Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 15, 2008 / Notices 61117 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Groundwater monitoring studies, Pesticides and 

pests. 

Dated: October 8, 2008. 

Donald J. Brady, 

Director, Environmental Fate and Effects 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E8–24414 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0653; FRL–8383–4] 

Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; 

Agency Decisions and State and 

Federal Agency Crisis Declarations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has granted emergency 

exemptions under the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) for use of pesticides as 

listed in this notice. The exemptions 

were granted during the period April 1, 

2008 through June 30, 2008, to control 

unforeseen pest outbreaks. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See 

each emergency exemption for the name 

of a contact person. The following 

information applies to all contact 

persons: Team Leader, Emergency 

Response Team, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–9366. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to: 

•Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the person listed at the end of the 

emergency exemption of interest. 

B. How Can I Get Copies of this 

Document and Other Related 

Information? 

1. Docket. EPA has established a 

docket for this action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2008–0653. Publicly available 

docket materials are available either 

electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 

hours of operation of this Docket 

Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

2. Electronic access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. 

II. Background 

EPA has granted emergency 

exemptions to the following State and 

Federal agencies. The emergency 

exemptions may take the following 

form: Crisis, public health, quarantine, 

or specific. 

Under FIFRA section 18, EPA can 

authorize the use of a pesticide when 

emergency conditions exist. 

Authorizations (commonly called 

emergency exemptions) are granted to 

State and Federal agencies and are of 

four types: 

1. A ‘‘specific exemption’’ authorizes 

use of a pesticide against specific pests 

on a limited acreage in a particular 

State. Most emergency exemptions are 

specific exemptions. 

2. ‘‘Quarantine’’ and ‘‘public health’’ 

exemptions are a particular form of 

emergency exemption issued for 

quarantine or public health purposes. 

These are rarely requested. 

3. A ‘‘crisis exemption’’ is initiated by 

a State or Federal agency (and is 

confirmed by EPA) when there is 

insufficient time to request and obtain 

EPA permission for use of a pesticide in 

an emergency. 

EPA may deny an emergency 

exemption: If the State or Federal 

agency cannot demonstrate that an 

emergency exists, if the use poses 

unacceptable risks to the environment, 

or if EPA cannot reach a conclusion that 

the proposed pesticide use is likely to 

result in ‘‘a reasonable certainty of no 

harm’’ to human health, including 

exposure of residues of the pesticide to 

infants and children. 

If the emergency use of the pesticide 

on a food or feed commodity would 

result in pesticide chemical residues, 

EPA establishes a time-limited tolerance 

meeting the ‘‘reasonable certainty of no 

harm standard’’ of the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). 

In this document: EPA identifies the 

State or Federal agency granted the 

exemption, the type of exemption, the 

pesticide authorized and the pests, the 

crop or use for which authorized, 

number of acres (if applicable), and the 

duration of the exemption. EPA also 

gives the Federal Register citation for 

the time-limited tolerance, if any. 

III. Emergency Exemptions: U.S. States 

and Territories 

Arkansas 

State Plant Board 

Crisis: On June 5, 2008, for the use of 

imazethapyr on rice to control weeds 

(red rice). This program ended on July 

20, 2008. Contact: Andrew Ertman. 

California 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Department of Pesticide Regulation 

Crisis: On May 15, 2008, for the use 

difenoconazole on almonds to control 

Alternaria leaf spot. This program 

ended on June 20, 2008. Contact: Stacey 

Groce. 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized the 

use of lavanduly senecioate on raisin, 

wine, and table grapes to control the 

vine mealybug; April 9, 2008 to 

September 30, 2008. Contact: Andrew 

Ertman. 

EPA authorized the use of 

propiconazole on peaches and 

nectarines to control sour rot; April 15, 

2008 to September 30, 2008. Contact: 

Andrea Conrath. 

Quarantine: EPA authorized the use of 

environ LpH (containing the active 

ingredients ortho-benzyl-parachlorophenol, para-tertiary-amylphenol, 

and ortho-phenylphenol) in government 

laboratories to disinfect surfaces 

potentially contaminated with prions; 

March 26, 2008 to March 26, 2011. 

Contact: Princess Campbell. 

Colorado 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized the 

use of acibenzolar on onions to control 

iris yellow spot virus; April 2, 2008 to 

September 1, 2008. Contact: Andrew 

Ertman. 


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EPA authorized the use of formetanate 

hydrochloride on dry bulb onions to 

control thrips; April 17, 2008 to 

September 30, 2008. Contact: Andrew 

Ertman. 

Florida 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services 

Crisis: On April 18, 2008, for the use of 

metconazole on sugarcane to control 

orange rust (Puccinia kuehnii). This 

program is expected to end on June 30, 

2011. Contact: Libby Pemberton. 

On April 18, 2008, for the use of 

pyraclostrobin on sugarcane to control 

orange rust (Puccinia kuehnii). This 

program is expected to end on June 30, 

2011. Contact: Libby Pemberton. 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized the 

use of thiophanate-methyl on vegetable, 

fruiting, group 8 to control white mold; 

April 24, 2008 to December 31, 2008. 

