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perform its intended function without
unreasonable adverse effects on the
environment; that is, without any
unreasonable risk to man or the
environment, or a human dietary risk
from residues that result from the use of
a pesticide in or on food.
III. Registration Reviews
A. What action is the Agency taking?
As directed by FIFRA section 3(g),
EPA is reviewing the pesticide
registrations for 2–EEEBC (debacarb)
and isoxaben, to ensure that they
continue to satisfy the FIFRA standard
for registration—that is, that these
pesticides can still be used without
unreasonable adverse effects on human
health or the environment.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA is
providing an opportunity, through this
notice of availability, for interested
parties to provide comments and input
concerning the Agency’s draft human
health and ecological risk assessments
for 2–EEEBC (debacarb) and isoxaben.
Such comments and input could
address, among other things, the
Agency’s risk assessment methodologies
and assumptions, as applied to these
draft risk assessments. The Agency will
consider all comments received during
the public comment period and make
changes, as appropriate, to the draft
human health and ecological risk
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assessments. EPA will then issue
revised risk assessments, explain any
changes to the draft risk assessments,
and respond to comments. In the
Federal Register notice announcing the
availability of the revised risk
assessments, if the revised risk
assessments indicate risks of concern,
the Agency may provide a comment
period for the public to submit
suggestions for mitigating the risk
identified in the revised risk
assessments. At present, EPA is
releasing registration review draft risk
assessments for the pesticide cases
identified in the following table and
further described after the table.
TABLE 1—REGISTRATION REVIEW DRAFT RISK ASSESSMENTS
Pesticide docket ID No.
Chemical review manager, telephone No., and email address
2–EEEBC (Debacarb) (Case 4031)
Isoxaben (Case 7219) .....................
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Registration review case name and
No.
EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0802 ...........
EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–1038 ...........
Roy Johnson (703) 347–0492, johnson.roy@epa.gov.
Christina Scheltema, (703) 308–2201, scheltema.christina@epa.gov.
1. 2–EEEBC (debacarb). Debacarb is a
fungicide registered for use to control
certain diseases in ornamental trees.
The fungicide is applied to mature trees
by injection through the trunk. EPA has
completed a draft ecological risk
assessment, including a screening-level
listed species assessment. A human
health risk assessment is not needed
because the method of application
limits the possibility for applicator or
other human exposure. EPA
acknowledges that further refinements
to the listed species assessment will be
completed in future revisions and
requests public comment on any aspect
of the ecological risk assessment,
particularly any information on the
disposition of the fungicide within the
plant after application, the extent of use
of the registered products, or any data
available on adverse effects to
potentially exposed non-target species.
2. Isoxaben. Isoxaben is a broad
spectrum pre-emergent herbicide used
to control broadleaf weeds, grasses, and
vines. Isoxaben is used around nonbearing food crops, ornamental trees,
and shrubs in agriculture nurseries,
rights-of-way, and urban areas. It is also
used on bearing nut trees and grape
vineyards. EPA has completed draft
human health and ecological risk
assessments, including a screening-level
listed species assessment, for all
isoxaben uses. EPA acknowledges that
further refinements to the listed species
assessment will be completed in future
revisions and requests public comment
on specific areas that will reduce the
uncertainties associated with the
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characterization of risk to listed species
identified in the current assessment.
3. Other related information.
Additional information on chemicals 2–
EEEBC (debacarb) and isoxaben, is
available for each pesticide, at https://
www.epa.gov/pesticides/chemicalsearch
and in each chemical’s individual
docket listed in the table in Unit III.A.
Information on the Agency’s registration
review program and its implementing
regulation is available at https://
www2.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.
4. Information submission
requirements. Anyone may submit data
or information in response to this
document. To be considered during a
pesticide’s registration review, the
submitted data or information must
meet the following requirements:
• To ensure that EPA will consider
data or information submitted,
interested persons must submit the data
or information during the comment
period. The Agency may, at its
discretion, consider data or information
submitted at a later date.
• The data or information submitted
must be presented in a legible and
useable form. For example, an English
translation must accompany any
material that is not in English and a
written transcript must accompany any
information submitted as an
audiographic or videographic record.
Written material may be submitted in
paper or electronic form.
• Submitters must clearly identify the
source of any submitted data or
information.
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• Submitters may request the Agency
to reconsider data or information that
the Agency rejected in a previous
review. However, submitters must
explain why they believe the Agency
should reconsider the data or
information in the pesticide’s
registration review.
