Flusilazole - CAS No. 85509-19-9
Application for Emergency Exemption.
September 21, 2005. Federal Register.
Docket OPP-2005-0242
 
 

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March 2005 request from the states of Minnesota and South Dakota (Docket No. OPP-2005-0242-0002)

October 6, 2005, Comments on Flusilazole submitted to US EPA. Docket No. OPP-2005-0242. Submitted by Fluoride Action Network Pesticide Project.

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/September/Day-21/p18418.htm

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2005-0242; FRL-7734-7]

Flusilazole; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption,
Solicitation of Public Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has received a quarantine exemption request from the
Minnesota and South Dakota Departments of Agriculture to use the
pesticide flusilazole (Punch 3.3EC), CAS No. 85509-19-9, and a
flusilazole + famoxadone premix (Charisma 1.7 EC) on soybeans to
control Asian soybean rust. The Applicant proposes the use of a new
chemical which has not been registered by the EPA. EPA is soliciting
public comment before making the decision whether or not to grant the
exemption.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-
2005-0242, must be received on or before October 6, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or
through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as
provided in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmen Rodia, Registration Division
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 306-0327; fax number: (703) 308-5433; e-mail address:
rodia.carmen@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.
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
Crop production (NAICS code 111)
Animal production (NAICS code 112)
Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311)
Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532)
This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also

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be affected. The North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes have been provided to assist you and others in
determining whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you
have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a
particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under docket ID number OPP-2005-0242. The official public docket
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any
public comments received, and other information related to this action.
Although a part of the official docket, the public docket does not
include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official public docket
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Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
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that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper,
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in the public docket.
Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or
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C. How and To Whom Do I Submit Comments?
You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the
appropriate docket ID number in the subject line on the first page of
your comment. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the
specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the
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these late comments. If you wish to submit CBI or information that is
otherwise protected by statute, please follow the instructions in Unit
I.D. Do not use EPA Dockets or e-mail to submit CBI or information
protected by statute.
1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as
prescribed in this unit, EPA recommends that you include your name,
mailing address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in
the body of your comment. Also include this contact information on the
outside of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter
accompanying the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be
identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact
you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
or needs further information on the substance of your comment. EPA's
policy is that EPA will not edit your comment, and any identifying or
contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included
as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket,
and made available in EPA Dockets. If EPA cannot read your comment due
to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment.
i. EPA Dockets. Your use of EPA Dockets to submit comments to EPA
electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. Go
directly to EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ , and follow the
online instructions for submitting comments. Once in the system, select
``search,'' and then key in docket ID number OPP-2005-0242. The system
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity, e-mail address, or other contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by e-mail to opp-docket@epa.gov ,
Attention: Docket ID Number OPP-2005-0242. In contrast to EPA Dockets,
EPA's e-mail system is not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send
an e-mail comment directly to the docket without going through EPA
Dockets, EPA's e-mail system automatically captures your e-mail
address. E-mail addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e-
mail system are included as part of the comment that is placed in the
official public docket, and made available in EPA Dockets.
iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM
that you mail to the mailing address identified in Unit I.C.2. These
electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file
format. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption.
2. By mail. Send your comments to: Public Information and Records
Integrity Branch (PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001, Attention: Docket ID Number OPP-2005-0242.
3. By hand delivery or courier. Deliver your comments to: Public
Information

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and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, Room 119, Crystal Mall
#2, 1801 S. Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4501, Attention:
Docket ID Number OPP-2005-0242. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the docket's normal hours of operation as identified in Unit I.B.1.

D. How Should I Submit CBI to the Agency?
Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI
electronically through EPA Dockets or by e-mail. You may claim
information that you submit to EPA as CBI by marking any part or all of
that information as CBI (if you submit CBI on disk or CD ROM, 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 CBI).
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes
any 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 and EPA Dockets. If you submit the copy that does
not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside of the disk or CD
ROM clearly that it does not contain CBI. Information not marked as CBI
will be included in the public docket and EPA Dockets without prior
notice. If you have any questions about CBI or the procedures for
claiming CBI, please consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

Under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the discretion of the
Administrator, a Federal or State agency may be exempted from any
provision of FIFRA if the Administrator determines that emergency
conditions exist which require the exemption. The Minnesota and South
Dakota Departments of Agriculture have requested the Administrator to
issue a quarantine exemption
for the use of flusilazole (Punch 3.3EC)
and a flusilazole + famoxadone premix (Charisma 1.7 EC) on soybeans to
control Asian soybean rust. Information in accordance with 40 CFR part
166 was submitted as part of this request.

As part of this request, the Applicant asserts that most of the
73.8 million soybean acres planted in the United States could be
compromised by Asian soybean rust. A variety of published reports have
indicated that soybean rust is capable of causing yield reductions
area-wide on soybeans from 10% to 50% and in selected fields greater
than 90%. Due to the large acreage potentially impacted, registrants
have informed the states that no single product will be available in
sufficient quantity to treat the potential land area impacted by Asian
soybean rust. Nationally, soybeans account for 73.8 million planted
acres, 2.75 billion bushels produced, and over $13 billion value of
production. Even a modest 4% minimal loss of production could reduce
domestic soybean production to its lowest point in the preceding 5
years. According to the quarantine exemption request, several products
have emerged as potentially efficacious against Asian soybean rust in
international trials, including flusilazole.
Flusilazole is a systemic,
triazole fungicide that can be used as a systemic eradicant and a
protectant with post-infection activity that can stop pathogen
establishment in the early phases of disease development.
As part of this quarantine exemption request, the Applicant
proposes a maximum of 2 applications of the 37.8% flusilazole formula
(Punch 3.3EC) per season at an application rate of 1.65 ounces of
active ingredient/acre (4 fluid ounces of product per acre) of soybeans
treated. In addition, the Applicant proposes the use of 1 or 2
applications of the 18.8% (9.7% flusilazole + 9.1% famoxadone)
flusilazole + famoxadone premix (Charisma 1.7 EC) per season at an
application rate of 1.91 ounces of active ingredient (1.01 ounces of
flusilazole + 0.9 ounces of famoxadone)/acre (9 fluid ounces of product
per acre) of soybeans treated. Ground and aerial applications are
requested for both products. If granted, the use of Punch 3.3EC on
soybeans would result in approximately 0.010 million pounds of active
ingredient used per 1 million soybean acres treated. Further, the use
of the Charisma 1.7 EC on soybeans would result in approximately 0.12
million pounds of active ingredient used per 1 million soybean acres
treated.

This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the
application itself. The regulations governing section 18 of FIFRA
require publication of a notice of receipt of an application for a
quarantine exemption proposing ``use of a new chemical (i.e., an active
ingredient) which has not been registered by the EPA.'' This notice
provides an opportunity for public comment on the application.
The Agency, will review and consider all comments received during
the 15-day public comment period in determining whether to issue the
quarantine exemption requested by the Minnesota and South Dakota
Departments of Agriculture.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: September 9, 2005.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 05-18418 Filed 9-20-05; 8:45 am]
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