Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations, 74144-74146 [2022-26249]

Download as PDF 74144 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 231 / Friday, December 2, 2022 / Notices email address: reddick.lorraine@ epa.gov. Additional information about this meeting, the CAAAC, and its subcommittees and workgroups can be found on the CAAAC website: https:// www.epa.gov/caaac/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2 section 10(a)(2), notice is hereby given that the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee will hold its next public meeting remotely/virtually on December 14, 2022, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (EST). The committee agenda and any documents prepared for the meeting will be publicly available on the CAAAC website at https://www.epa.gov/ caaac/ prior to the meeting. Thereafter, these documents, together with CAAAC meeting minutes, will be available on the CAAAC website or by contacting the Office of Air and Radiation Docket and requesting information under docket EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0217. The docket office can be reached by email at: a-andr-Docket@epa.gov or FAX: 202–566– 9744. For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Lorraine Reddick at reddick.lorraine@epa.gov, preferably at least 7 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: November 29, 2022. Lorraine Reddick, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Air Policy and Program Support. [FR Doc. 2022–26259 Filed 12–1–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0492; FRL–10432–01– OCSPP] United States Department of Justice and Parties to Certain Litigation; Transfer of Data Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces that pesticide related information submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) by the submitter, will be transferred to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and parties to certain litigation. This transfer of data is in lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:14 Dec 01, 2022 Jkt 259001 accordance with the CBI regulations governing the disclosure of potential CBI in litigation. DATES: Access to this information by DOJ and the parties to certain litigation is ongoing and expected to continue during the litigation as discussed in this Notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Rosenblatt, Registration Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 566–2659; email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is being provided pursuant to 40 CFR 2.209(d) to inform affected businesses that EPA, via DOJ, will provide certain information to the parties and the Court in the matter of Center for Biological Diversity et al. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency et al., Case No. 4:20-cv-00555– DCB (D. Ariz.) (‘‘Dicamba Litigation’’). The information is contained in documents that have been submitted to EPA pursuant to FIFRA and FFDCA by pesticide registrants or other datasubmitters, including information that has been claimed to be, or determined to potentially contain, CBI. In the Dicamba Litigation, the plaintiffs seek judicial review of three EPA registration decisions and related registration amendments for products that contain dicamba for use on dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybeans, issued under FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. The documents are being produced as part of the Administrative Record of the decisions at issue and include documents that registrants or other datasubmitters may have submitted to EPA regarding the pesticide dicamba, and that may be subject to various release restrictions under federal law. The information includes documents submitted with pesticide registration applications and may include CBI as well as scientific studies subject to the disclosure restrictions of FIFRA section 10(g), 7 U.S.C. 136h(g). All documents that may be subject to release restrictions under federal law are designated as ‘‘Protected Information’’ under a Protective Order that was entered by the court in the Dicamba Litigation on November 10, 2022 (Doc. No. 93). The Protective Order precludes public disclosure of any such documents by the parties in this action who have received the information from EPA and limits the use of such documents to litigation purposes only. If filed with the Court, the Protective Order requires that such documents be PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 filed under seal and not be available for public review. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. Dated: November 22, 2022. Daniel Rosenblatt, Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2022–26251 Filed 12–1–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0624; FRL–10416–01– OCSPP] 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 listed in this notice. The exemptions were granted during the period July 1, 2022, to September 30, 2022, to control unforeseen pest outbreaks. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Rosenblatt, Registration Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; main telephone number: (202) 566–1030; email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. 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). 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. E:\FR\FM\02DEN1.SGM 02DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 231 / Friday, December 2, 2022 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 B. How can I get copies of this document result in pesticide chemical residues, EPA establishes a time-limited tolerance and other related information? meeting the ‘‘reasonable certainty of no The docket for this action, identified harm standard’’ of the Federal Food, by docket identification (ID) number Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0624, is available In this document: EPA identifies the at https://www.regulations.gov or at the State or Federal agency granted the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory exemption, the type of exemption, the Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the pesticide authorized, the pests, the crop Environmental Protection Agency or use for which authorized, number of Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William acres or other unit for treatment (if Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 applicable), and the effective date of the Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC exemption. EPA also gives the Federal 20460–0001. The Public Reading Room Register citation for the time-limited is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal tolerance, if any, and notes when a holidays. The telephone number for the Notice of Receipt (if required under 40 CFR 166.24) was published in the Public Reading Room and the OPP Docket is (202) 566–1744. Please review Federal Register. the visitor instructions and additional information about the docket available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. III. Emergency Exemptions II. Background Arkansas 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 for a specific crop/site on a limited acreage, or other unit for treatment (e.g., square footage, cartons of produce 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 requested less frequently than specific exemptions. 