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Posted Date: 2003-09-16T04:00Z

Department
of
Pesticide
Regulation
Paul
E.
Helliker
Director
Gray
Davis
Governor
Winston
H.
Hickox
Secretary,
California
Environmental
Protection
Agency
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1001
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O.
Box
4015
 
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California
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gov
A
Department
of
the
California
Environmental
Protection
Agency
September
11,
2003
No.
03­
12
CALIFORNIA
AUTHORIZATION
FOR
PESTICIDE
USE
UNDER
USEPA
*
SECTION
18
CRISIS
EXEMPTION
FOR
DISTRIBUTION
AND
USE
ONLY
WITHIN
CALIFORNIA
Pursuant
to
authority
granted
under
Section
18
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide
and
Rodenticide
Act
and
40
CFR,
Part
166,
approval
is
granted
to
use
the
pesticide
shown
below
to
control
specified
emergency.

Product:
Furadan
4F
Insecticide­
Nematicide
EPA
Reg.
No.:
279­
2876
Firm
Name:
FMC
Corp.
1735
Market
Street
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
19103
Location:
Counties
of
Colusa,
Fresno,
Glenn,
Imperial,
Kern,
Kings,
Madera,
Merced,
Riverside,
Sutter,
Tulare
Crop/
Site/
Commodity:
Cotton
Target
Pest/
Problem:
Cotton
Aphid
(
Aphis
gossypii)

Dosage:
Apply
8
fluid
ounces
of
product
(
0.25
lbs.
of
a.
i.)
per
acre.
A
maximum
of
1
application
may
be
applied
under
this
exemption.
Do
not
apply
more
than
0.25
lbs.
of
a.
i.
per
acre.

Dilution
Rate:
Air:
Use
a
minimum
of
2
gallons
of
finished
spray
per
acre.

Method
of
Application:
Air
(
only)

*
This
label
supersedes
the
label
dated
September
4,
2003.
This
Section
18
can
only
be
applied
by
a
Certified
Applicator
or
personnel
under
their
direct
supervision.
September
11,
2003
Page
2
Frequency/
Timing
of
Applications:
A
maximum
of
one
(
1)
application
per
crop
per
season
may
be
applied.
Application
shall
only
be
made
to
late
season
cotton.

Restricted
Entry
Interval
(
REI):
14
days,
Exception:
for
the
last
12
days
of
REI,
workers
may
enter
treated
area
to
perform
hand
labor
or
other
tasks
involving
contact
with
anything
that
has
been
treated
such
as
plants,
soil,
or
water,
without
time
limit,
if
they
wear
early
entry
personal
protective
equipment.
PPE
required
for
early
entry
to
treated
areas
permitted
under
the
Worker
Protection
Standard
is
Coveralls,
Chemical­
resistant
gloves,
such
as
Barrier
laminate
or
Butyl
Rubber,
or
Nitrile
Rubber
or
Neoprene
Rubber
or
Polyvinyl
Chloride
or
Viton,
and
Shoes
plus
socks.

Preharvest
Interval
(
PHI):
27
days
Effective
Date:
September
11,
2003
Expiration
Date:
October
30,
2003
Other
Requirements:

1.
A
maximum
of
200,000
acres
may
be
treated.

2.
Flowable
carbofuran
shall
only
be
used
in
those
areas
in
which
a
Licensed
Pest
Control
Advisers
(
PCA)
has
documented
treatment
failures
of
registered
products.

3.
Flowable
carbofuran
shall
only
be
used
when
aphid
populations
approach
the
following
treatment
thresholds:
On
cotton
plants
with
opened
bolls,
when
5%
of
the
bolls
in
a
field
have
opened,
fields
may
be
treated
when
a
threshold
of
10­
15
aphids
per
leaf
is
identified.
To
determine
the
number
of
aphids
per
leaf,
use
the
following
sampling
plan:
Carefully
examine
the
underside
of
the
fifth
main
stem
node
leaf
(
counting
down
from
the
top
of
the
plant)
from
10
randomly
selected
plants
100
feet
from
the
edge
of
the
field.

