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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
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Notice of Application for Transfer of
License, and Soliciting Comments and
Motions To Intervene; NorQuest
Seafoods, Inc.; City of Chignik
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
On June 21, 2012, NorQuest Seafoods,
Inc. (transferor) and the City of Chignik
(transferee) filed an application for the
transfer of license for the Chignik
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 620),
located in Chignik Bay, Alaska.
Applicants seek Commission approval
to transfer the license for the Chignik
Hydroelectric Project from the transferor
to the transferee.
Applicants’ Contact: Transferor:
President, NorQuest Seafoods, Inc.,
c/o Trident Seafoods Corporation,
Attention: Mr. Bob Nelson, General
Counsel, 5303 Shilshole Avenue NW.,
Seattle, WA 98107–4000, email:
bobn@tridentseafoods.com. Transferee:
Mr. Richard Sharpe, City Manager, City
of Chignik, P.O. Box 110, Chignik, AK
99564–0110, email
dick.sharpe@yahoo.com.
FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis (202)
502–8735, patricia.gillis@ferc.gov.
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issuance date of this notice. Comments
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Pesticide Emergency Exemptions;
Agency Decisions and State and
Federal Agency Crisis Declarations
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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 January
1 to March 31, 2012, 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) 308–8050.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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
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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,
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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. EPA also
gives the Federal Register citation for
the time-limited tolerance, if any.
to December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey
Groce.
Hawaii
Department of Agriculture
EPA authorized the use of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
January 20, 2012 to December 31, 2012.
Contact: Stacey Groce.
Idaho
Department of Pesticide Registration
Specific exemption: EPA authorized
the use of mancozeb on walnuts to
control bacterial blight (Xanthomonas
campestris pv. Juglandis) on walnuts;
February 17, 2012 to June 15, 2012.
Contact: Libby Pemberton.
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of spirotetramat on dry bulb
onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow
Spot Virus; January 27, 2012 to
September 15, 2012. Contact: Keri
Grinstead.
EPA authorized the use of linuron on
lentils to control dog fennel and prickly
lettuce; March 2, 2012 to June 30, 2012.
Contact: Andrea Conrath.
Delaware
Kentucky
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of hop beta acids in beehives to
control varroa mite; January 12, 2012 to
December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey
Groce.
Specific exemption: EPA authorized
the use of thiabendazole on mushroom
spawn and supplement to control green
mold (Trichoderma aggressivum);
February 13, 2012 to January 13, 2013.
Contact: Andrea Conrath.
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of hop beta acids in beehives to
control varroa mite; February 1, 2012 to
December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey
Groce.
III. Emergency Exemptions
California
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Florida
Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services
Crisis exemption: EPA authorized the
use of spirotetramat on watercress to
control aphids; February 2, 2012 to June
30, 2012. Contact: Keri Grinstead.
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of metconazole on sugarcane to
control Orange Rust (Puccinia kuehnii);
January 11, 2012 to January 11, 2013.
Contact: Libby Pemberton.
EPA authorized the use of
pyraclostrobin on sugarcane to control
Orange Rust (Puccinia kuehnii); January
11, 2012 to January 11, 2013. Contact:
Libby Pemberton. Quarantine
exemption: EPA authorized the use of
naled in a bait treatment to eradicate
non-native and invasive Tephritid fruit
flies which are responsive to the
attractant, methyl eugenol; March 6,
2012 to March 6, 2015. Contact: Debra
Rate.
Georgia
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized
the use of hop beta acids in beehives to
control varroa mite; February 17, 2012
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Louisiana
Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of anthraquinone on corn, field
and sweet, seed, to repel blackbird
species and cowbirds; February 22, 2012
to February 24, 2013. Contact: Stacey
Groce.
EPA authorized the use of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
March 16, 2012 to December 31, 2012.
Contact: Stacey Groce.
EPA authorized the use of
pyraclostrobin on sugarcane to control
Brown Rust (Puccinia melanocephala);
March 22, 2012 to June 30, 2012.
Contact: Libby Pemberton. Quarantine
exemptions: EPA authorized the use of
pyraclostrobin on sugarcane to control
Orange Rust (Puccinia kuehnii); March
27, 2012 to December 31, 2014. Contact:
Libby Pemberton.
EPA authorized the use of
metconazole on sugarcane to control
Orange Rust (Puccinia kuehnii); March
27, 2012 to December 31, 2014. Contact:
Libby Pemberton.
Maryland
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of thiabendazole on mushroom
spawn and supplement to control green
mold (Trichoderma aggressivum);
February 17, 2012 to January 13, 2013.
Contact: Andrea Conrath.
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EPA authorized the use of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
February 17, 2012 to December 31,
2012. Contact: Stacey Groce.
Michigan
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of spirotetramat on dry bulb
onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow
Spot Virus; February 3, 2012 to March
31, 2012. Contact: Keri Grinstead.
