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review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On August 9, 2012 (77 FR 47631), EPA
sought comments on this ICR pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no
comments. Any additional comments on
this ICR should be submitted to both
EPA and OMB within 30 days of this
notice.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under docket ID number
EPA–HQ–OECA–2012–0502, which is
available for either public viewing
online at either https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Enforcement and
Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
Center 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
Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and
the telephone number for the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket is
(202) 566–1752.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at https://
www.regulations.gov to either submit or
view public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and
to access those documents in the docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then
key in the docket ID number identified
above. Please note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing at https://www.regulations.gov
as EPA receives them and without
change, unless the comment contains
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Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to www.regulations.gov.
Title: NSPS for Hospital/Medical/
Infectious Waste Incinerators (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number
1730.09, OMB Control Number 2060–
0363.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on January 31, 2013. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to
conduct or sponsor the collection of
information while this submission is
pending at OMB.
Abstract: The affected entities are
subject to the General Provisions of the
NSPS at 40 CFR part 60, subpart A and
any changes, or additions to the
Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 60,
subpart Ec.
Owners or operators of the affected
facilities must make an initial
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notification report, performance tests,
periodic reports, and maintain records
of the occurrence and duration of any
startup, shutdown, or malfunction in
the operation of an affected facility, or
any period during which the monitoring
system is inoperative. Reports are also
required semiannually.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 115 hours per
response. ‘‘Burden’’ means the total
time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate,
maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal agency.
This includes the time needed to review
instructions; develop, acquire, install,
and utilize technology and systems for
the purposes of collecting, validating,
and verifying information, processing
and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with
any previously applicable instructions
and requirements which have
subsequently changed; train personnel
to be able to respond to a collection of
information; search data sources;
complete and review the collection of
information; and transmit or otherwise
disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Owners and operators of hospital,
medical or infectious waste incinerators.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
Frequency of Response: Initially,
occasionally, semiannually and
annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
3,912.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$664,375, which includes $378,826 in
labor costs, $90,924 in capital/startup
costs, and $194,625 in operation and
maintenance (O&M) costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
adjustment increase in the total
estimated burden as currently identified
in the OMB Inventory of Approved
Burdens; however, this increase is not
due to any program changes. The
change in the burden and cost estimates
occurred because the revised standard
has been in effect for more than three
years and the requirements are different
during initial compliance for new
facilities, as compared to on-going
compliance for existing facilities. The
previous ICR reflected those burdens
and costs associated with the initial
activities for subject facilities. This
includes purchasing monitoring
equipment, conducting performance
tests and establishing recordkeeping
systems. This ICR reflects the on-going
burden and costs for existing facilities.
Activities for existing source include
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continuously monitoring of pollutants
and the submission of semiannual
reports. In addition, there are a number
of new facilities that are in the initial
compliance phase described above. The
overall result is an increase in burden
hours, labor costs, and O&M costs.
Furthermore, a portion of the labor cost
increase is a result of increased labor
rates. This ICR uses updated labor rates
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to
calculate burden costs.
Additionally, there is an adjustment
decrease in capital costs in this ICR
compared to the previous ICR. This is
not due to any program changes. The
previous ICR assumed all capital costs
associated with monitoring were
incurred during a single year; whereas
this ICR calculates the average capital
costs for new sources of each year that
is covered under the ICR.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0937; FRL–9374–8]
3-Decen-2-One; Receipt of Application
for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation
of Public Comment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA has received a specific
exemption request from the Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture, Trade, and
Consumer Protection to use the
pesticide 3-decen-2-one (CAS No.
10519–33–2) to treat up to 500,000 tons
of potatoes with 3-decen-2-one to burnoff potato sprouts in storage facilities.
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 January 31, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0937 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.
SUMMARY:
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• 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:
Amaris Johnson, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 305–9542; fax number: (703) 605–
0781; email address:
johnson.amaris@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. The following
list of North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) codes is
not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
provides a guide to help readers
determine whether this document
applies to them. Potentially affected
entities may include:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
• Animal production (NAICS code
112).
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
311).
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
code 32532).