3. A ‘‘crisis exemption’’ is initiated by a State or Federal agency (and is concurred upon by EPA) when there is insufficient time to request and obtain EPA permission for emergency use of a pesticide under one of the other types of emergency exemptions. EPA may deny an emergency exemption request: 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 infants and children to residues of the pesticide. If the emergency use of the pesticide on a food or feed commodity would Department of Agriculture VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:14 Dec 01, 2022 Jkt 259001 A. U.S. States and Territories Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of thiamethoxam on a maximum of 450,000 acres of rice to control rice stink bug. Time-limited tolerances in connection with a previous action support this emergency use and are established in 40 CFR 180.565(b). The authorization was effective July 27, 2022. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of clothianidin on a maximum of 125,376 acres of immature (3 to 5 years old) 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 supports this emergency use and is established in 40 CFR 180.586(b). The authorization was effective September 28, 2022. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Quarantine exemption: EPA authorized the use of fipronil to control an invasive crazy ant species (commonly referred to as the Tawny Crazy Ant) around the outside of manmade structures, in parishes where the ant has been confirmed. The authorization was effective September 27, 2022. Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Quarantine exemption: EPA authorized the use of pyrethrins and piperonyl butoxide to eradicate Red PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 74145 Swamp Crayfish on a maximum 6.98 acres across sixteen ponds in Southeast Michigan. This is a non-food/non-feed use and the authorization was effective August 24, 2022. Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of thiamethoxam on a maximum of 50,000 acres of rice to control rice stink bug. Time-limited tolerances in connection with a previous action support this emergency use and are established in 40 CFR 180.565(b). The authorization was effective July 28, 2022. Quarantine exemption: EPA authorized the use of fipronil to control an invasive crazy ant species (commonly referred to as the Tawny Crazy Ant) around the outside of manmade structures, in parishes where the ant has been confirmed. The authorization was effective September 27, 2022. Missouri Department of Agriculture Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of thiamethoxam on a maximum of 45,000 acres of rice to control rice stink bug. Time-limited tolerances in connection with a previous action support this emergency use and are established in 40 CFR 180.565(b). The authorization was effective August 12, 2022. Texas Department of Agriculture Quarantine exemption: EPA authorized the use of fipronil to control an invasive crazy ant species (commonly referred to as the Tawny Crazy Ant) around the outside of manmade structures, in parishes where the ant has been confirmed. The authorization was effective September 27, 2022. B. Federal Departments and Agencies United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Quarantine Exemption: EPA authorized the use of acetic acid (vinegar) on hard nonporous surfaces to control African swine fever virus. The authorization was effective September 9, 2022. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. E:\FR\FM\02DEN1.SGM 02DEN1 74146 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 231 / Friday, December 2, 2022 / Notices Dated: November 28, 2022. Daniel Rosenblatt, Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. Shams, CPHEA; telephone: 202–564– 2758; or email: shams.dahnish@epa.gov. 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ACTION: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is postponing the public science meeting to discuss the ‘‘IRIS Assessment Plan and Protocol for Assessing Cancer Risk from Inhalation Exposure to Cobalt and Cobalt Compounds.’’ The public science webinar originally scheduled for November 30, 2022 will be postponed and a new meeting date will be scheduled in early 2023. EPA will announce the public meeting date and registration details on the EPA IRIS website (https://www.epa.gov/iris) and via EPA’s IRIS listserv. To register for the IRIS listserv, visit IRIS website at https://www.epa.gov/iris/forms/stayingconnected-integrated-risk-informationsystem#connect. SUMMARY: Notice of the forthcoming regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (FCSIC), is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of the Bylaws of the FCSIC. DATES: 10 a.m., Wednesday, December 7, 2022. 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The public comment period on the document remains unchanged. • Approval of October 12, 2022, Minutes • Quarterly FCSIC Financial Reports • Quarterly Report on Insured Obligations • Quarterly Report on Annual Performance Plan EPA will announce the public meeting date and registration details on the EPA IRIS website (https:// www.epa.gov/iris) and via EPA’s IRIS listserv. Portions Closed to the Public DATES: ADDRESSES: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Board of Directors Meeting For technical information on the draft IRIS Assessment Plan and Protocol for Assessing Cancer Risk From Inhalation Exposure to Cobalt and Cobalt Compounds, contact Mr. Dahnish FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: • Report on Insurance Risk • Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act Review • Auditor Selection Process • Audit Plan for the Year Ended December 31, 2022 • Executive Session of the Audit Committee with Auditor Ashley Waldron, Secretary to the Board. 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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2022)]
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[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0624; FRL-10416-01-OCSPP]