As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the
registration review docket for each
pesticide case will remain publicly
accessible through the duration of the
registration review process; that is, until
all actions required in the final decision
on the registration review case have
been completed.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: September 12, 2014.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0335; FRL–9916–40]
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
SUMMARY:
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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
I. General Information
confirmed by EPA) when there is
A. Does this action apply to me?
insufficient time to request and obtain
You may be potentially affected by
EPA permission for use of a pesticide in
this action if you are an agricultural
an emergency.
EPA may deny an emergency
producer, food manufacturer, or
exemption: If the State or Federal
pesticide manufacturer. The following
agency cannot demonstrate that an
list of North American Industrial
emergency exists, if the use poses
Classification System (NAICS) codes is
not intended to be exhaustive, but rather unacceptable risks to the environment,
or if EPA cannot reach a conclusion that
provides a guide to help readers
the proposed pesticide use is likely to
determine whether this document
result in ‘‘a reasonable certainty of no
applies to them. Potentially affected
harm’’ to human health, including
entities may include:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111). exposure of residues of the pesticide to
• Animal production (NAICS code
infants and children.
If the emergency use of the pesticide
112).
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
on a food or feed commodity would
311).
result in pesticide chemical residues,
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
EPA establishes a time-limited tolerance
code 32532).
meeting the ‘‘reasonable certainty of no
B. How can I get copies of this document harm standard’’ of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
and other related information?
In this document: EPA identifies the
The docket for this action, identified
State or Federal agency granted the
by docket identification (ID) number
exemption, the type of exemption, the
EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0335, is available
pesticide authorized and the pests, the
at https://www.regulations.gov or at the
crop or use for which authorized, and
Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
the duration of the exemption.
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the
III. Emergency Exemptions
Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
A. U.S. States and Territories
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC Arkansas
20460–0001. The Public Reading Room
State Plant Board
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
Monday through Friday, excluding legal the use of potassium salt of hop beta
holidays. The telephone number for the acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, April 17, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review Arizona
the visitor instructions and additional
Department of Agriculture
information about the docket available
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
the use of flutriafol on cotton to control
II. Background
cotton root rot; April 14, 2014 to June
15, 2014.
EPA has granted emergency
exemptions to the following State and
Delaware
Federal agencies. The emergency
Department of Agriculture
exemptions may take the following
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
form: Crisis, public health, quarantine,
the use of dinotefuran on pome fruit and
or specific.
stone fruit to control the brown
Under FIFRA section 18, EPA can
marmorated stinkbug; April 29, 2014 to
authorize the use of a pesticide when
October 15, 2014.
emergency conditions exist.
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listed in this notice. The exemptions
were granted during the period April 1,
2014 to June 30, 2014 to control
unforeseen pest outbreaks.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois
Rossi, Registration Division (7505P),
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; main telephone
number: (703) 305–7090; email address:
RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach,
and nectarine to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug; June 20, 2014 to
October 15, 2014.
Florida
Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services
Crisis Exemption: On April 8, 2014,
for use of clothianidin on young citrus
trees to control transmission of
Huanglongbing disease caused by Asian
Citrus Psyllid. Florida Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services has
also submitted a specific exemption
request which allows the use to
continue beyond the 15 days allowed
under a crisis exemption, because the
use is needed until November 1, 2014.
EPA is currently evaluating that request.
Since this use is for a neonicotinoid,
EPA published a notice of receipt for the
specific exemption request in the
Federal Register on May 21, 2014 (79
FR 29185) (FRL–9909–94) with the
public comment period closing on May
28, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of potassium salt of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
May 16, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of streptomycin on grapefruit to
control citrus canker; June 12, 2014 to
June 12, 2015. EPA authorized the use
because available alternative controls
are not adequate to effectively control
this disease, since they cause phytotoxic
effects to the citrus when used during
higher temperatures. Significant
economic losses are occurring without
control of this pathogen, which has
become a serious threat to the freshmarket grapefruit industry in Florida.
Since this request proposed the use of
a material also used in humans and
animals as an antibiotic drug, a notice
of receipt published in the Federal
Register on May 21, 2014 (79 FR 29185)
(FRL–9909–94) with the public
comment period closing on May 28,
2014.