Contact: Andrea Conrath. 

Georgia 

Department of Agriculture 

Crisis: On May 13, 2008, for the use of 

difenoconazole on cantaloupe, 

cucumber, and watermelon to control 

gummy stem blight. This program ended 

on June 30, 2008. Contact: Stacey Groce. 

Idaho 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized the 

use of formetanate hydrochloride on dry 

bulb onions to control thrips; April 17, 

2008 to September 15, 2008. Contact: 

Andrew Ertman. 

EPA authorized the use of linuron on 

lentil to control dog fennel and prickly 

lettuce; April 17, 2008 to June 10, 2008. 

Contact: Andrea Conrath. 

Iowa 

Department of Agriculture and Land 

Stewardship 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized the 

use of sulfentrazone on strawberry to 

control broadleaf weeds; April 29, 2008 

to June 10, 2008. Contact: Andrew 

Ertman. 

Kentucky 

Department of Agriculture 

Crisis: On April 30, 2008, for the use of 

tebuconazole on wheat to control 

Fusarium head blight (FHB). This 

program ended on May 15, 2008. 

Contact: Libby Pemberton. 

On June 6, 2008, for the use of diquat 

dibromide as a desiccant on canola. 

This program ended on June 20, 2008. 

Contact: Libby Pemberton. 

Louisiana 

Department of Agriculture and Forestry 

Crisis: On June 5, 2008, for the use of 

imazethapyr on clearfield rice to control 

red rice. This program ended on June 

19, 2008. Contact: Andrew Ertman. 

On June 23, 2008, for the use of 

methoxyfenozide on sorghum to control 

southwestern corn borer and sugarcane 

borer. The program ended September 

15, 2008. Contact: Stacey Groce. 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized the 

use of pyraclostrobin on sugarcane to 

control brown rust (Puccinia 

melanocephala); April 29, 2008 to June 

30, 2008. Contact: Libby Pemberton. 

Michigan 

Michigan Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized the 

use of chlorothalonil on ginseng to 

control botrytis and alternaria blight; 

April 15, 2008 to October 31, 2008. 

Contact: Stacey Groce. 

EPA authorized the use of mancozeb 

on ginseng to control alternaria blight; 

April 15, 2008 to October 31, 2008. 

Contact: Stacey Groce. 

EPA authorized the use of zoxamide 

on ginseng to control phytophthora 

blight; April 15, 2008 to October 31, 

2008. Contact: Stacey Groce. 

EPA authorized the use of formetanate 

hydrochloride on dry bulb onions to 

control thrips; April 17, 2008 to August 

31, 2008. Contact: Andrew Ertman. 

EPA authorized the use of 

anthraquinone on corn, field and sweet 

seed to repel sandhill cranes; April 18, 

2008 to July 30, 2008. Contact: Marcel 

Howard. 

EPA authorized the use of gentamicin 

on apples to control fire blight; April 24, 

2008 to May 31, 2008. Contact: Andrew 

Ertman. 

EPA authorized the use of 

tebuconazole on asparagus to control 

rust (Puccinia species (spp.)); May 30, 

2008 to November 1, 2008. Contact: 

Libby Pemberton. 

EPA authorized the use of 

sulfentrazone on strawberries to control 

broadleaf weeds; June 25, 2008 to 

December 15, 2008. Contact: Andrew 

Ertman. 

Mississippi 

Department of Agriculture and 

Commerce 

Crisis: On June 5, 2008, for the use of 

imazethapyr on clearfield rice to control 

red rice. This program ended on June 

19, 2008. Contact: Andrew Ertman. 

Missouri 

Department of Agriculture 

Crisis: On June 5, 2008, for the use of 

imazethapyr on clearfield rice to control 

red rice. This program ended on June 

19, 2008. Contact: Andrew Ertman. 

New Jersey 

Department of Environmental Protection 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized the 

use of thiophanate methyl on tomato to 

control white mold; April 24, 2008 to 

October 31, 2008. Contact: Andrea 

Conrath. 

New York 

Department of Environmental 

Conservation 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized the 

use of formetanate hydrochloride on dry 

bulb onions to control thrips; April 17, 

2008 to September 15, 2008. Contact: 

Andrew Ertman. 

North Dakota 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized the 

use of sulfentrazone on flax to control 

kochia; April 15, 2008 to June 30, 2008. 

Contact: Andrew Ertman. 

Ohio 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized the 

use of formetanate hydrochloride on dry 

bulb onions to control thrips; April 17, 

2008 to September 15, 2008. Contact: 

Andrew Ertman. 

EPA authorized the use of 

thiophanate methyl on vegetable, 

fruiting, group 8 to control white mold; 

April 24, 2008 to November 18, 2008. 

Contact: Andrea Conrath. 

EPA authorized the use of 

sulfentrazone on strawberries to control 

broadleaf weeds; June 20, 2008 to 

December 15, 2008. Contact: Andrew 

Ertman. 