The
fifth
main
stem
node
leaf,
is
the
leaf
that
is
at
least
the
size
of
a
quarter.
Repeat
in
each
of
the
four
(
4)
quadrants
of
the
field
until
a
total
of
40
leaves
are
collected.
Treat
only
if
aphid
populations
exceed
the
averages
stated
above
depending
on
condition
of
the
bolls.
September
11,
2003
Page
3
4.
Licensed
Pest
Control
Advisers
(
PCA)
must
document
infestation
levels
before
recommending
foliar
use
on
cotton.
Items
2
and
3
must
be
documented
on
the
written
recommendation.
The
PCA's
written
recommendation
must
be
submitted
to
the
local
county
agricultural
commissioner's
office
with
the
Notice
of
Intent
prior
to
application
of
Furadan
4F.

5.
Do
not
apply
directly
to
water,
including
immediately
before
or
during
irrigation.
Do
not
apply
where
run­
off
is
likely
to
occur
to
aquatic
habitats.
Do
not
make
aerial
applications
within
200
yards
of
bodies
of
water,
including
rivers,
streams,
lakes,
ponds,
bogs,
etc..

6.
This
chemical
demonstrated
the
properties
and
characteristics
associated
with
chemicals
detected
in
ground
water.
Do
not
use
in
areas
where
groundwater
is
shallow
and/
or
likely
to
become
contaminated
as
a
result
of
this
use.

7.
In
order
to
protect
Federally­
listed
threatened
and
endangered
species
from
potentially
harmful
exposure
to
carbofuran,
applicators
must
ascertain
whether
there
are
any
listed
species
which
could
be
adversely
affected
by
the
use
of
this
product.
The
applicator
shall
contact
the
county
agricultural
commissioner's
office
to
determine
whether
currently
occupied
habitat
for
any
listed
species
is
located
on
or
adjacent
to
the
property
to
be
treated
with
carbofuran.

To
protect
federally
listed
species,
applicator
shall
follow
the
use
limitations
in
the
"
Interim
Measures
for
Use
of
Pesticides"
bulletin,
available
from
the
county
agricultural
commissioner's
office.

8.
In
order
to
minimize
risk
of
spray
drift,
the
following
measures
must
be
adhered
to:

a.
The
distance
of
the
outer­
most
nozzles
on
the
boom
must
not
exceed
3/
4
or
the
length
of
the
wingspan
or
rotor.

b.
Nozzles
must
always
point
backward
parallel
with
the
air
stream
and
never
be
pointed
downwards
more
than
45
degrees.

c.
Use
high
flow
nozzles
to
apply
the
highest
practical
spray
volume.
Nozzles
with
higher
rated
flows
produce
larger
droplets.

d.
Do
not
exceed
the
nozzle
manufacturer's
recommended
pressures.
For
many
nozzle
types,
lower
pressure
produces
larger
droplets.
When
higher
flow
rates
are
needed,
use
higher
flow
rate
nozzles
instead
of
increasing
pressure.
September
11,
2003
Page
4
e.
Use
the
minimum
number
nozzles
that
provide
uniform
coverage.

f.
Orienting
nozzles
so
that
the
spray
is
released
parallel
to
the
airstream
produces
larger
droplets
than
other
orientations,
and
is
the
recommended
practice.
Significant
deflection
from
horizontal
will
reduce
droplet
size
and
increase
drift
potential.

g.
Use
a
nozzle
type
that
is
designed
for
the
intended
application.
With
most
nozzle
types,
narrower
spray
angles
produce
larger
droplets.
Consider
using
low­
drift
nozzles.
Solid
stream
nozzles
oriented
straight
back
produce
the
largest
droplets
and
the
least
drift.

h.
For
some
use
patterns,
reducing
the
effective
boom
length
to
less
than
3/
4
of
the
wingspan
or
rotor
length
may
further
reduce
drift
without
reducing
swath
width.

I.
Applications
should
not
be
made
at
a
height
greater
than
10
feet
above
the
crop
of
the
largest
plants,
unless
a
greater
height
is
required
for
aircraft
safety.
Making
applications
at
the
lowest
height
that
is
safe,
reduces
exposure
of
droplets
to
evaporation
and
wind.

j.
When
applications
are
made
with
a
crosswind,
the
swath
will
be
displaced
downwind.
Therefore,
on
the
up
and
downwind
edges
of
the
field,
the
applicator
must
compensate
for
this
displacement
by
adjusting
the
path
of
the
aircraft
upwind.
Swath
adjustment
distance
should
increase
with
increasing
drift
potential
(
higher
wind,
smaller
drops,
etc.).