EPA authorized the use of
anthraquinone on corn, field and sweet,
seed, to repel sandhill crane; February
8, 2012 to February 8, 2013. Contact:
Stacey Groce.
EPA authorized the use of
kasugamycin on apples to control fire
blight; March 9, 2012 to May 31, 2012.
Since the applicant proposed the use of
a new chemical which has not been
registered by EPA, a notice of receipt
was published in the Federal Register
on January 6, 2012 (77 FR 791) (FRL–
9331–6). The rationale for the
emergency approval of this use is that
kasugamycin is needed to control
streptomycin-resistant strains of Erwinia
amylovora, the causal pathogen of fire
blight, due to the lack of available
alternatives and effective control
practices. Without the use of
kasugamycin and if weather conditions
are present which favor a fire blight
epidemic, it is likely that Michigan
apple growers could suffer yield losses
of 50% or more. Contact: Keri
Grinstead.
Minnesota
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of spirotetramat on dry bulb
onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow
Spot Virus; January 27, 2012 to
September 15, 2012. Contact: Keri
Grinstead.
EPA authorized the use of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
February 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012.
Contact: Stacey Groce.
Mississippi
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized
the use of anthraquinone on corn, field
and sweet, seed, to repel blackbird
species and cowbirds; March 13, 2012 to
March 13, 2013. Contact: Stacey Groce.
Missouri
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized
the use of hop beta acids in beehives to
control varroa mite; March 7, 2012 to
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December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey
Groce.
Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized
the use of hop beta acids in beehives to
control varroa mite; February 1, 2012 to
December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey
Groce.
Nevada
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized
the use of spirotetramat on dry bulb
onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow
Spot Virus; February 17, 2012 to
September 30, 2012. Contact: Keri
Grinstead.
New York
Department of Environmental
Conservation
Specific exemption: EPA authorized
the use of spirotetramat on dry bulb
onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow
Spot Virus; January 17, 2012 to
September 15, 2012. Contact: Keri
Grinstead.
Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized
the use of hop beta acids in beehives to
control varroa mite; March 22, 2012 to
December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey
Groce.
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Oregon
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of fenoxyprop-p-ethyl on grasses
grown for seed to control various grassy
weeds; February 17, 2012 to September
15, 2012. In accordance with 40 CFR
180.24, a notice of receipt published in
the Federal Register on January 18,
2012, to allow for public comment since
the request proposed a use which is IR–
4-supported, has been requested in 5 or
more previous years, and a petition for
tolerance has not been submitted to the
Agency. The public comment period
ended on February 2, 2012. No
substantial comments were received.
The rationale for emergency approval of
this use is that no suitable herbicides
are available to control grassy weeds in
grass seed production and significant
economic losses will occur if these
weeds are not controlled. Contact:
Andrea Conrath.
EPA authorized the use of
spirotetramat on dry bulb onions to
control thrips and Iris Yellow Spot
Virus; February 17, 2012, to September
15, 2012. Contact: Keri Grinstead.
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EPA authorized the use of bifenthrin
on orchardgrass to control the
orchardgrass billbug; March 14, 2012 to
November 15, 2012. Contact: Andrea
Conrath.
Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized
the use of thiabendazole on mushroom
spawn and supplement to control green
mold (Trichoderma aggressivum);
January 13, 2012 to January 13, 2013.
Contact: Andrea Conrath.
South Dakota
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of anthraquinone on sunflower,
seed to repel ring-necked pheasant;
February 17, 201, to March 3, 2013.
Contact: Stacey Groce.
EPA authorized the use of
anthraquinone on corn, field and sweet,
seed, to repel ring-necked pheasant;
February 28, 2012 to March 4, 2013.
Contact: Stacey Groce.
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of flutriafol on cotton to control
cotton root rot caused by
Phymatotrichum omnivorum; maximum
288,000 acres; February 2, 2012 to
December 31, 2012. Contact: Debra Rate.
EPA authorized the use of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
February 3, 2012 to December 31, 2012.
Contact: Stacey Groce.
EPA authorized the use of dinotefuran
on rice to control rice stink bug
(Oebalus pugnax); March 1, 2012 to
October 30, 2012. Contact: Libby
Pemberton.
Utah
Department of Agriculture and Food
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of spirotetramat on dry bulb
onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow
Spot Virus; February 17, 2012 to
September 1, 2012. Contact: Keri
Grinstead.
EPA authorized the use of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
March 16, 2012 to December 31, 2012.
Contact: Stacey Groce.
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of spirotetramat on dry bulb
onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow
Spot Virus; February 13, 2012 to
October 31, 2012. Contact: Keri
Grinstead.