Georgia
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of terbufos on cotton to control
southern root knot nematodes; May 20,
2014 to July 1, 2014. EPA authorized the
use because the loss of the industry
standard tool resulted in a critical and
urgent emergency situation and
alternative controls were not adequate
to effectively control this disease. Since
this request proposed the use of an
active ingredient which belongs to the
organophosphate class of pesticides, a
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notice of receipt published in the
Federal Register on May 21, 2014 (79
FR 29185) (FRL–9909–94) with the
public comment period closing on May
28, 2014.
Kentucky
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of potassium salt of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
May 22, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
Louisiana
Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Quarantine Exemption: EPA
authorized the use of fipronil as an
expansion of the registered use, to
control an invasive crazy ant species
(commonly referred to as the tawny
crazy ant) around the outside of
manmade structures in counties where
the ant has been confirmed; April 23,
2014 to November 1, 2015.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of potassium salt of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
April 18, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of sulfoxaflor on sorghum to
control sugarcane aphid; April 30, 2014
to October 31, 2014.
Maine
Department of Agriculture,
Conservation and Forestry
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of potassium salt of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
April 23, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
Maryland
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Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of dinotefuran on pome fruit and
stone fruit to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug; April 29, 2014 to
November 30, 2014.
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marmorated stinkbug; May 28, 2014 to
October 15, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach,
and nectarine to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug; June 20, 2014 to
October 15, 2014.
North Dakota
Mississippi
Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture and
Commerce
Quarantine Exemption: EPA
authorized the use of fipronil as an
expansion of the registered use, to
control an invasive crazy ant species
(commonly referred to as the tawny
crazy ant) around the outside of
manmade structures in counties where
the ant has been confirmed; May 22,
2014 to November 1, 2015.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of potassium salt of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
April 29, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of sulfoxaflor on sorghum to
control sugarcane aphid; June 12, 2014
to October 31, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of potassium salt of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
April 17, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
Missouri
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of potassium salt of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
April 18, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of potassium salt of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
May 16, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
Nevada
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of potassium salt of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
April 23, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of dinotefuran on pome fruit and
stone fruit to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug; April 29, 2014 to
October 15, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach,
and nectarine to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug; June 20, 2014 to
October 15, 2014.
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of potassium salt of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
April 17, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
New York
Ohio
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of potassium salt of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
April 18, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture, Food, and
Forestry
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of flutriafol on cotton to control
cotton root rot; April 14, 2014 to June
30, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of potassium salt of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
April 17, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of sulfoxaflor on sorghum to
control sugarcane aphid; April 30, 2014
to October 31, 2014.
Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of dinotefuran on pome fruit and
stone fruit to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug; May 28, 2014 to
October 15, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach,
and nectarine to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug; June 20, 2014 to
October 15, 2014.
Department of Environmental
Conservation
South Carolina
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach,
and nectarine to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug; June 20, 2014 to
October 15, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of terbufos on cotton to control
southern root knot nematodes; May 30,
2014 to July 1, 2014.
Massachusetts
North Carolina
South Dakota
Department of Agricultural Resources
Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of potassium salt of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
April 17, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
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Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of dinotefuran on pome fruit and
stone fruit to control the brown
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Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of potassium salt of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
May 16, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
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Texas
B. Federal Departments and Agencies
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of sulfoxaflor on sorghum to
control sugarcane aphid; April 24, 2014
to October 31, 2014.
Agriculture Department
Virginia
Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services
Specific Exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of dinotefuran on pome fruit and
stone fruit to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug; April 29, 2014 to
October 15, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach,
and nectarine to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug; June 20, 2014 to
October 15, 2014.
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of lambda-cyhalothrin on
asparagus to control European asparagus
aphid; May 22, 2014 to September 30,
2014.
West Virginia
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of potassium salt of hop beta
acids in beehives to control varroa mite;
April 23, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of dinotefuran on pome fruit and
stone fruit to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug; April 29, 2014 to
October 15, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of bifenthrin on apple, peach,
and nectarine to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug; June 20, 2014 to
October 15, 2014.
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Wyoming
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized
the use of diflubenzuron on alfalfa to
control the Mormon cricket and
grasshoppers; June 6, 2014 to October
31, 2014. EPA authorized the use
because projected levels of grasshoppers
are very high for 2014 and the available
alternatives are not expected to avert
significant economic losses under
outbreak conditions. Since this use has
been requested for more than 5 years
and an application for registration has
not yet been received by EPA, a Notice
of Receipt with opportunity for public
comment published in the Federal
Register, as required by 40 CFR 166.24,
on April 30, 2014 (79 FR 24418) (FRL–
9908–39) with public comment period
closing on May 15, 2014.