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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
will not be disclosed except in
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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 a typical or
disproportionately high and adverse
human health impacts or environmental
effects from exposure to the pesticide(s)
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. The Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture, Trade and
Consumer Protection has requested the
EPA Administrator to issue a specific
exemption for the use of 3-decen-2-one
on potatoes in storage facilities to burn
off already emerged sprouts.
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Information in accordance with 40 CFR
part 166 was submitted as part of this
request.
As part of this request, the applicant
asserts that the 2012 growing season
started 2–3 weeks early and was
unseasonably warmer by 3–5 degrees
Fahrenheit. This resulted in potatoes
sprouting early in storage facilities, and
thus the need to control the sprouting to
prevent potential economic loss. Buyers
can reject or mark down full loads of
potatoes even if minor sprouting is
observed. Currently, there are many
stored potatoes with sprouts greater
than 1 millimeter (mm) in Wisconsin. 3decen-2-one is the best option for stored
potatoes because it burns off existing
sprouts, even those greater than 1 mm.
The majority of alternatives do not burn
off existing sprouts nor can they be used
on sprouts greater than 1 mm. If the use
of 3-decen-2-one is not permitted, the
economic loss to the state of Wisconsin
is estimated at 40% of the state’s potato
crop or up to 500,000 tons.
The applicant proposes to make no
more than two applications of the
chemical with at least 7 days between
applications (retreatment interval), the
maximum number of stored potatoes to
be treated is 10,000,000 hundredweight
(cwt) or 500,000 tons. The total amount
of product is 16,406 gallons or 16,078
gallons of active ingredient, during the
growing season from now through July
2013. The use of 3-decen-2-one is
permissible in the following Wisconsin
counties: Adams, Barron, Chippewa,
Columbia, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson,
Juneau, Marquette, Portage, Richland,
Sauk, Shawano, Waushara, Waupaca,
Wood, Langlade, and Oneida.
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 Wisconsin Department
of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
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Dated: January 3, 2013.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
number: (703) 308–0122; fax number:
(703) 308–8090; email address:
mojica.andrea@epa.gov.
TABLE 2—IODOMETHANE PRODUCT
REGISTRATION AMENDMENTS
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
EPA Registration No.
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I. General Information
66330–44 .......
A. Does this action apply to me?
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0252; FRL–9375–9]
Iodomethane; Cancellation Order for
Pesticide Registrations and Label
Amendment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
order for the cancellation, voluntarily
requested by the registrant and accepted
by the Agency, of products containing
iodomethane, pursuant to the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order
follows a November 21, 2012 Federal
Register Notice of Receipt of Request
from the registrant listed in Table 3 of
Unit II. to voluntarily cancel all these
product registrations and to amend the
technical/manufacturing-use label.
These are the last products containing
this pesticide registered for use in the
United States. In the November 21, 2012
notice, EPA indicated that it would
issue an order implementing the
cancellations and amendment, unless
the Agency received substantive
comments within the 30-day comment
period that would merit its further
review of these requests. The Agency
received one comment on the notice,
but it did not merit further review of the
requests. Further, the registrant did not
withdraw their request. Accordingly,
EPA hereby issues this order granting
the requested cancellations and
amendment. 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:
The cancellations of the end-use
product registration are effective
December 31, 2012. The cancellation of
the technical product is effective
December 1, 2015. The amendment to
the technical label is effective January 1,
2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrea Mojica, Pesticide Re- Evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
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This action is directed to the public
in general, and may be of interest to a
wide range of stakeholders including
environmental, human health, and
agricultural advocates; the chemical
industry; pesticide users; and members
of the public interested in the sale,
distribution, or use of pesticides. Since
others also may be interested, the
Agency has not attempted to describe all
the specific entities that may be affected
by this action.
Product name
Iodomethane Technical.
Table 3 of this unit includes the name
and address of record for the registrant
of the products in Tables 1 and 2 of this
unit.
TABLE 3—REGISTRANTS OF
CANCELLED AND AMENDED PRODUCTS
EPA Company
No.
Company name and address
66330 .............
Arysta LifeScience North
America, 15401 Weston
Parkway, Suite 150, Cary,
NC 27513.
B. How can I get copies of this document
and other related information?
