Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations, 31056-31058 [2017-14089]

Download as PDF 31056 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 127 / Wednesday, July 5, 2017 / Notices 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. 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 on 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 preparing and submitting your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ comments.html. II. What action is the agency taking? Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice announces the availability of EPA’s proposed interim registration review decisions for the pesticides shown in the following table, and opens a 60-day public comment period on the proposed interim decisions. TABLE 1—REGISTRATION REVIEW PROPOSED INTERIM DECISIONS BEING ISSUED Registration review case name and No. Docket ID No. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Aliphatic Esters, Case 4005 ........................................... Mepiquat Chloride and Mepiquat Pentaborate, Case 2375. Propylene Glycol and Dipropylene Glycol, Case 3126 Triethylene Glycol, Case 3146 ....................................... Bromuconazole, Case 7035 ........................................... This document also announces the closure of the registration review case for Amines, C10-16-alkyldimethyl, Noxides (ADAO) (Case 5003, and Docket ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0616); 1H-Pyrazole-1-methanol, 3,5-dimethyl (DMHMP) (Case 5035, and Docket ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0619); and Nuosept (Cosan) 145 (Case 3052, and Docket ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPP– 2008–0335) because all of the registrations in the U.S. have been cancelled. The registration review docket for a pesticide includes earlier documents related to the registration review case. For example, the review opened with a Preliminary Work Plan, for public comment. A Final Work Plan was placed in the docket following public comment on the Preliminary Work Plan. The documents in the dockets describe EPA’s rationales for conducting additional risk assessments for the registration review of the pesticides included in the table in Unit II, as well as the Agency’s subsequent risk findings and consideration of possible risk mitigation measures. These proposed interim registration review decisions are supported by the rationales included in those documents. Following public comment, the Agency will issue interim or final registration review decisions for the pesticides listed in the table in Unit II. The registration review program is being conducted under congressionally mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes the need both to make timely VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:57 Jul 03, 2017 Jkt 241001 Chemical review manager and contact information EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0084 EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0083 EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0218 EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0219 EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0535 Brian Kettl, kettl.brian@epa.gov, 703–347–0535. Caitlin Newcamp, newcamp.caitlin@epa.gov, 703– 347–0325. Megan Block, block.megan@epa.gov, 703–347–0671. Megan Block, block.megan@epa.gov, 703–347–0671. Thomas Harty, harty.thomas@epa.gov, 703–347– 0338. decisions and to involve the public. Section 3(g) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136a(g)) required EPA to establish by regulation procedures for reviewing pesticide registrations, originally with a goal of reviewing each pesticide’s registration every 15 years to ensure that a pesticide continues to meet the FIFRA standard for registration. The Agency’s final rule to implement this program was issued in August 2006 and became effective in October 2006, and appears at 40 CFR part 155, subpart C. The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003 (PRIA) was amended and extended in September 2007. FIFRA, as amended by PRIA in 2007, requires EPA to complete registration review decisions by October 1, 2022, for all pesticides registered as of October 1, 2007. The registration review final rule at 40 CFR 155.58(a) provides for a minimum 60-day public comment period on all proposed interim registration review decisions. This comment period is intended to provide an opportunity for public input and a mechanism for initiating any necessary amendments to the proposed interim decision. All comments should be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES, and must be received by EPA on or before the closing date. These comments will become part of the docket for the pesticides included in the table in Unit II. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 required to consider these late comments. The Agency will carefully consider all comments received by the closing date and may provide a ‘‘Response to Comments Memorandum’’ in the docket. The interim registration review decision will explain the effect that any comments had on the interim decision and provide the Agency’s response to significant comments. Background on the registration review program is provided at: https:// www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. Dated: May 23, 2017. Yu-Ting Guilaran, Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2017–14096 Filed 7–3–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0009; FRL–9962–59] 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: E:\FR\FM\05JYN1.SGM 05JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 127 / Wednesday, July 5, 2017 / Notices form: Crisis, public health, quarantine, or specific. Under FIFRA section 18 (7 U.S.C. 136p), 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’’ I. General Information exemptions are emergency exemptions A. Does this action apply to me? issued for quarantine or public health You may be potentially affected by purposes. These are rarely requested. this action if you are an agricultural 3. A ‘‘crisis exemption’’ is initiated by producer, food manufacturer, or a State or Federal agency (and is pesticide manufacturer. The following confirmed by EPA) when there is list of North American Industrial insufficient time to request and obtain Classification System (NAICS) codes is EPA permission for use of a pesticide in not intended to be exhaustive, but rather an emergency. EPA may deny an emergency provides a guide to help readers exemption: If the State or Federal determine whether this document agency cannot demonstrate that an applies to them. Potentially affected emergency exists, if the use poses entities may include: • Crop production (NAICS code 111). unacceptable risks to the environment, • Animal production (NAICS code or if EPA cannot reach a conclusion that 112). the proposed pesticide use is likely to • Food manufacturing (NAICS code result in ‘‘a reasonable certainty of no 311). harm’’ to human health, including • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS exposure of residues of the pesticide to code 32532). infants and children. If you have any questions regarding If the emergency use of the pesticide the applicability of this action to a on a food or feed commodity would particular entity, consult the person result in pesticide chemical residues, listed at the end of the emergency EPA establishes a time-limited tolerance exemption. 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–2017–0009, is available pesticide authorized and the pests, the at https://www.regulations.gov or at the crop or use for which authorized, Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory number of acres (if applicable), and the Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the duration of the exemption. EPA also Environmental Protection Agency gives the Federal Register citation for Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William the time-limited tolerance, if any. Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC III. Emergency Exemptions 20460–0001. The Public Reading Room A. U.S. States and Territories is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal Alabama Department of Agriculture and holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, Industries Specific exemptions: EPA authorized and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review the use of sulfoxaflor on a maximum of 45,000 acres of sorghum (grain and the visitor instructions and additional forage) to control sugarcane aphid. A information about the docket available time-limited tolerance in connection at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. with this action has been established in II. Background 40 CFR 180.668(b); Effective April 9, EPA has granted emergency 2017 to October 31, 2017. EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor exemptions to the following State and on a maximum of 75,000 acres of cotton Federal agencies. The emergency to control tarnished plant bugs. exemptions may take the following sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES listed in this notice. The exemptions were granted during the period January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017 to control unforeseen pest outbreaks. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Goodis, 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: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:57 Jul 03, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 31057 Tolerances in connection with a previous action have been established in 40 CFR 180.668(a); Effective June 1, 2017 to October 31, 2017. Arkansas State Plant Board Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor on a maximum of 420,000 acres of cotton to control tarnished plant bugs. Tolerances in connection with a previous action have been established in 40 CFR 180.668(a); Effective June 1, 2017 to October 31, 2017. EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor on a maximum of 50,000 acres of sorghum (grain and forage) to control sugarcane aphid. A time-limited tolerance in connection with this action has been established in 40 CFR 180.668(b); Effective April 9, 2017 to September 15, 2017. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the uses of streptomycin and oxytetracycline on a maximum of 388,534 acres of citrus to manage HLB or citrus greening disease caused by the bacteria, Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus. Time-limited tolerances in connection with these actions have been established at 40 CFR 180.337(b) (oxytetracycline) and 180.245(b) (streptomycin). Effective January 10, 2017 to December 31, 2017. EPA authorized the use of tolfenpyrad on a maximum of 51,600 acres of fruiting vegetables to control various thrips. A time-limited tolerance in connection with this action have been established in 40 CFR 180.675(b); Effective March 1, 2017 to March 1, 2018. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor on a maximum of 180,000 acres of sorghum (grain and forage) to control sugarcane aphid. A time-limited tolerance in connection with this action has been established in 40 CFR 180.668(b); Effective April 9, 2017 to November 30, 2017. EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor on a maximum of 175,000 acres of cotton to control tarnished plant bugs. Tolerances in connection with a previous action have been established in 40 CFR 180.668(a); Effective May 15, 2017 to October 31, 2017. Quarantine exemption: EPA authorized the use of triclopyr on a maximum of 382,467 acres of sugarcane E:\FR\FM\05JYN1.SGM 05JYN1 31058 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 127 / Wednesday, July 5, 2017 / Notices to control Merrill’s nightshade. A timelimited tolerance in connection with this action will be established in 40 CFR 180.417(b); Effective February 10, 2017 to May 31, 2020. Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of thiabendazole on mushroom spawn and supplement equivalent to a maximum of 83,750,000 square feet of crop to control Trichoderma green mold. A time-limited tolerance in connection with a previous action is established at 40 CFR 180.242(a); Effective March 17, 2017 to March 17, 2018. EPA authorized the planting of 100% of cotton acreage to transgenic (Bt) cotton as a component of the Pink Bollworm (PBW) Eradication Program in the PBW eradication area of California. A potential maximum of an additional 1,600 acres could be planted to Bt cotton under this quarantine exemption. Effective: March 9, 2017 to March 9, 2020. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. Dated: May 26, 2017. Daniel Rosenblatt, Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2017–14089 Filed 7–3–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Texas ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Department of Agriculture Crisis exemption: On March 17, 2017, the Texas Department of Agriculture declared a crisis exemption to allow the use of tolfenpyrad on a maximum of 10,000 acres of dry bulb onions to control onion thrips. The need for this use is expected beyond the 15 days allowed under a crisis exemption, and a specific exemption request was submitted to the Agency. A time-limited tolerance in connection with this action will be established in 40 CFR 180.675(b); Effective March 14, 2017 to March 31, 2017. Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor on a maximum of 3,000,000 acres of sorghum (grain and forage) to control sugarcane aphid. A time-limited tolerance in connection with this action has been established in 40 CFR 180.668(b); Effective April 9, 2017 to November 30, 2017. EPA authorized the use of clothianidin on a maximum of 4,000 acres of immature citrus trees to manage the transmission of Huanglongbing (HLB) disease vectored by the Asian citrus psyllid. A time-limited tolerance in connection with this action was established in 40 CFR 180.668(b); Effective May 1, 2017 to May 1, 2018. B. Federal Department and Agency U.S. Department of Agriculture sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Animal and Plant Health Inspector Service Quarantine exemptions: EPA authorized the use of methyl bromide on post-harvest unlabeled imported/ domestic commodities to prevent the introduction/spread of any new or recently introduced foreign pest(s) to any U.S. geographical location; March 1, 2017 to March 1, 2020. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:57 Jul 03, 2017 Jkt 241001 [EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0014; FRL–9962–88] 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 the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows a June 8, 2016 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 June 8, 2016 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 did not receive any comments on the notice. 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. DATES: The cancellations are effective July 5, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Yanchulis, Information Technology and Resources Management SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 347–0237; email address: yanchulis.michael@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, 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. 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–2010–1014, 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. What action is the agency taking? This notice announces the cancellations and/or amendment to terminate uses, as requested by registrants, of products registered under FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C. 136a). These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in Table 1 and Table 2 of this unit. The following registration numbers that were listed in the Federal Register of June 8, 2016 (81 FR 36913) (FRL–9943–68) have already been cancelled in previous Federal Register notices: 81002–1 on September 18, 2015 (80 FR 56457); 9198–205 on October 3, 2016 (81 FR 68013); and 3525–71, 3525–91, 3525–96, 3525–109, CA–030012, MA–080001, OR–080035, OR–100010 and TX–100019 on March 22, 2017 (82 FR 14717). E:\FR\FM\05JYN1.SGM 05JYN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0009; FRL-9962-59]


