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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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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
II. Registration Applications
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0025; FRL–10017–59]
EPA has received applications to
register pesticide products containing
active ingredients not included in any
currently registered pesticide products.
Pursuant to the provisions of FIFRA
section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA
is hereby providing notice of receipt and
opportunity to comment on these
applications. Notice of receipt of these
applications does not imply a decision
by the Agency on these applications.
Pesticide Emergency Exemptions;
Agency Decisions and State and
Federal Agency Crisis Declarations
New Active Ingredients
1. File Symbol: 524–AAG. Docket ID
number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0547.
Applicant: Bayer CropScience LP, 800 N
Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63167.
Product name: MON 95379. Active
ingredients: Plant-Incorporated
Protectant Insecticides—Bacillus
thuringiensis Cry1B.868 protein and the
genetic material (Vector PV–
ZMIR522223) necessary for its
production in MON 95379 corn at
<0.036% and Bacillus thuringiensis
Cry1Da_7 protein and the genetic
material (Vector PV–ZMIR522223)
necessary for its production in MON
95379 corn at <0.01%. Proposed use:
Plant-incorporated protectants to
control lepidopteran pests in corn
planted on a maximum total acreage of
100 acres per growing season for
breeding operations across the states of
Arkansas, Hawaii, and Iowa.
2. File Symbol: 52991–GA. Docket ID
number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0578.
Applicant: Bedoukian Research Inc., 6
Commerce Dr., Danbury, CT 06810.
Product name: Bedoukian z-9Tetradecenyl Acetate Technical
Pheromone. Active ingredient: Straight
Chain Lepidopteran Pheromone—Z-9tetradecen-1-yl acetate at 85%. Proposed
use: For manufacturing use.
3. File Symbol: 93786–R. Docket ID
number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0590.
Applicant: VPTox LLC, on behalf of
Draslovka Services Pty Ltd., 21320
Sweet Clover Place, Ashburn VA 20147.
Product name: eFume. Active
ingredient: Insecticide—Ethyl Formate
at 99.76%. Proposed use: Fumigant.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: December 1, 2020.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and
Resources Management Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA has granted emergency
exemptions under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) for use of pesticides as
listed in this notice. The exemptions
were granted during the period July 1 to
September 30, 2020 to control
unforeseen pest outbreaks.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marietta Echeverria, Acting Director,
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.
SUMMARY:
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–2020–0025, 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
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Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is (703) 305–5805.
Due to the public health concerns
related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is
closed to visitors with limited
exceptions. The staff continues to
provide remote customer service via
email, phone, and webform. For the
latest status information on EPA/DC
services and docket access, visit 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. There were no denied
emergency exemption requests for the
time-period covered by this notice.
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 from
exposure of infants and children to
residues of the pesticide.
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
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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
Arkansas
State Plant Board
Specific exemption: EPA authorized
the use of flupyradifurone on a
maximum of 200 acres of sweet
sorghum to control sugarcane aphid.
Time-limited tolerances in connection
with this action were established in 40
CFR 180.679(b). This use was effective
September 2, 2020 to November 15,
2020.
California
Department of Pesticide Regulation
Specific exemption: EPA authorized
the use of lambda-cyhalothrin on a
maximum of 3,000 acres of asparagus to
control the European asparagus aphid
(Brachycolus asparagi). Since this
request proposed a use for which an
emergency exemption has been
requested for 5 or more previous years
(and supported by the Interregional
Research Project Number 4 (IR–4)
program), and a registration application
or tolerance petition has not been
submitted to EPA, in accordance with
the requirement at 40 CFR 166.24, a
notice of receipt published in the
Federal Register on August 13, 2020 (85
FR 49365–36) (FRL–10012–55) with the
public comment period closing on
August 28, 2020. This use was effective
September 11, 2020 to October 31, 2020.
Louisiana
Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Crisis Exemption: EPA concurred
upon a crisis exemption declared by the
Louisiana Department of Agriculture
and Forestry for the use of
flupyradifurone on a maximum of
500,000 acres of sugarcane to control
sugarcane aphids. A time-limited
tolerance for residues of flupyradifurone
on sugarcane will be established at 40
CFR 180.679 in connection with this
stand-alone 15-day crisis exemption
program. This use was effective July 23,
2020 to August 5, 2020.
Maryland
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of dinotefuran on a maximum of
3,730 acres of pome and stone fruit to
control the brown marmorated stinkbug.