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: September 17, 2014.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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Service
Quarantine Exemption: EPA
authorized a quarantine exemption to
permit cotton growers to plant up to
100% of cotton acreage to transgenic
(Bt) cotton, in conjunction with sterile
insect release, as a Pink Bollworm
(PBW) eradication strategy, in the PBW
eradication area in California; April 23,
2014 to April 23, 2017.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0628; FRL–9916–39]
Registration Review Proposed Interim
Decision; Notice of Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s proposed interim
registration review decisions for public
comment. Registration review is EPA’s
periodic review of pesticide
registrations to ensure that each
pesticide continues to satisfy the
statutory standard for registration, that
is, that the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable
adverse effects on human health or the
environment. Through this program,
EPA is ensuring that each pesticide’s
registration is based on current
scientific and other knowledge,
including its effects on human health
and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number for the specific pesticide of
interest provided in the table in Unit
II.A., 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/
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DC), (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.html.
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:
For pesticide specific information,
contact: The Chemical Review Manager
for the pesticide of interest identified in
the table in Unit II.A.
For general information on the
registration review program, contact:
Richard Dumas, Pesticide Re-Evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 308–8015; email address:
dumas.richard@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public
in general, and may be of interest to a
wide range of stakeholders including
environmental, human health, farm
worker, 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. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the
Chemical Review Manager for the
pesticide of interest identified in the
table in Unit II.A.
B. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
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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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0335; FRL-9916-40]
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
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listed in this notice. The exemptions were granted during the period
April 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014 to control unforeseen pest outbreaks.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois Rossi, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; main telephone
number: (703) 305-7090; email address: RDFRNotices@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. 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-2014-0335, is available at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., 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, 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
Arkansas
State Plant Board
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; April 17, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
Arizona
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of flutriafol on cotton
to control cotton root rot; April 14, 2014 to June 15, 2014.
Delaware
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of dinotefuran on pome
fruit and stone fruit to control the brown marmorated stinkbug; April
29, 2014 to October 15, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of bifenthrin on apple,
peach, and nectarine to control the brown marmorated stinkbug; June 20,
2014 to October 15, 2014.
Florida
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Crisis Exemption: On April 8, 2014, for use of clothianidin on
young citrus trees to control transmission of Huanglongbing disease
caused by Asian Citrus Psyllid. Florida Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services has also submitted a specific exemption request which
allows the use to continue beyond the 15 days allowed under a crisis
exemption, because the use is needed until November 1, 2014. EPA is
currently evaluating that request. Since this use is for a
neonicotinoid, EPA published a notice of receipt for the specific
exemption request in the Federal Register on May 21, 2014 (79 FR 29185)
(FRL-9909-94) with the public comment period closing on May 28, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; May 16, 2014 to December
31, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of streptomycin on
grapefruit to control citrus canker; June 12, 2014 to June 12, 2015.
EPA authorized the use because available alternative controls are not
adequate to effectively control this disease, since they cause
phytotoxic effects to the citrus when used during higher temperatures.
Significant economic losses are occurring without control of this
pathogen, which has become a serious threat to the fresh-market
grapefruit industry in Florida. Since this request proposed the use of
a material also used in humans and animals as an antibiotic drug, a
notice of receipt published in the Federal Register on May 21, 2014 (79
FR 29185) (FRL-9909-94) with the public comment period closing on May
28, 2014.
Georgia
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of terbufos on cotton to
control southern root knot nematodes; May 20, 2014 to July 1, 2014. EPA
authorized the use because the loss of the industry standard tool
resulted in a critical and urgent emergency situation and alternative
controls were not adequate to effectively control this disease. Since
this request proposed the use of an active ingredient which belongs to
the organophosphate class of pesticides, a
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notice of receipt published in the Federal Register on May 21, 2014 (79
FR 29185) (FRL-9909-94) with the public comment period closing on May
28, 2014.
Kentucky
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; May 22, 2014 to December
31, 2014.
Louisiana
Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Quarantine Exemption: EPA authorized the use of fipronil as an
expansion of the registered use, to control an invasive crazy ant
species (commonly referred to as the tawny crazy ant) around the
outside of manmade structures in counties where the ant has been
confirmed; April 23, 2014 to November 1, 2015.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; April 18, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor on
sorghum to control sugarcane aphid; April 30, 2014 to October 31, 2014.
