36376 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 133 / Wednesday, July 10, 1996 / Notices

List of Subjects

Environmental Protection,

Agricultural commodities, Food

additives, Feed additives, Pesticides and

pests, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Dated: June 24, 1996.

Peter Caulkins,

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office

of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–17330 Filed 7–9–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–181015; FRL 5379–1]

Carbofuran, 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 Tennessee

Department of Agriculture (hereafter

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

the pesticide flowable Carbofuran

(Furadan 4F Insecticide/Nematicide)

(EPA Reg. No. 279–2876) to treat up to

50,000 acres of cotton to control cotton

aphids.

The Applicant proposes 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 July 25, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Three copies of written

comments, bearing the identification

notation ‘‘OPP–181015,’’ 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–181015]. 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 #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 Applicant has requested

the Administrator to issue a specific

exemption for the use of carbofuran on

cotton to control aphids.

Information in accordance with 40

CFR part 166 was submitted as part of

this request. As part of this request, the

Applicant asserts that the state of

Tennessee is likely to experience a nonroutine infestation of aphids during the

1996 cotton growing season. The

applicant further claims that, without a

specific exemption of FIFRA for the use

of flowable carbofuran on cotton to

control cotton aphids, cotton growers in

much of the state will suffer significant

economic losses. The applicant also

details a use program designed to

minimize risks to pesticide handlers

and applicators, non-target organisms

(both Federally-listed endangered

species, and non-listed species), and to

reduce the possibility of drift and

runoff.

The applicant proposes to make no

more than two applications on older

cotton (bloom to finish) 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 (June 1, 1996 until September 30,

1996) in Tennessee would be 0.5 lb. a.i.

(16 fluid oz.) per acre. The applicant

proposes that the maximum acreage

which could be treated under the

requested exemption would be 50,000

acres. If all acres were treated at the

maximum proposed rates, then 25,000

lbs. a.i. (6,250 gallons Furadan 4F

Insecticide/Nematicide) would be used.

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 to 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–

181015 (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
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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 exemption requested by the

Tennessee Department of Agriculture.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides

and pest, Crisis exemptions.

Dated: June 12, 1996.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–17326 Filed 7–9–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPP–50820; FRL–5369–3]

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:

100–EUP–101. Issuance. Ciba Plant

Protection, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro,

NC 27419-8300. This experimental use

permit allows the use of 328.04 pounds

of the herbicide 2-[[[[(4,6-dimethyl-2-

pyrimidinyl)-

amino]carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]benzoic

acid, 3-oxetanyl ester on 4,000 acres of

soybeans to evaluate the control of

various weeds. The program is

authorized only in the States of

Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia,

Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas,

Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,

Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,

Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North

Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,

Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South

Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,

Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. The

experimental use permit is effective

from April 30, 1996 to December 21,

1997. (Robert Taylor, PM 25, Rm. 245,

CM #2, 703–305–6800, e-mail:

taylor.robert@epamail.epa.gov)

69006–EUP–1. Issuance. Earthgro,

Inc., Route 207, P.O. Box 143, Lebanon,

CT 06249. This experimental use permit

allows the use of 5,697 pounds of the

microbial pesticides Flavobacterium

balustinum strain 299 and Trichoderma

hamatum isolate 382 on 226 acres of

selected ornamentals and vegetable

bedding plants to evaluate the control of

Rhizoctonia, Fusarium, Pythium, and

Phytophthora. The program is

authorized only in the States of

California, Connecticut, Florida,

Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey,

New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode

Island, and Texas. The experimental use

permit is effective from January 1, 1996

to January 1, 1998. (Diana Horne, CS #1

5th floor, 703–308–8367, e-mail:

horne.diana@epamail.epa.gov)

4581-EUP-43. Renewal. Elf Atochem

North America, Inc., 2000 Market St.,

21st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103. This

experimental use permit allows the use

of 128 pounds of the herbicide

mono(N,N-dimethylalkylamine) salt of

endothall on 50 acres of cotton to

evaluate the enhancement of cotton boll

opening. The program is authorized

only in the States of Alabama, Arkansas,

Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,

Missouri, North Carolina, South

Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and

Virginia. The experimental use permit is

effective from May 16, 1996 to May 16,

1997. This permit is issued with the

limitation that all treated crops will be

destroyed or used for research purposes

only. (Joanne Miller, PM 23, Rm. 237,

CM #2, 703-305-6224, e-mail:

miller.joanne@epamail.epa.gov)

68173–EUP–1. Extension. Kaken

Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. of Japan, c/o

Stewart Pesticide Registration

Associates, Inc., Suite 603, 1901 North

Moore St., Arlington, VA 22209. This

experimental use permit allows the use

of 30.2 pounds of the fungicide

polyoxorim-zinc (1:1)1, zinc 5-[[2-

amino-5-O-(aminocarbonyl)-2-deoxy-Lxylonoyl]amino]-1-(5-carboxy-3,4-

dihydro-2,4-dioxo-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl)-

1,5-dideoxy-beta-D-allofuranuronate on

28 acres of ornamental turf grass to

evaluate the control of brown patch and

large patch. The program is authorized

only in the States of Delaware, Georgia,

Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, New

Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,

South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and

Virginia. The experimental use permit is

effective from April 16, 1996 to

November 1, 1996. (Denise Greenway,

CS #1 5th floor, 703–308–8263, e-mail:

greenway.denise@epamail.epa.gov)

10182–EUP–59. Issuance. Zeneca Ag

Products, Inc., 1800 Concord Pike

Wilmington, DE 19897. This

experimental use permit allows the use

of 2,250 pounds of the herbicide 2-

cyclohexen-1-one, 2-[1-

ethoxyimino)propyl]-3-hydroxy-5-

(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-(9Cl) on 5,000

acres of wheat and barley to evaluate the

control of green foxtail, persian darnel,

yellow foxtail, and wild oats. The

program is authorized only in the States

of Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North

Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington.

The experimental use permit is effective

from April 23, 1996 to April 19, 1998.

A temporary tolerance for residues of

the active ingredient in or on barley and

wheat has been established. (Robert

Taylor, PM 25, Rm. 245, CM #2, 703–

305–6800, e-mail:

taylor.robert@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.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Experimental use permits.

Dated: June 18, 1996.

Stephen L. Johnson.

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–17328 Filed 7–9–96; 8:45 am]

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