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EPA authorized the use of linuron on
lentils to control dog fennel and prickly
lettuce; March 2, 2012 to June 30, 2012.
Contact: Andrea Conrath.
West Virginia
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized
the use of hop beta acids in beehives to
control varroa mite; February 3, 2012 to
December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey
Groce.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: July 16, 2012.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office
of Pesticide Programs.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0014; FRL–9356–7]
Product Cancellation Order for Certain
Pesticide Registrations
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
order for the cancellations, voluntarily
requested by the registrants and
accepted by the Agency, of the products
listed in Table 1 of Unit II., pursuant to
section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation
order follows a January 11, 2012 Federal
Register Notice of Receipt of Requests
from the registrants listed in Table 2 of
Unit II. to voluntarily cancel these
product registrations. In the January 11,
2012 notice, EPA indicated that it
would issue an order implementing the
cancellations, unless the Agency
received substantive comments within
the 180 day comment period that would
merit its further review of these
requests, or unless the registrants
withdrew their requests. The Agency
received comments on the notice but
none merited its further review of the
requests. Further, the registrants did not
withdraw their requests. Accordingly,
EPA hereby issues in this notice a
cancellation order granting the
requested cancellations. Any
distribution, sale, or use of the products
subject to this cancellation order is
permitted only in accordance with the
terms of this order, including any
existing stocks provisions.
SUMMARY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0019; FRL-9355-4]
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 January 1 to March 31, 2012, 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) 308-8050.
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?
The docket for this action, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0019, is available at https://www.regulations.gov or at the OPP Docket in the Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), located in EPA West, Rm.
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor instructions and
additional information about the docket available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
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,
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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. EPA also gives the Federal Register citation for the
time-limited tolerance, if any.
III. Emergency Exemptions
California
Department of Pesticide Registration
Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of mancozeb on walnuts
to control bacterial blight (Xanthomonas campestris pv. Juglandis) on
walnuts; February 17, 2012 to June 15, 2012. Contact: Libby Pemberton.
Delaware
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in
beehives to control varroa mite; January 12, 2012 to December 31, 2012.
Contact: Stacey Groce.
Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of thiabendazole on
mushroom spawn and supplement to control green mold (Trichoderma
aggressivum); February 13, 2012 to January 13, 2013. Contact: Andrea
Conrath.
Florida
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Crisis exemption: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on
watercress to control aphids; February 2, 2012 to June 30, 2012.
Contact: Keri Grinstead.
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of metconazole on
sugarcane to control Orange Rust (Puccinia kuehnii); January 11, 2012
to January 11, 2013. Contact: Libby Pemberton.
EPA authorized the use of pyraclostrobin on sugarcane to control
Orange Rust (Puccinia kuehnii); January 11, 2012 to January 11, 2013.
Contact: Libby Pemberton. Quarantine exemption: EPA authorized the use
of naled in a bait treatment to eradicate non-native and invasive
Tephritid fruit flies which are responsive to the attractant, methyl
eugenol; March 6, 2012 to March 6, 2015. Contact: Debra Rate.
Georgia
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in
beehives to control varroa mite; February 17, 2012 to December 31,
2012. Contact: Stacey Groce.
Hawaii
Department of Agriculture
EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in beehives to control
varroa mite; January 20, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey
Groce.
Idaho
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on dry
bulb onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow Spot Virus; January 27,
2012 to September 15, 2012. Contact: Keri Grinstead.
EPA authorized the use of linuron on lentils to control dog fennel
and prickly lettuce; March 2, 2012 to June 30, 2012. Contact: Andrea
Conrath.
Kentucky
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in
beehives to control varroa mite; February 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012.
Contact: Stacey Groce.
Louisiana
Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of anthraquinone on
corn, field and sweet, seed, to repel blackbird species and cowbirds;
February 22, 2012 to February 24, 2013. Contact: Stacey Groce.
EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in beehives to control
varroa mite; March 16, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey
Groce.
EPA authorized the use of pyraclostrobin on sugarcane to control
Brown Rust (Puccinia melanocephala); March 22, 2012 to June 30, 2012.
Contact: Libby Pemberton. Quarantine exemptions: EPA authorized the use
of pyraclostrobin on sugarcane to control Orange Rust (Puccinia
kuehnii); March 27, 2012 to December 31, 2014. Contact: Libby
Pemberton.
EPA authorized the use of metconazole on sugarcane to control
Orange Rust (Puccinia kuehnii); March 27, 2012 to December 31, 2014.
Contact: Libby Pemberton.
Maryland
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of thiabendazole on
mushroom spawn and supplement to control green mold (Trichoderma
aggressivum); February 17, 2012 to January 13, 2013. Contact: Andrea
Conrath.
EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in beehives to control
varroa mite; February 17, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey
Groce.