Time-limited tolerances in connection
with past actions were established in 40
CFR 180.603(b). Since this request
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proposed a use for which an emergency
exemption has been requested for 5 or
more previous years (and supported by
the IR–4 program) and a registration
application or tolerance petition has not
been submitted to EPA, in accordance
with the requirements at 40 CFR 166.24,
a notice of receipt published in the
Federal Register on May 27, 2020 (85
FR 31776) (FRL–10009–75) with the
public comment period closing on June
11, 2020. This use was effective July 15,
2020 to October 15, 2020.
Nevada
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized
the use of afidopyropen on a maximum
of 25,000 acres of alfalfa to control blue
alfalfa aphid (Acyrthosiphon kondoi). A
time-limited tolerance in connection
with this action will be established in
40 CFR 180.700(b). This use is effective
July 29, 2020 to May 30, 2021.
New York
Department of Environmental
Conservation
Specific exemption: EPA authorized
the use of bifenthrin on a maximum of
7,521 acres of apples, peaches, and
nectarines to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug. Time-limited
tolerances in connection with past
actions were established in 40 CFR
180.442(b). This use was effective July
16, 2020 to October 15, 2020.
North Carolina
Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of dinotefuran on a maximum of
4,000 acres of pome and stone fruit to
control the brown marmorated stinkbug.
Time-limited tolerances in connection
with past actions were established in 40
CFR 180.603(b). Since this request
proposed a use for which an emergency
exemption has been requested for 5 or
more previous years (and supported by
the IR–4 program) and a registration
application or tolerance petition has not
been submitted to EPA, in accordance
with the requirements at 40 CFR 166.24,
a notice of receipt published in the
Federal Register on May 27, 2020 (85
FR 31776) (FRL–10009–75) with the
public comment period closing on June
11, 2020. This use was effective July 15,
2020 to October 15, 2020.
EPA authorized the use of
flupyradifurone on a maximum of 750
acres of sweet sorghum to control
sugarcane aphid. Time-limited
tolerances in connection with this
action were established in 40 CFR
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180.679(b). This use was effective July
24, 2020 to November 15, 2020.
Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of dinotefuran on a maximum of
24,974 acres of pome and stone fruit to
control the brown marmorated stinkbug.
Time-limited tolerances in connection
with past actions were established in 40
CFR 180.603(b). Since this request
proposed a use for which an emergency
exemption has been requested for 5 or
more previous years (and supported by
the IR–4 program) and a registration
application or tolerance petition has not
been submitted to EPA, in accordance
with the requirements at 40 CFR 166.24,
a notice of receipt published in the
Federal Register on May 27, 2020 (85
FR 31776) (FRL–10009–75) with the
public comment period closing on June
11, 2020. This use was effective July 15,
2020 to October 15, 2020.
Tennessee
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized
the use of flupyradifurone on a
maximum of 750 acres of sweet
sorghum to control sugarcane aphid.
Time-limited tolerances in connection
with this action were established in 40
CFR 180.679(b). This use was effective
July 24, 2020 to November 15, 2020.
West Virginia
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of dinotefuran on a maximum of
5,986 acres of pome and stone fruit to
control the brown marmorated stinkbug.
Time-limited tolerances in connection
with past actions were established in 40
CFR 180.603(b). Since this request
proposed a use for which an emergency
exemption has been requested for 5 or
more previous years (and supported by
the IR–4 program) and a registration
application or tolerance petition has not
been submitted to EPA, in accordance
with the requirements at 40 CFR 166.24,
a notice of receipt published in the
Federal Register on May 27, 2020 (85
FR 31776) (FRL–10009–75) with the
public comment period closing on June
11, 2020. This use was effective July 15,
2020 to October 15, 2020.
B. Federal Departments and Agencies
Agriculture Department
Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Virginia
Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services
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Quarantine exemptions: EPA
authorized the use of thymol on hard,
nonporous surfaces associated with
aircraft and associated loading
equipment used to transport livestock,
for disinfection from African swine
fever and foot-and-mouth disease
viruses. This use is effective September
4, 2020 to September 4, 2023.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: November 25, 2020.
Marietta Echeverria,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office
of Pesticide Programs.
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Specific exemptions: EPA authorized
the use of dinotefuran on a maximum of
29,000 acres of pome and stone fruit to
control the brown marmorated stinkbug.