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 
January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017 to control unforeseen pest outbreaks.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Goodis, 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:
    [emsp14]Crop production (NAICS code 111).
    [emsp14]Animal production (NAICS code 112).
    [emsp14]Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
    [emsp14]Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    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.

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-2017-0009, 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 (7 U.S.C. 136p), 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, number of acres 
(if applicable), and the duration of the exemption. EPA also gives the 
Federal Register citation for the time-limited tolerance, if any.

III. Emergency Exemptions

A. U.S. States and Territories

Alabama
    Department of Agriculture and Industries
    Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor on a 
maximum of 45,000 acres of sorghum (grain and forage) to control 
sugarcane aphid. A time-limited tolerance in connection with this 
action has been established in 40 CFR 180.668(b); Effective April 9, 
2017 to October 31, 2017.
    EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor on a maximum of 75,000 acres 
of cotton to control tarnished plant bugs. Tolerances in connection 
with a previous action have been established in 40 CFR 180.668(a); 
Effective June 1, 2017 to October 31, 2017.
Arkansas
State Plant Board
    Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor on a 
maximum of 420,000 acres of cotton to control tarnished plant bugs. 
Tolerances in connection with a previous action have been established 
in 40 CFR 180.668(a); Effective June 1, 2017 to October 31, 2017.
    EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor on a maximum of 50,000 acres 
of sorghum (grain and forage) to control sugarcane aphid. A time-
limited tolerance in connection with this action has been established 
in 40 CFR 180.668(b); Effective April 9, 2017 to September 15, 2017.
Florida
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
    Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the uses of streptomycin and 
oxytetracycline on a maximum of 388,534 acres of citrus to manage HLB 
or citrus greening disease caused by the bacteria, Candidatus 
Liberibacter Asiaticus. Time-limited tolerances in connection with 
these actions have been established at 40 CFR 180.337(b) 
(oxytetracycline) and 180.245(b) (streptomycin). Effective January 10, 
2017 to December 31, 2017.
    EPA authorized the use of tolfenpyrad on a maximum of 51,600 acres 
of fruiting vegetables to control various thrips. A time-limited 
tolerance in connection with this action have been established in 40 
CFR 180.675(b); Effective March 1, 2017 to March 1, 2018.
Louisiana
Department of Agriculture and Forestry
    Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor on a 
maximum of 180,000 acres of sorghum (grain and forage) to control 
sugarcane aphid. A time-limited tolerance in connection with this 
action has been established in 40 CFR 180.668(b); Effective April 9, 
2017 to November 30, 2017.
    EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor on a maximum of 175,000 acres 
of cotton to control tarnished plant bugs. Tolerances in connection 
with a previous action have been established in 40 CFR 180.668(a); 
Effective May 15, 2017 to October 31, 2017.
    Quarantine exemption: EPA authorized the use of triclopyr on a 
maximum of 382,467 acres of sugarcane

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to control Merrill's nightshade. A time-limited tolerance in connection 
with this action will be established in 40 CFR 180.417(b); Effective 
February 10, 2017 to May 31, 2020.
Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of thiabendazole on 
mushroom spawn and supplement equivalent to a maximum of 83,750,000 
square feet of crop to control Trichoderma green mold. A time-limited 
tolerance in connection with a previous action is established at 40 CFR 
180.242(a); Effective March 17, 2017 to March 17, 2018.
Texas
Department of Agriculture
    Crisis exemption: On March 17, 2017, the Texas Department of 
Agriculture declared a crisis exemption to allow the use of tolfenpyrad 
on a maximum of 10,000 acres of dry bulb onions to control onion 
thrips. The need for this use is expected beyond the 15 days allowed 
under a crisis exemption, and a specific exemption request was 
submitted to the Agency. A time-limited tolerance in connection with 
this action will be established in 40 CFR 180.675(b); Effective March 
14, 2017 to March 31, 2017.
    Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of sulfoxaflor on a 
maximum of 3,000,000 acres of sorghum (grain and forage) to control 
sugarcane aphid. A time-limited tolerance in connection with this 
action has been established in 40 CFR 180.668(b); Effective April 9, 
2017 to November 30, 2017.
    EPA authorized the use of clothianidin on a maximum of 4,000 acres 
of immature citrus trees to manage the transmission of Huanglongbing 
(HLB) disease vectored by the Asian citrus psyllid. A time-limited 
tolerance in connection with this action was established in 40 CFR 
180.668(b); Effective May 1, 2017 to May 1, 2018.

B. Federal Department and Agency

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspector Service
    Quarantine exemptions: EPA authorized the use of methyl bromide on 
post-harvest unlabeled imported/domestic commodities to prevent the 
introduction/spread of any new or recently introduced foreign pest(s) 
to any U.S. geographical location; March 1, 2017 to March 1, 2020.
    EPA authorized the planting of 100% of cotton acreage to transgenic 
(Bt) cotton as a component of the Pink Bollworm (PBW) Eradication 
Program in the PBW eradication area of California. A potential maximum 
of an additional 1,600 acres could be planted to Bt cotton under this 
quarantine exemption. Effective: March 9, 2017 to March 9, 2020.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: May 26, 2017.
Daniel Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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