Bacillus mycoides isolate J; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption for Use on Potato in Montana, Solicitation of Public Comment, 33455-33456 [2012-13348]
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Bacillus mycoides isolate J; Receipt of
Application for Emergency Exemption
for Use on Potato in Montana,
Solicitation of Public Comment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA has received a specific
exemption request from the Montana
Department of Agriculture to use the
pesticide Bacillus mycoides isolate J to
treat up to 2,675 acres of potato to
control Potato Virus Y (PVY). 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 June 11, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0397 by
one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
DC), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001.
Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
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Additional instructions on commenting
or visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is
available at https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Debra Rate, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 306–0309; fax number: (703) 605–
0781; email address:
rate.debra@epa.gov.
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 under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare
My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly
mark the part or all of the information
that you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD–ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD–ROM the specific information that
is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
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2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID
number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may
ask you to respond to specific questions
or organize comments by referencing a
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree;
suggest alternatives and substitute
language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information and/
or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
your estimate in sufficient detail to
allow for it to be reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns and suggest
alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to
achieve environmental justice, the fair
treatment and meaningful involvement
of any group, including minority and/or
low income populations, in the
development, implementation, and
enforcement of environmental laws,
regulations, and policies. To help
address potential environmental justice
issues, the Agency seeks information on
any groups or segments of the
population who, as a result of their
location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or
disproportionately high and adverse
human health impacts or environmental
effects from exposure to the pesticide
discussed in this document, compared
to the general population.
CFR part 166 was submitted as part of
this request.
As part of this request, the applicant
asserts that Bacillus mycoides isolate J
is needed to treat first and second
generation seed potato to control PVY
transmitted by aphids. The mode of
action of Bacillus mycoides isolate J is
to induce the plants systemic acquired
resistance (SAR) to disease. In certified
seed potato production, the final
evaluation on virus levels is determined
by conducting a post-harvest test. In
Montana, the level of virus must be
below 0.5% PVY for planting back for
re-certification. The Montana potato
industry’s ability to plant sufficient seed
acreage in 2012 will be compromised,
without the use of Bacillus mycoides
isolate J to control PVY. Expected losses
without the use of Bacillus mycoides
isolate J will approach 30% of the first
generation seed potato and 40% of the
second generation seed potato.
The Applicant proposes to make no
more than five applications per year at
a rate of 0.3 ounces of active ingredient
per acre per application to a maximum
of 2,675 acres of potato during the 2012
growing season in the state of Montana.
A total of 4,012.5 ounces of Bacillus
mycoides isolate J may be used.
This notice does not constitute a
decision by EPA on the application
itself. The regulations governing section
18 of FIFRA require publication of a
notice of receipt of an application for a
specific exemption proposing use of a
new chemical (i.e., an active ingredient)
which has not been registered by EPA.
The notice provides an opportunity for
public comment on the application.
The Agency, will review and consider
all comments received during the
comment period in determining
whether to issue the specific exemption
requested by the Montana Department
of Agriculture.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under section 18 of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the
discretion of the Administrator, a
Federal or State agency may be
exempted from any provision of FIFRA
if the Administrator determines that
emergency conditions exist which
require the exemption. Montana
Department of Agriculture has requested
the Administrator to issue a specific
exemption for the use of Bacillus
mycoides isolate J on potato to control
PVY. Information in accordance with 40
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
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Dated: May 22, 2012.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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AGENCY
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Public Water Supply Supervision
Program; Program Revision for the
State of Washington
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Tentative Approval.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the State of Washington has revised its
approved State Public Water Supply
Supervision Primacy Program.
Washington has adopted regulations
analogous to EPA’s Lead and Copper
Short-Term Regulatory Revisions and
Clarifications Rule. EPA has determined
that these revisions are no less stringent
than the corresponding federal
regulations. Therefore, EPA intends to
approve these State program revisions.
By approving these rules, EPA does not
intend to affect the rights of federally
recognized Indian tribes within ‘‘Indian
country’’ as defined by 18 U.S.C. 1151,
nor does it intend to limit existing rights
of the State of Washington.
DATES: All interested parties may
request a public hearing. A request for
a public hearing must be submitted by
July 6, 2012 to the Regional
Administrator at the EPA address
shown below. Frivolous or insubstantial
requests for a hearing may be denied by
the Regional Administrator. However, if
a substantial request for a public hearing
is made by July 6, 2012, a public hearing
will be held. If no timely and
appropriate request for a hearing is
received and the Regional Administrator
does not elect to hold a hearing on his
own motion, this determination shall
become final and effective on July 6,
2012. Any request for a public hearing
shall include the following information:
(1) The name, address, and telephone
number of the individual, organization,
or other entity requesting a hearing; (2)
a brief statement of the requesting
person’s interest in the Regional
Administrator’s determination and a
brief statement of the information that
the requesting person intends to submit
at such hearing; (3) the signature of the
individual making the request, or, if the
request is made on behalf of an
organization or other entity, the
signature of a responsible official of the
organization or other entity.
ADDRESSES: All documents relating to
this determination are available for
inspection between the hours of 9:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, at the Washington Department
of Health—Office of Drinking Water,
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Bacillus mycoides isolate J; Receipt of Application for Emergency
Exemption for Use on Potato in Montana, Solicitation of Public Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific exemption request from the Montana
Department of Agriculture to use the pesticide Bacillus mycoides
isolate J to treat up to 2,675 acres of potato to control Potato Virus
Y (PVY). 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 June 11, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0397 by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please follow the instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm. Additional instructions on
commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about
dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra Rate, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 306-0309; fax number: (703) 605-0781; email address:
rate.debra@epa.gov.
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 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked
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will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticide
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the discretion of the
Administrator, a Federal or State agency may be exempted from any
provision of FIFRA if the Administrator determines that emergency
conditions exist which require the exemption. Montana Department of
Agriculture has requested the Administrator to issue a specific
exemption for the use of Bacillus mycoides isolate J on potato to
control PVY. Information in accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was
submitted as part of this request.
As part of this request, the applicant asserts that Bacillus
mycoides isolate J is needed to treat first and second generation seed
potato to control PVY transmitted by aphids. The mode of action of
Bacillus mycoides isolate J is to induce the plants systemic acquired
resistance (SAR) to disease. In certified seed potato production, the
final evaluation on virus levels is determined by conducting a post-
harvest test. In Montana, the level of virus must be below 0.5% PVY for
planting back for re-certification. The Montana potato industry's
ability to plant sufficient seed acreage in 2012 will be compromised,
without the use of Bacillus mycoides isolate J to control PVY. Expected
losses without the use of Bacillus mycoides isolate J will approach 30%
of the first generation seed potato and 40% of the second generation
seed potato.
The Applicant proposes to make no more than five applications per
year at a rate of 0.3 ounces of active ingredient per acre per
application to a maximum of 2,675 acres of potato during the 2012
growing season in the state of Montana. A total of 4,012.5 ounces of
Bacillus mycoides isolate J may be used.
This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the
application itself. The regulations governing section 18 of FIFRA
require publication of a notice of receipt of an application for a
specific exemption proposing use of a new chemical (i.e., an active
ingredient) which has not been registered by EPA. The notice provides
an opportunity for public comment on the application.
The Agency, will review and consider all comments received during
the comment period in determining whether to issue the specific
exemption requested by the Montana Department of Agriculture.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: May 22, 2012.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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