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, 2022, to September 30, 2022, to control unforeseen 
pest outbreaks.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Rosenblatt, Registration 
Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001; main telephone number: (202) 566-1030; 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).
    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.

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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-2022-0624, 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 and the OPP Docket is (202) 566-1744. 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 for a specific crop/site on a limited acreage, or other 
unit for treatment (e.g., square footage, cartons of produce 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 
requested less frequently than specific exemptions.
    3. A ``crisis exemption'' is initiated by a State or Federal agency 
(and is concurred upon by EPA) when there is insufficient time to 
request and obtain EPA permission for emergency use of a pesticide 
under one of the other types of emergency exemptions.
    EPA may deny an emergency exemption request: 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 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, 
the pests, the crop or use for which authorized, number of acres or 
other unit for treatment (if applicable), and the effective date of the 
exemption. EPA also gives the Federal Register citation for the time-
limited tolerance, if any, and notes when a Notice of Receipt (if 
required under 40 CFR 166.24) was published in the Federal Register.

III. Emergency Exemptions

A. U.S. States and Territories

Arkansas
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of thiamethoxam on a 
maximum of 450,000 acres of rice to control rice stink bug. Time-
limited tolerances in connection with a previous action support this 
emergency use and are established in 40 CFR 180.565(b). The 
authorization was effective July 27, 2022.
Florida
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of clothianidin on a 
maximum of 125,376 acres of immature (3 to 5 years old) 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 supports this emergency use and is established in 40 CFR 
180.586(b). The authorization was effective September 28, 2022.
Louisiana
Department of Agriculture and Forestry
    Quarantine exemption: EPA authorized the use of fipronil to control 
an invasive crazy ant species (commonly referred to as the Tawny Crazy 
Ant) around the outside of manmade structures, in parishes where the 
ant has been confirmed. The authorization was effective September 27, 
2022.
Michigan
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
    Quarantine exemption: EPA authorized the use of pyrethrins and 
piperonyl butoxide to eradicate Red Swamp Crayfish on a maximum 6.98 
acres across sixteen ponds in Southeast Michigan. This is a non-food/
non-feed use and the authorization was effective August 24, 2022.
Mississippi
Department of Agriculture and Commerce
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of thiamethoxam on a 
maximum of 50,000 acres of rice to control rice stink bug. Time-limited 
tolerances in connection with a previous action support this emergency 
use and are established in 40 CFR 180.565(b). The authorization was 
effective July 28, 2022.
    Quarantine exemption: EPA authorized the use of fipronil to control 
an invasive crazy ant species (commonly referred to as the Tawny Crazy 
Ant) around the outside of manmade structures, in parishes where the 
ant has been confirmed. The authorization was effective September 27, 
2022.
Missouri
Department of Agriculture
    Specific exemption: EPA authorized the use of thiamethoxam on a 
maximum of 45,000 acres of rice to control rice stink bug. Time-limited 
tolerances in connection with a previous action support this emergency 
use and are established in 40 CFR 180.565(b). The authorization was 
effective August 12, 2022.
Texas
Department of Agriculture
    Quarantine exemption: EPA authorized the use of fipronil to control 
an invasive crazy ant species (commonly referred to as the Tawny Crazy 
Ant) around the outside of manmade structures, in parishes where the 
ant has been confirmed. The authorization was effective September 27, 
2022.

B. Federal Departments and Agencies

United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
    Quarantine Exemption: EPA authorized the use of acetic acid 
(vinegar) on hard nonporous surfaces to control African swine fever 
virus. The authorization was effective September 9, 2022.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.


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    Dated: November 28, 2022.
Daniel Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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