Maine
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; April 23, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
Maryland
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; April 23, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of dinotefuran on pome
fruit and stone fruit to control the brown marmorated stinkbug; April
29, 2014 to October 15, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of bifenthrin on apple,
peach, and nectarine to control the brown marmorated stinkbug; June 20,
2014 to October 15, 2014.
Massachusetts
Department of Agricultural Resources
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; April 17, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
Michigan
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of dinotefuran on pome
fruit and stone fruit to control the brown marmorated stinkbug; April
29, 2014 to November 30, 2014.
Mississippi
Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Quarantine Exemption: EPA authorized the use of fipronil as an
expansion of the registered use, to control an invasive crazy ant
species (commonly referred to as the tawny crazy ant) around the
outside of manmade structures in counties where the ant has been
confirmed; May 22, 2014 to November 1, 2015.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; April 29, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor on
sorghum to control sugarcane aphid; June 12, 2014 to October 31, 2014.
Missouri
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; April 18, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; May 16, 2014 to December
31, 2014.
Nevada
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; April 17, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
New York
Department of Environmental Conservation
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of bifenthrin on apple,
peach, and nectarine to control the brown marmorated stinkbug; June 20,
2014 to October 15, 2014.
North Carolina
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of dinotefuran on pome
fruit and stone fruit to control the brown marmorated stinkbug; May 28,
2014 to October 15, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of bifenthrin on apple,
peach, and nectarine to control the brown marmorated stinkbug; June 20,
2014 to October 15, 2014.
North Dakota
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; April 17, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
Ohio
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; April 18, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of flutriafol on cotton
to control cotton root rot; April 14, 2014 to June 30, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; April 17, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor on
sorghum to control sugarcane aphid; April 30, 2014 to October 31, 2014.
Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of dinotefuran on pome
fruit and stone fruit to control the brown marmorated stinkbug; May 28,
2014 to October 15, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of bifenthrin on apple,
peach, and nectarine to control the brown marmorated stinkbug; June 20,
2014 to October 15, 2014.
South Carolina
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of terbufos on cotton to
control southern root knot nematodes; May 30, 2014 to July 1, 2014.
South Dakota
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; May 16, 2014 to December
31, 2014.
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Texas
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor on
sorghum to control sugarcane aphid; April 24, 2014 to October 31, 2014.
Virginia
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Specific Exemptions: EPA authorized the use of dinotefuran on pome
fruit and stone fruit to control the brown marmorated stinkbug; April
29, 2014 to October 15, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of bifenthrin on apple,
peach, and nectarine to control the brown marmorated stinkbug; June 20,
2014 to October 15, 2014.
Washington State
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of lambda-cyhalothrin on
asparagus to control European asparagus aphid; May 22, 2014 to
September 30, 2014.
West Virginia
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of potassium salt of hop
beta acids in beehives to control varroa mite; April 23, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of dinotefuran on pome
fruit and stone fruit to control the brown marmorated stinkbug; April
29, 2014 to October 15, 2014.
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of bifenthrin on apple,
peach, and nectarine to control the brown marmorated stinkbug; June 20,
2014 to October 15, 2014.
Wyoming
Department of Agriculture
Specific Exemption: EPA authorized the use of diflubenzuron on
alfalfa to control the Mormon cricket and grasshoppers; June 6, 2014 to
October 31, 2014. EPA authorized the use because projected levels of
grasshoppers are very high for 2014 and the available alternatives are
not expected to avert significant economic losses under outbreak
conditions. Since this use has been requested for more than 5 years and
an application for registration has not yet been received by EPA, a
Notice of Receipt with opportunity for public comment published in the
Federal Register, as required by 40 CFR 166.24, on April 30, 2014 (79
FR 24418) (FRL-9908-39) with public comment period closing on May 15,
2014.
B. Federal Departments and Agencies
Agriculture Department
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Quarantine Exemption: EPA authorized a quarantine exemption to
permit cotton growers to plant up to 100% of cotton acreage to
transgenic (Bt) cotton, in conjunction with sterile insect release, as
a Pink Bollworm (PBW) eradication strategy, in the PBW eradication area
in California; April 23, 2014 to April 23, 2017.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: September 17, 2014.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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