III. Summary of Public Comments
Received and Agency Response to
The docket for this action, identified
Comments
by docket identification (ID) number
EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0252, is available
During the public comment period
provided, EPA received one comment in
at https://www.regulations.gov or at the
response to the November 21, 2012
Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
Federal Register notice announcing the
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the
Agency’s receipt of the request for
Environmental Protection Agency
voluntary cancellation of the products
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West
Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. listed in Table 1of Unit 2, and the label
NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. The amendment of the product listed in
Table 2 of Unit II. The Pesticide Action
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30
Network International (PAN) expressed
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
support for the proposed cancellations.
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
However, PAN also requested that EPA
telephone number for the Public
prohibit the use of the iodemethane
Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and
technical product in the U.S. to
the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review formulate products for export. In the
November 21, 2012 notice, EPA
the visitor instructions and additional
referenced a Memorandum of
information about the docket available
Agreement (MOA) between the
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
technical registrant for iodomethane and
II. What action is the agency taking?
EPA. One provision of the MOA
requires Arysta to voluntarily amend its
This notice announces the
technical product label to only allow
cancellation(s) and label amendment of
sale and distribution for export
the products listed in Tables 1 and 2, as purposes after January 1, 2013. Section
requested by the registrant of these
17 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136o), and EPA
products, which are registered under
regulations at 40 CFR part 168 Subpart
FIFRA section 3. These registrations are D have specific requirements that apply
listed in sequence by registration
to the export of unregistered pesticide,
number in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit.
but these provisions do not provide EPA
with authority to ban the export of
TABLE 1—IODOMETHANE PRODUCT
pesticides registered under Section 3 of
CANCELLATIONS
FIFRA, or cancelled pesticides. For
these reasons, the Agency does not
EPA Registrabelieve that the comment submitted by
Product name
tion No.
PAN merits further review or a denial of
the requests for voluntary cancellation
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IV. Cancellation Order
Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA
hereby approves the requested
cancellations and label amendment of
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0937; FRL-9374-8]
3-Decen-2-One; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption,
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
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection to
use the pesticide 3-decen-2-one (CAS No. 10519-33-2) to treat up to
500,000 tons of potatoes with 3-decen-2-one to burn-off potato sprouts
in storage facilities. 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 January 31, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0937 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.
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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: Amaris Johnson, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-9542; fax number: (703) 605-0781; email address:
johnson.amaris@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.
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Potentially affected entities may include:
Crop production (NAICS code 111).
Animal production (NAICS code 112).
Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
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 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 a typical or disproportionately high and adverse
human health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the
pesticide(s) 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. The Wisconsin Department
of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has requested the EPA
Administrator to issue a specific exemption for the use of 3-decen-2-
one on potatoes in storage facilities to burn off already emerged
sprouts. Information in accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was submitted
as part of this request.
As part of this request, the applicant asserts that the 2012
growing season started 2-3 weeks early and was unseasonably warmer by
3-5 degrees Fahrenheit. This resulted in potatoes sprouting early in
storage facilities, and thus the need to control the sprouting to
prevent potential economic loss. Buyers can reject or mark down full
loads of potatoes even if minor sprouting is observed. Currently, there
are many stored potatoes with sprouts greater than 1 millimeter (mm) in
Wisconsin. 3-decen-2-one is the best option for stored potatoes because
it burns off existing sprouts, even those greater than 1 mm. The
majority of alternatives do not burn off existing sprouts nor can they
be used on sprouts greater than 1 mm. If the use of 3-decen-2-one is
not permitted, the economic loss to the state of Wisconsin is estimated
at 40% of the state's potato crop or up to 500,000 tons.
The applicant proposes to make no more than two applications of the
chemical with at least 7 days between applications (retreatment
interval), the maximum number of stored potatoes to be treated is
10,000,000 hundredweight (cwt) or 500,000 tons. The total amount of
product is 16,406 gallons or 16,078 gallons of active ingredient,
during the growing season from now through July 2013. The use of 3-
decen-2-one is permissible in the following Wisconsin counties: Adams,
Barron, Chippewa, Columbia, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau,
Marquette, Portage, Richland, Sauk, Shawano, Waushara, Waupaca, Wood,
Langlade, and Oneida.
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 Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade
and Consumer Protection.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
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Dated: January 3, 2013.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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