Time-limited tolerances in connection
with past actions were established in 40
CFR 180.603(b). Since this request
proposed a use for which an emergency
exemption has been requested for 5 or
more previous years (and supported by
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0007; FRL–10019–60]
Benzene, 1-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4ethenyl-, polymer with ethenylbenzene
and 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, sulfonated
(Referred to as BIAXAM Polymer);
Receipt of Applications for Emergency
Exemptions, Solicitation of Public
Comment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Public health exemptions: EPA
authorized the uses of 1octadecanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-[3(trihydroxysilyl)propyl] chloride on
non-porous, non-food-contact surfaces
at the following sites in Texas:
American Airlines aircraft and airport
facilities; and Total Orthopedics Sports
and Spine facilities, to control the
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV–2), the causal
agent of COVID–19. The uses are
effective August 24, 2020 to August 24,
2021.
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the IR–4 program) and a registration
application or tolerance petition has not
been submitted to EPA, in accordance
with the requirements at 40 CFR 166.24,
a notice of receipt published in the
Federal Register on May 27, 2020 (85
FR 31776) (FRL–10009–75) with the
public comment period closing on June
11, 2020. This use was effective July 15,
2020 to October 15, 2020.
EPA has received public
health exemption requests from the
Utah Department of Agriculture and
Food (UDAF) and the Minnesota
Department of Agriculture (MDA) to use
the pesticide benzene, 1-(1,1dimethylethyl)-4-ethenyl-, polymer with
ethenylbenzene and 2-methyl-1,3butadiene, sulfonated (referred to as
BIAXAM Polymer) (CAS No. 1637665–
77–0) to treat nonporous, non-foodcontact surfaces associated with the
interior of aircraft and airports to
control the new novel Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
(SARS–CoV–2). The applicants propose
the use of a new chemical which has not
been registered as a pesticide by EPA.
EPA is soliciting public comment before
making the decision whether or not to
grant the exemptions.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 24, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this action,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0007, 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.
Due to the public health concerns
related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is
closed to visitors with limited
exceptions. The staff continues to
provide remote customer service via
email, phone, and webform. For the
latest status information on EPA/DC
services and docket access, visit https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
Submit your comments, identified by
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–
0007, by one of the following methods:
SUMMARY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0025; FRL-10017-59]
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 listed in this notice. The exemptions were granted during
the period July 1 to September 30, 2020 to control unforeseen pest
outbreaks.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marietta Echeverria, Acting Director,
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:
[email protected].
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-2020-0025, 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
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Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the
OPP Docket is (703) 305-5805.
Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with
limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer
service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit 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. There were no denied
emergency exemption requests for the time-period covered by this
notice.
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 from
exposure of infants and children to residues of the pesticide.
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
Arkansas
State Plant Board
Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of flupyradifurone on a
maximum of 200 acres of sweet sorghum to control sugarcane aphid. Time-
limited tolerances in connection with this action were established in
40 CFR 180.679(b). This use was effective September 2, 2020 to November
15, 2020.
California
Department of Pesticide Regulation
Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of lambda-cyhalothrin on
a maximum of 3,000 acres of asparagus to control the European asparagus
aphid (Brachycolus asparagi). Since this request proposed a use for
which an emergency exemption has been requested for 5 or more previous
years (and supported by the Interregional Research Project Number 4
(IR-4) program), and a registration application or tolerance petition
has not been submitted to EPA, in accordance with the requirement at 40
CFR 166.24, a notice of receipt published in the Federal Register on
August 13, 2020 (85 FR 49365-36) (FRL-10012-55) with the public comment
period closing on August 28, 2020. This use was effective September 11,
2020 to October 31, 2020.
Louisiana
Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Crisis Exemption: EPA concurred upon a crisis exemption declared by
the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry for the use of
flupyradifurone on a maximum of 500,000 acres of sugarcane to control
sugarcane aphids. A time-limited tolerance for residues of
flupyradifurone on sugarcane will be established at 40 CFR 180.679 in
connection with this stand-alone 15-day crisis exemption program. This
use was effective July 23, 2020 to August 5, 2020.
Maryland
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of dinotefuran on a
maximum of 3,730 acres of pome and stone fruit to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug. Time-limited tolerances in connection with past
actions were established in 40 CFR 180.603(b). Since this request
proposed a use for which an emergency exemption has been requested for
5 or more previous years (and supported by the IR-4 program) and a
registration application or tolerance petition has not been submitted
to EPA, in accordance with the requirements at 40 CFR 166.24, a notice
of receipt published in the Federal Register on May 27, 2020 (85 FR
31776) (FRL-10009-75) with the public comment period closing on June
11, 2020. This use was effective July 15, 2020 to October 15, 2020.
