be directed to the person cited

above. It is suggested that interested

persons call before visiting the EPA

office, so that the appropriate file may

be made available for inspection

purposes from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday, excluding legal

holidays.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.