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Oxyfluorfen. December 13, 1995. Pesticide Emergency Exemptions. Federal Register.

Note from FAN:
This Notice contained several pesticides; only the fluorinated ones are included: bifenthrin, fomesafen, lactofen, oxyfluorfen

http://www.epa.gov/docs/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/1995/December/Day-13/pr-495.html

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-180985; FRL-4988-6]

Emergency Exemptions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has granted specific exemptions for the control of various pests to the 22 States as listed below. Crisis exemptions were initiated by various States, United States Departments of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and the United States Department of the Army. One quarantine exemption was granted to the United States Department of Agriculture. These exemptions, issued during the months of June, July, August, and September 1995, except for the one in March and one in April, are subject to application and timing restrictions and reporting requirements designed to protect the environment to the maximum extent possible. EPA has denied a specific exemption request from the Oregon Department of Agriculture and has withdrawn a specific exemption from the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. Information on these restrictions is available from the contact persons in EPA listed below.

DATES: See each specific and crisis exemption for its effective date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See each emergency exemption for the name of the contact person. The following information applies to all contact persons: By mail: Registration Division (7505W), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: 6th Floor, CS #1, 2800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703)-308-8417; email: group.ermus@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has granted specific, crisis, and quarantine exemptions to the:

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2. Arizona Department of Agriculture for the use of bifenthrin on cauliflower and leaf lettuce to control whiteflies; September 28, 1995, to May 15, 1996. (Andrea Beard)
   
3. Arkansas State Plant Board for the use of fomesafen on snap beans to control moringglory and pigweed; June 2, 1995, to September 10, 1995. (Larry Fried)
   
5. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the use of lactofen on tomatoes and green peppers to control nightshade; September 1, 1995, to August 31, 1996. A notice of receipt published in the Federal Register of July 26, 1995 (60 FR 38335). The use of lactofen has been requested for the past 4 years and was granted. A complete application for registration of the use has not yet been submitted to the Agency. The Florida tomato and green pepper growers are facing an urgent nonroutine situation and will suffer significant economic losses without the use of lactofen. (Margarita Collantes)
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8. Michigan Department of Agriculture for the use of fomesafen on dry beans to control weeds; June 28, 1995, to August 15, 1995. (Larry Fried)
   
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   28. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture for the use of fomesafen on snap beans to control morningglory and pigweed; June 2, 1995, to September 10, 1995. (Larry Fried)
   
   32. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of oxyfluorfen on grasses grown for seed to control weeds; August 31, 1995, to January 15, 1996. (David Deegan)
   
   34. Oregon Department of Agriculture for the use of lactofen on snap beans to control weeds; April 28, 1995, to July 31, 1995. (Larry Fried)
   
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   1. Missouri Department of Agriculture on June 13, 1995, for the use of fomesafen on snap beans to control pig weed. This program has ended. (Larry Fried)
      
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   3. North Dakota Department of Agriculture on August 1, 1995, for the use of bifenthrin on canola to control the Bertha armyworm. This program has ended. (Andrea Beard)
      
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   5. Texas Department of Agriculture on August 31, 1995, for the use of bifenthrin on grain sorghum grown for seed to control banks grass mites. This program has ended. (Andrea Beard)
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   7. Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services on August 28, 1995, for the use of bifenthrin on peanuts to control twospotted spider mites. This program has ended. (Andrea Beard)

   9. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136.

      List of Subjects

      Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Crisis exemptions.

      Dated: November 30, 1995.

      Stephen L. Johnson,
      Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

      [FR Doc. 95-30114 Filed 12-12-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-F