Nevada
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of afidopyropen on a
maximum of 25,000 acres of alfalfa to control blue alfalfa aphid
(Acyrthosiphon kondoi). A time-limited tolerance in connection with
this action will be established in 40 CFR 180.700(b). This use is
effective July 29, 2020 to May 30, 2021.
New York
Department of Environmental Conservation
Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of bifenthrin on a
maximum of 7,521 acres of apples, peaches, and nectarines to control
the brown marmorated stinkbug. Time-limited tolerances in connection
with past actions were established in 40 CFR 180.442(b). This use was
effective July 16, 2020 to October 15, 2020.
North Carolina
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of dinotefuran on a
maximum of 4,000 acres of pome and stone fruit to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug. Time-limited tolerances in connection with past
actions were established in 40 CFR 180.603(b). Since this request
proposed a use for which an emergency exemption has been requested for
5 or more previous years (and supported by the IR-4 program) and a
registration application or tolerance petition has not been submitted
to EPA, in accordance with the requirements at 40 CFR 166.24, a notice
of receipt published in the Federal Register on May 27, 2020 (85 FR
31776) (FRL-10009-75) with the public comment period closing on June
11, 2020. This use was effective July 15, 2020 to October 15, 2020.
EPA authorized the use of flupyradifurone on a maximum of 750 acres
of sweet sorghum to control sugarcane aphid. Time-limited tolerances in
connection with this action were established in 40 CFR
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180.679(b). This use was effective July 24, 2020 to November 15, 2020.
Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of dinotefuran on a
maximum of 24,974 acres of pome and stone fruit to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug. Time-limited tolerances in connection with past
actions were established in 40 CFR 180.603(b). Since this request
proposed a use for which an emergency exemption has been requested for
5 or more previous years (and supported by the IR-4 program) and a
registration application or tolerance petition has not been submitted
to EPA, in accordance with the requirements at 40 CFR 166.24, a notice
of receipt published in the Federal Register on May 27, 2020 (85 FR
31776) (FRL-10009-75) with the public comment period closing on June
11, 2020. This use was effective July 15, 2020 to October 15, 2020.
Tennessee
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of flupyradifurone on a
maximum of 750 acres of sweet sorghum to control sugarcane aphid. Time-
limited tolerances in connection with this action were established in
40 CFR 180.679(b). This use was effective July 24, 2020 to November 15,
2020.
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Public health exemptions: EPA authorized the uses of 1-
octadecanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-[3-(trihydroxysilyl)propyl] chloride
on non-porous, non-food-contact surfaces at the following sites in
Texas: American Airlines aircraft and airport facilities; and Total
Orthopedics Sports and Spine facilities, to control the Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causal agent of
COVID-19. The uses are effective August 24, 2020 to August 24, 2021.
Virginia
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of dinotefuran on a
maximum of 29,000 acres of pome and stone fruit to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug. Time-limited tolerances in connection with past
actions were established in 40 CFR 180.603(b). Since this request
proposed a use for which an emergency exemption has been requested for
5 or more previous years (and supported by the IR-4 program) and a
registration application or tolerance petition has not been submitted
to EPA, in accordance with the requirements at 40 CFR 166.24, a notice
of receipt published in the Federal Register on May 27, 2020 (85 FR
31776) (FRL-10009-75) with the public comment period closing on June
11, 2020. This use was effective July 15, 2020 to October 15, 2020.
West Virginia
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemptions: EPA authorized the use of dinotefuran on a
maximum of 5,986 acres of pome and stone fruit to control the brown
marmorated stinkbug. Time-limited tolerances in connection with past
actions were established in 40 CFR 180.603(b). Since this request
proposed a use for which an emergency exemption has been requested for
5 or more previous years (and supported by the IR-4 program) and a
registration application or tolerance petition has not been submitted
to EPA, in accordance with the requirements at 40 CFR 166.24, a notice
of receipt published in the Federal Register on May 27, 2020 (85 FR
31776) (FRL-10009-75) with the public comment period closing on June
11, 2020. This use was effective July 15, 2020 to October 15, 2020.
B. Federal Departments and Agencies
Agriculture Department
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Quarantine exemptions: EPA authorized the use of thymol on hard,
nonporous surfaces associated with aircraft and associated loading
equipment used to transport livestock, for disinfection from African
swine fever and foot-and-mouth disease viruses. This use is effective
September 4, 2020 to September 4, 2023.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: November 25, 2020.
Marietta Echeverria,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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