k.
Drift
potential
is
lowest
with
wind
speeds
between
2­
10
mph.
However,
many
factors,
including
droplet
size
and
equipment
type,
determine
drift
potential
at
any
given
speed.
Application
should
be
avoided
at
wind
speed
below
2
mph
due
to
variable
wind
direction
and
high
inversion
potential.
Local
terrain
can
influence
wind
patterns.
Every
applicator
should
be
familiar
with
local
wind
patterns
and
how
they
affect
spray
drift.

l.
When
making
applications
in
low
relative
humidity,
set
up
equipment
to
produce
larger
droplets
to
compensate
for
evaporation.
Droplet
evaporation
is
most
severe
when
conditions
are
both
hot
and
dry.

m.
Do
not
apply
during
a
temperature
inversion
because
drift
potential
is
high.
Temperature
inversions
restrict
vertical
air
mixing,
which
causes
small
suspended
droplets
to
remain
in
a
concentrated
cloud.
This
cloud
can
move
in
unpredictable
directions,
due
to
the
light
variable
winds
common
during
September
11,
2003
Page
5
inversions.
Temperature
inversions
are
characterized
by
increasing
temperatures
with
altitude,
and
are
common
on
nights
with
limited
cloud
cover
and
light
to
no
winds.

n.
Pesticides
should
only
be
applied
when
the
wind
is
blowing
away
from
adjacent
sensitive
areas
(
e.
g.,
residential
areas,
bodies
of
water,
known
habitat
for
threatened
or
endangered
species,
non­
target
crops).

9.
Use
of
closed
mixing
and
loading
system
for
aerial
applications
is
required.

10.
Handlers
of
carbofuran
are
required
to
wear
coveralls
over
a
long­
sleeved
shirt
and
long
pants,
shoes
and
socks,
chemical
resistant
apron
(
when
cleaning
equipment,
mixing,
or
loading),
chemical
resistant
headgear
for
overhead
exposure,
protective
eye
wear,
chemical
resistant
gloves,
and
respirator.

11.
All
fields
treated
with
carbofuran
under
this
specific
exemption
must
be
posted
with
warning
signs
in
accordance
with
Title
3
of
the
California
Code
of
Regulations,
Section
6776.
The
signs
must
be
posted
by
the
property
operator,
or
an
authorized
agent,
at
each
entrance
to
the
field
and
every
600
feet
along
unfenced
public
rights­
of­
way.
The
signs
must
remain
clearly
legible
for
the
duration
of
the
reentry
interval
and
be
of
such
size
that
the
word
"
DANGER"
and
the
two
skull
and
crossbone
symbols
are
clearly
readable
from
a
distance
of
25
feet.
The
signs
shall
be
in
English
and
Spanish
and
include
the
following:
"
DANGER",
skull
and
crossbone
symbol,
(
Name
of
Pesticide)
DO
NOT
ENTER
UNTIL
(
date),
grower's
name,
and
field
identification.
The
signs
shall
be
posted
prior
to
the
application
and
removed
within
3
days
after
14
days
post
application.

12.
Furadan
4F
is
highly
toxic
to
bees
exposed
to
direct
treatment
or
residues
on
crops.
When
honey
bees
are
known
to
be
actively
foraging
on
or
immediately
adjacent
to
treated
cotton,
observe
the
following
precaution:

Apply
Furadan
4F
only
in
late
evening,
night,
or
early
morning
while
bees
are
not
actively
foraging.
(
Approximately
8:
00
p.
m.
to
5:
30
a.
m.)

13.
The
United
States
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
U.
S.
EPA)
has
determined
that
residues
of
carbofuran
are
not
expected
to
exceed
the
established
tolerance
of
1.0
ppm
(
of
which
not
more
than
0.2
ppm
is
carbamates)
in
or
on
cottonseed;
0.05
ppm
(
of
which
not
more
than
0.02
ppm
is
carbamates)
in
or
on
fat,
meat,
and
meat
by­
products
of
cattle,
goats,
hogs,
horses
and
sheep;
and
0.1
ppm
(
of
which
not
more
than
0.02
ppm
is
carbamates)
in
or
on
milk
as
a
result
of
the
proposed
use.
September
11,
2003
Page
6
Analytical
methodology
is
available
from:
U.
S.
EPA,
OPP/
Health
Effects
Division
(
7509C),
401
M
Street,
S.
W.,
Washington,
D.
C.
20460.
The
Food
and
Drug
Administration,
DHHS,
and
the
U.
S.
Department
of
Agriculture,
FSIS,
have
been
notified
of
this
action.
Adequate
analytical
methods
for
enforcement
purposes
are
available
in
PAM
II.
Analytical
reference
standards
are
available
from
the
Pesticides
and
Industrial
Chemicals
Repository
in
RTP,
NC.

