Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations, 8860-8861 [2012-3156]

Download as PDF 8860 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 15, 2012 / Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0019; FRL–9337–4] Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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 October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 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) 305–6027. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: number EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0019. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically at https:// 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. 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. I. General Information 2. ‘‘Quarantine’’ and ‘‘public health’’ A. Does this action apply to me? exemptions are emergency exemptions You may be potentially affected by issued for quarantine or public health this action if you are an agricultural purposes. These are rarely requested. producer, food manufacturer, or 3. A ‘‘crisis exemption’’ is initiated by pesticide manufacturer. Potentially a State or Federal agency (and is affected entities may include, but are confirmed by EPA) when there is not limited to: insufficient time to request and obtain • Crop production (NAICS code 111). EPA permission for use of a pesticide in • Animal production (NAICS code an emergency. 112). EPA may deny an emergency • Food manufacturing (NAICS code exemption: If the State or Federal 311). agency cannot demonstrate that an • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS emergency exists, if the use poses code 32532). unacceptable risks to the environment, This listing is not intended to be or if EPA cannot reach a conclusion that exhaustive, but rather provides a guide the proposed pesticide use is likely to for readers regarding entities likely to be result in ‘‘a reasonable certainty of no affected by this action. Other types of harm’’ to human health, including entities not listed in this unit could also exposure of residues of the pesticide to be affected. The North American infants and children. Industrial Classification System If the emergency use of the pesticide (NAICS) codes have been provided to on a food or feed commodity would assist you and others in determining result in pesticide chemical residues, whether this action might apply to EPA establishes a time-limited tolerance certain entities. If you have any meeting the ‘‘reasonable certainty of no questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult harm standard’’ of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). the person listed at the end of the In this document: EPA identifies the emergency exemption of interest. State or Federal agency granted the B. How can I get copies of this document exemption, the type of exemption, the and other related information? pesticide authorized and the pests, the crop or use for which authorized, and EPA has established a docket for this the duration of the exemption. action under docket identification (ID) VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:09 Feb 14, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 III. Emergency Exemptions A. U.S. States and Territories California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Pesticide Regulation Specific Exemptions: EPA authorized the use of boscalid on Belgian endive to control sclerotinia (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum); December 1, 2011 to February 15, 2012. Contact: Stacey Groce. EPA authorized the use of pyraclostrobin on Belgian endive to control sclerotinia (sclerotinia sclerotiorum); December 1, 2011 to February 15, 2012. Contact: Stacey Groce. EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; December 22, 2011. Effective date; January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey Groce. Colorado Department of Agriculture Specific Exemptions: EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; December 22, 2011. Effective date; January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey Groce. EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on onions, dry bulb, to control thrips; December 14, 2011 to September 30, 2012. Contact: Keri Grinstead. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Specific Exemptions: EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; December 22, 2011. Effective date; January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey Groce. Idaho Department of Agriculture Specific Exemptions: EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; December 22, 2011. Effective date; January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey Groce. Oregon Department of Agriculture Specific Exemptions: EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; December 22, 2011. Effective date; January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey Groce. E:\FR\FM\15FEN1.SGM 15FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 15, 2012 / Notices Texas Department of Agriculture Specific Exemptions: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on onions, dry bulb, to control thrips; December 22, 2011 to September 30, 2012. Contact: Keri Grinstead. Washington Department of Agriculture EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; December 22, 2011. Effective date; January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey Groce. B. Federal Departments and Agencies Environmental Protection Agency Office of Emergency Management Quarantine exemption: EPA authorized the use of chlorine dioxide (gas), chlorine dioxide (liquid), ethylene oxide (gas), formaldehyde (gas), hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid (liquid), hydrogen peroxide (vapor), and sodium hypochlorite (5.25%–6%) (liquid) on interior and exterior inanimate, non-food contact surfaces including buildings, structures, vehicles, articles/items, personal protective equipment, roads, sidewalks, and subway systems to inactivate Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) spores; October 24, 2011 to October 24, 2014. Contact: Princess Campbell. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: February 1, 2012. Lois Rossi, Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2012–3156 Filed 2–14–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0012; FRL–9333–8] Pesticide Products; Receipt of Applications To Register New Uses Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: This notice announces receipt of applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. EPA is publishing this Notice of such SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:09 Feb 14, 2012 Jkt 226001 applications, pursuant to section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA. DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 16, 2012. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket identification (ID) number specified below, by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// 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 the docket ID number specified for the pesticide of interest as shown in the registration application summaries. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at https:// 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 Web site 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 email comment to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your email 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 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8861 of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index available at https://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at https:// 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A contact person is listed at the end of each registration application summary and may be contacted by telephone or email. The mailing address for each contact person listed is: Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001, Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460– 00001 or Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 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 E:\FR\FM\15FEN1.SGM 15FEN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0019; FRL-9337-4]


Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and 
Federal Agency Crisis Declarations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 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) 305-6027.

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?

    EPA has established a docket for this action under docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0019. Publicly available 
docket materials are available either electronically at https://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.

 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 emergency 
exemptions 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, and the duration 
of the exemption.

III. Emergency Exemptions

A. U.S. States and Territories

California
Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Pesticide Regulation
    Specific Exemptions: EPA authorized the use of boscalid on Belgian 
endive to control sclerotinia (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum); December 1, 
2011 to February 15, 2012. Contact: Stacey Groce.
    EPA authorized the use of pyraclostrobin on Belgian endive to 
control sclerotinia (sclerotinia sclerotiorum); December 1, 2011 to 
February 15, 2012. Contact: Stacey Groce.
    EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in beehives to control 
varroa mite; December 22, 2011. Effective date; January 1, 2012 to 
December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey Groce.
Colorado
Department of Agriculture
    Specific Exemptions: EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in 
beehives to control varroa mite; December 22, 2011. Effective date; 
January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey Groce.
    EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on onions, dry bulb, to 
control thrips; December 14, 2011 to September 30, 2012. Contact: Keri 
Grinstead.
Florida
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
    Specific Exemptions: EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in 
beehives to control varroa mite; December 22, 2011. Effective date; 
January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey Groce.
Idaho
Department of Agriculture
    Specific Exemptions: EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in 
beehives to control varroa mite; December 22, 2011. Effective date; 
January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey Groce.
Oregon
Department of Agriculture
    Specific Exemptions: EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in 
beehives to control varroa mite; December 22, 2011. Effective date; 
January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey Groce.

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Texas
Department of Agriculture
    Specific Exemptions: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on 
onions, dry bulb, to control thrips; December 22, 2011 to September 30, 
2012. Contact: Keri Grinstead.
Washington
Department of Agriculture
    EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in beehives to control 
varroa mite; December 22, 2011. Effective date; January 1, 2012 to 
December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey Groce.

B. Federal Departments and Agencies

Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Emergency Management
    Quarantine exemption: EPA authorized the use of chlorine dioxide 
(gas), chlorine dioxide (liquid), ethylene oxide (gas), formaldehyde 
(gas), hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid (liquid), hydrogen peroxide 
(vapor), and sodium hypochlorite (5.25%-6%) (liquid) on interior and 
exterior inanimate, non-food contact surfaces including buildings, 
structures, vehicles, articles/items, personal protective equipment, 
roads, sidewalks, and subway systems to inactivate Bacillus anthracis 
(anthrax) spores; October 24, 2011 to October 24, 2014. Contact: 
Princess Campbell.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: February 1, 2012.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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