Michigan
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on dry
bulb onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow Spot Virus; February 3,
2012 to March 31, 2012. Contact: Keri Grinstead.
EPA authorized the use of anthraquinone on corn, field and sweet,
seed, to repel sandhill crane; February 8, 2012 to February 8, 2013.
Contact: Stacey Groce.
EPA authorized the use of kasugamycin on apples to control fire
blight; March 9, 2012 to May 31, 2012. Since the applicant proposed the
use of a new chemical which has not been registered by EPA, a notice of
receipt was published in the Federal Register on January 6, 2012 (77 FR
791) (FRL-9331-6). The rationale for the emergency approval of this use
is that kasugamycin is needed to control streptomycin-resistant strains
of Erwinia amylovora, the causal pathogen of fire blight, due to the
lack of available alternatives and effective control practices. Without
the use of kasugamycin and if weather conditions are present which
favor a fire blight epidemic, it is likely that Michigan apple growers
could suffer yield losses of 50% or more. Contact: Keri Grinstead.
Minnesota
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on dry
bulb onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow Spot Virus; January 27,
2012 to September 15, 2012. Contact: Keri Grinstead.
EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in beehives to control
varroa mite; February 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey
Groce.
Mississippi
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of anthraquinone on
corn, field and sweet, seed, to repel blackbird species and cowbirds;
March 13, 2012 to March 13, 2013. Contact: Stacey Groce.
Missouri
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in
beehives to control varroa mite; March 7, 2012 to
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December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey Groce.
Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in
beehives to control varroa mite; February 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012.
Contact: Stacey Groce.
Nevada
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on dry
bulb onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow Spot Virus; February 17,
2012 to September 30, 2012. Contact: Keri Grinstead.
New York
Department of Environmental Conservation
Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on dry
bulb onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow Spot Virus; January 17,
2012 to September 15, 2012. Contact: Keri Grinstead.
Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in
beehives to control varroa mite; March 22, 2012 to December 31, 2012.
Contact: Stacey Groce.
Oregon
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of fenoxyprop-p-ethyl
on grasses grown for seed to control various grassy weeds; February 17,
2012 to September 15, 2012. In accordance with 40 CFR 180.24, a notice
of receipt published in the Federal Register on January 18, 2012, to
allow for public comment since the request proposed a use which is IR-
4-supported, has been requested in 5 or more previous years, and a
petition for tolerance has not been submitted to the Agency. The public
comment period ended on February 2, 2012. No substantial comments were
received. The rationale for emergency approval of this use is that no
suitable herbicides are available to control grassy weeds in grass seed
production and significant economic losses will occur if these weeds
are not controlled. Contact: Andrea Conrath.
EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on dry bulb onions to
control thrips and Iris Yellow Spot Virus; February 17, 2012, to
September 15, 2012. Contact: Keri Grinstead.
EPA authorized the use of bifenthrin on orchardgrass to control the
orchardgrass billbug; March 14, 2012 to November 15, 2012. Contact:
Andrea Conrath.
Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of thiabendazole on
mushroom spawn and supplement to control green mold (Trichoderma
aggressivum); January 13, 2012 to January 13, 2013. Contact: Andrea
Conrath.
South Dakota
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of anthraquinone on
sunflower, seed to repel ring-necked pheasant; February 17, 201, to
March 3, 2013. Contact: Stacey Groce.
EPA authorized the use of anthraquinone on corn, field and sweet,
seed, to repel ring-necked pheasant; February 28, 2012 to March 4,
2013. Contact: Stacey Groce.
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of flutriafol on cotton
to control cotton root rot caused by Phymatotrichum omnivorum; maximum
288,000 acres; February 2, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Contact: Debra
Rate.
EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in beehives to control
varroa mite; February 3, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey
Groce.
EPA authorized the use of dinotefuran on rice to control rice stink
bug (Oebalus pugnax); March 1, 2012 to October 30, 2012. Contact: Libby
Pemberton.
Utah
Department of Agriculture and Food
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on dry
bulb onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow Spot Virus; February 17,
2012 to September 1, 2012. Contact: Keri Grinstead.
EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in beehives to control
varroa mite; March 16, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Contact: Stacey
Groce.
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of spirotetramat on dry
bulb onions to control thrips and Iris Yellow Spot Virus; February 13,
2012 to October 31, 2012. Contact: Keri Grinstead.
EPA authorized the use of linuron on lentils to control dog fennel
and prickly lettuce; March 2, 2012 to June 30, 2012. Contact: Andrea
Conrath.
West Virginia
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of hop beta acids in
beehives to control varroa mite; February 3, 2012 to December 31, 2012.
Contact: Stacey Groce.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: July 16, 2012.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-18066 Filed 7-24-12; 8:45 am]
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