14.
Do
not
allow
livestock
to
feed
on
harvested
field.
Do
not
use
gin
trash
for
food
or
feed.

All
applicable
directions,
restrictions,
and
precautions
on
the
U.
S.
EPA
registered
label
for
Furadan
4F
Insecticide­
Nematicide
(
EPA
Reg.
No.
279­
2876)
and
this
label
must
be
followed.
This
labeling
must
be
in
the
possession
of
the
user
at
the
time
of
pesticide
application.

Tank
mixing
with
other
compatible
pesticides,
spray
adjuvants
and
fertilizers
is
allowed
as
long
as
all
labeling
and
regulatory
requirements
are
met
and
tank
mixing
is
not
otherwise
prohibited.

The
Department
shall
be
immediately
informed
of
any
adverse
effects
resulting
from
the
use
of
this
exemption.

A
final
report
must
be
submitted
by
the
county
agricultural
commissioner
to
Pesticide
Registration,
Department
of
Pesticide
Regulation
within
45
days
of
the
expiration
date
of
this
exemption.

This
report
must
include
the
following
information:

a.
Amount
of
product
used.
b.
Units
(
i.
e.,
acres,
tree,
cattle)
treated.
c.
Number
of
applications.
d.
Estimate
of
effectiveness.
e.
Any
adverse
effects
noted.

Prior
to
use
under
this
exemption,
a
permit
must
be
obtained
from
the
county
agricultural
commissioner.
The
permit
shall
state
the
maximum
amount
of
acres
to
be
treated,
maximum
amount
of
product
that
may
applied,
and
dealer
from
which
the
product
may
be
purchased.
The
purchaser
(
permittee)
or
purchaser's
(
permittee's)
agent
must
provide
the
seller,
or
person
delivering
the
restricted
material,
a
copy
of
the
permit
on
the
date
the
restricted
material
is
delivered.
The
dealer
shall
maintain
a
record
of
each
sale
which
shall
be
made
available
to
representatives
of
the
Department
of
Pesticide
Regulation
or
county
agricultural
commissioner
September
11,
2003
Page
7
upon
request.
Such
records
shall
include
the
date
of
sale
or
delivery,
permit
number,
identity
and
amount
of
product
purchased,
and
the
name
of
the
purchaser.

All
applications
of
this
material
shall
be
made
by
or
under
the
supervision
of
a
certified
applicator
certified
for
this
category
of
pest
control.

Agricultural
pest
control
businesses
shall
submit
a
pesticide
use
report
to
the
county
agricultural
commissioner
within
seven
days
of
each
treatment.
Growers
who
apply
this
material
shall
submit
a
pesticide
use
report
to
the
county
agricultural
commissioner
by
the
10th
day
of
the
month
following
the
month
in
which
the
applications
are
made.
The
county
agricultural
commissioner
in
cooperation
with
the
Department
of
Pesticide
Regulation,
will
monitor
the
use
of
the
product
under
this
exemption
and
will
prepare
a
written
report
describing
any
unusual
or
adverse
effects
attributable
to
this
use.

This
exemption
does
not
constitute
a
recommendation
of
the
Department
of
Pesticide
Regulation
and
will
not
prevent
quarantine
action
if
illegal
residues
are
found
in
or
on
any
crop.
Neither
the
Department
nor
the
county
agricultural
commissioner,
manufacturer
or
formulator
makes
any
warranty
of
merchantability,
fitness
of
purpose,
or
otherwise,
expressed
or
implied,
concerning
the
use
of
a
pesticide
in
accordance
with
these
provisions.
The
user
and/
or
grower
acknowledges
the
preceding
disclaimer
and
accepts
liability
for
any
possible
damage
or
nonperformance
resulting
from
this
use.

Ralph
E.
Shields
Supervisor
of
Registration
Pesticide
Registration
Branch
(
916)
324­
3519
E­
mail:
rshields@
cdpr.
ca.
gov
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