Oklahoma 

Department of Agriculture 

Crisis: On June 9, 2008, for the use of 

diquat dibromide as a desiccant on 

canola. This program ended on June 23, 

2008. Contact: Libby Pemberton. 

Oregon 

Department of Agriculture 

Crisis: On June 30, 2008, for the use of 

diflubenzuron on alfafa grown for hay, 

mixed grass/alfalfa hay, and grasses 

grown for seed to control grasshoppers 

and Mormon crickets. This program 

ended on July 15, 2008. Contact: Libby 

Pemberton. 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized the 

use of bifenthrin on orchardgrass to 

control orchardgrass billbug; April 3, 

2008 to November 15, 2008. Contact: 

Andrea Conrath. 

EPA authorized the use of fipronil on 

turnip and rutabaga to control cabbage 

maggot; April 10, 2008 to September 30, 

2008. Contact: Andrea Conrath. 


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EPA authorized the use of formetanate 

hydrochloride on dry bulb onions to 

control thrips; April 17, 2008 to 

September 15, 2008. Contact: Andrew 

Ertman. 

South Dakota 

Department of Agriculture 

Crisis: On April 10, 2008, for the use of 

anthraquinone on corn, field and sweet 

seed to repel ring-necked pheasant. This 

program ended on July 1, 2008. Contact: 

Marcel Howard. 

Tennessee 

Department of Agriculture 

Crisis: On March 1, 2008, for the use of 

anthraquinone on corn, field and sweet 

seed to repel blackbird species and 

grackle. This program ended on July 30, 

2008. Contact: Marcel Howard. 

Texas 

Department of Agriculture 

Crisis: On June 5, 2008, for the use of 

imazethapyr on clearfield rice to control 

red rice. This program ended on July 20, 

2008. Contact: Andrew Ertman. 

On June 16, 2008, for the use of 

dinotefuran on rice to control rice stink 

bug. This program is expected to end on 

October 30, 2008. Contact: Libby 

Pemberton. 

On June 27, 2008, for the use of 

fipronil up to ten feet out and three feet 

up on outdoor structures to control 

Caribbean crazy ant. This program is 

expected to end on September 1, 2011. 

Contact: Andrea Conrath. 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized the 

use of hexythiazox on field corn to 

control the bank grass mite and twospotted spider mite; May 15, 2008 to 

August 31, 2008. Contact: Andrew 

Ertman. 

Washington 

Department of Agriculture 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized the 

use of formetanate hydrochloride on dry 

bulb onions to control thrips; April 17, 

2008 to August 30, 2008. Contact: 

Andrew Ertman. 

EPA authorized the use of linuron on 

lentils to control dog fennel and prickly 

lettuce; April 17, 2008 to June 10, 2008. 

Contact: Andrea Conrath. 

Wisconsin 

Department of Agriculture, Trade, and 

Consumer Protection 

Specific exemption: EPA authorized the 

use of formetanate hydrochloride on dry 

bulb onions to control thrips; April 17, 

2008 to September 15, 2008. Contact: 

Andrew Ertman. 

EPA authorized the use of 

chlorothalonil on ginseng to control 

botrytis and alternaria blight; April 22, 

2008 to October 31, 2008. Contact: 

Stacey Groce. 

EPA authorized the use of mancozeb 

on ginseng to control alternaria blight; 

April 22, 2008 to October 31, 2008. 

Contact: Stacey Groce. 

EPA authorized the use of zoxamide 

on ginseng to control phytophthora 

blight; April 22, 2008 to October 31, 

2008. Contact: Stacey Groce. 

IV. Federal Departments and Agencies 

Agriculture Department 

Animal and Plant Health Inspector 

Service 

Crisis: On March 3, 2008, for the use of 

methyl bromide on various imported 

raw agricultural commodities to control 

exotic plant pests. This program is 

expected to end on March 3, 2009. 

Contact: Libby Pemberton. 

Quarantine: EPA authorized the use of 

E-11-tetradecen-1-yl acetate and E,E9,11-tetradecadien-1-yl acetate on all 

raw agricultural commodities, and 

residential areas to control the light 

brown apple moth; April 15, 2008, to 

April 15, 2011. Contact: Andrew 

Ertman. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: September 30, 2008. 

Donald R. Stubbs, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E8–24270 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0695; FRL–8384–8] 

Kasugamycin; Receipt of Application 

for Emergency Exemption and 

Solicitation of Public Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific 

exemption request from the Michigan 

Department of Agriculture to use the 

pesticide kasugamycin (CAS No. 6980– 

18–3) to treat up to 10,000 acres of 

apples to control fire blight. The 

applicant proposes the use of a new 

chemical which has not been registered 

by the EPA. EPA is soliciting public 

comment before making the decision 

whether or not to grant the exemption. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 30, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0695, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket 

Facility’s normal hours of operation 

(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays). 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2008– 

0695. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the docket 

without change and may be made 

available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the docket and made available 

on the Internet. If you submit an 

electronic comment, EPA recommends 

that you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD-ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 


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