82 FR 31777 - Lambda-Cyhalothrin; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 130 (July 10, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-14322

EPA has received a specific exemption request from the Washington State Department of Agriculture to use the pesticide lambda- cyhalothrin (CAS No. 91465-08-6) to treat up to 7,000 acres of asparagus to control the European asparagus aphid. The applicant proposes a use which is supported by the Interregional Research Project number 4 (IR-4) program and has been requested in 5 or more previous years, and a petition for tolerance has not yet been submitted to the Agency. Therefore, in accordance with regulatory requirements, EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision whether or not to grant the exemption.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0292; FRL-9963-16]


Lambda-Cyhalothrin; 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 specific exemption request from the 
Washington State Department of Agriculture to use the pesticide lambda-
cyhalothrin (CAS No. 91465-08-6) to treat up to 7,000 acres of 
asparagus to control the European asparagus aphid. The applicant 
proposes a use which is supported by the Interregional Research Project 
number 4 (IR-4) program and has been requested in 5 or more previous 
years, and a petition for tolerance has not yet been submitted to the 
Agency. Therefore, in accordance with regulatory requirements, EPA is 
soliciting public comment before making the decision whether or not to 
grant the exemption.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 25, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0292, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/where-send-comments-epa-dockets.

Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael L. 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: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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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).

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in 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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets#tips.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental 
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group, 
including minority and/or low income populations, in the development, 
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and 
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the 
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population 
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other 
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human 
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticide 
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

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 EPA 
Administrator, a Federal or State agency may be exempted from any 
provision of FIFRA if the EPA Administrator determines that emergency 
conditions exist which require the exemption. The Washington State 
Department of Agriculture has requested the EPA Administrator to issue 
a specific exemption for the use of lambda-cyhalothrin on asparagus to 
control the European asparagus aphid. Information in accordance with 40 
CFR part 166 was submitted as part of the request.
    As part of the request, the applicant asserts that the cancellation 
of the previously relied-upon tool, disulfoton, has left asparagus 
growers in the state of Washington with no adequate alternatives to 
control the European asparagus aphid, and significant economic losses 
will occur without sufficient control.
    The Applicant proposes to make no more than 3 applications at a 
maximum rate of 0.03 pounds (lb.) (total of 0.09 lb.) per acre of 
lambda-cyhalothrin on up to 7,000 acres of asparagus grown in the state 
of Washington from June 15 to October 30, 2017. Treatment of the 
maximum acreage at the maximum rate would result in a total use of 
lambda-cyhalothrin of 630 lbs.
    This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the 
application itself. The regulations governing FIFRA section 18 at 40 
CFR 166.32(a)(7), require publication of a notice of receipt of an 
application for a specific exemption proposing a use which is supported 
by the Inter-Regional Project Number 4 (IR-4) program and has been 
requested in 5 or more previous years, and a petition for tolerance has 
not yet been submitted to the Agency.
    The notice provides an opportunity for public comment on the 
application. The Agency will review and consider all comments received 
during the comment period in determining whether to issue the specific 
exemption requested by the Washington State Department of Agriculture.

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

    Dated: June 8, 2017.
Michael L. Goodis,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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Filed Date: 6/30/17. Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Accession Number: 20170630–5345. Inc. AGENCY
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/21/17. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 3334 [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0292; FRL–9963–16]
Docket Numbers: ER17–2034–000. Associated Electric Cooperative NITSA
Applicants: Entergy Texas, Inc. and NOA to be effective 6/1/2017. Lambda-Cyhalothrin; Receipt of
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: ETI– Application for Emergency Exemption,
ESI Reimbursement Agreement to be Filed Date: 7/3/17.
Solicitation of Public Comment
effective 8/1/2017. Accession Number: 20170703–5085.
Filed Date: 6/30/17. AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/24/17.
Accession Number: 20170630–5346. Agency (EPA).
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/21/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–2042–000. ACTION: Notice.
Docket Numbers: ER17–2035–000. Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific
Applicants: Arizona Public Service Inc. exemption request from the Washington
Company. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 3340 State Department of Agriculture to use
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Otter Tail Power Company NITSA and the pesticide lambda-cyhalothrin (CAS
Arizona Public Service Company NOA to be effective 6/1/2017. No. 91465–08–6) to treat up to 7,000
Submits Revised Market-Based Rate acres of asparagus to control the
Tariff to be effective 8/30/2017. Filed Date: 7/3/17.
European asparagus aphid. The
Filed Date: 6/30/17. Accession Number: 20170703–5152. applicant proposes a use which is
Accession Number: 20170630–5350. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/24/17. supported by the Interregional Research
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/21/17. Project number 4 (IR–4) program and
Docket Numbers: ER17–2036–000. Take notice that the Commission
has been requested in 5 or more
Applicants: Florida Power & Light received the following electric securities previous years, and a petition for
Company. filings: tolerance has not yet been submitted to
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: FPL Docket Numbers: ES17–39–000. the Agency. Therefore, in accordance
and FPUC Rate Schedule FERC No. 401 with regulatory requirements, EPA is
to be effective 8/30/2017. Applicants: MidAmerican Energy
soliciting public comment before
Filed Date: 6/30/17. Company.
making the decision whether or not to
Accession Number: 20170630–5351. Description: Application under grant the exemption.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/21/17. Section 204 of the Federal Power Act for DATES: Comments must be received on
Docket Numbers: ER17–2037–000. Long-Term Financing of MidAmerican or before July 25, 2017.
Applicants: Chubu TT Energy Energy Company. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Management Inc. Filed Date: 6/30/17. identified by docket identification (ID)
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0292, by
Chubu TT MBR Tariff Update 2017 Accession Number: 20170630–5415.
one of the following methods:
Triennial to be effective 9/1/2017. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/21/17. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
Filed Date: 6/30/17. www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
The filings are accessible in the
Accession Number: 20170630–5353. instructions for submitting comments.
Commission’s eLibrary system by
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/21/17. Do not submit electronically any
clicking on the links or querying the
Docket Numbers: ER17–2038–000. docket number. information you consider to be
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Confidential Business Information (CBI)
Inc. Any person desiring to intervene or or other information whose disclosure is
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: protest in any of the above proceedings restricted by statute.
2198R23 Kansas Power Pool NITSA must file in accordance with Rules 211 • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
NOA to be effective 9/1/2017. and 214 of the Commission’s Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
Filed Date: 6/30/17. Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
Accession Number: 20170630–5355. 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/21/17. time on the specified comment date. • Hand Delivery: To make special
Docket Numbers: ER17–2039–000. Protests may be considered, but arrangements for hand delivery or
Applicants: New England Power Pool intervention is necessary to become a delivery of boxed information, please
Participants Committee. party to the proceeding. follow the instructions at http://
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: July www.epa.gov/dockets/where-send-
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
2017 Membership Filing to be effective comments-epa-dockets.
information relating to filing
6/1/2017. Additional instructions on commenting
requirements, interventions, protests,
Filed Date: 7/3/17. or visiting the docket, along with more
service, and qualifying facilities filings
Accession Number: 20170703–5000. information about dockets generally, is
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ available at http://www.epa.gov/
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/24/17.
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For dockets.
Docket Numbers: ER17–2040–000. other information, call (866) 208–3676
Applicants: Vermont Transco, LLC. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Description: Annual Informational Michael L. Goodis, Registration Division
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Filing with updated Exhibit A for the Dated: July 3, 2017. (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
1991 Transmission Agreement of Kimberly D. Bose, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Vermont Transco, LLC. Secretary. Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
Filed Date: 6/30/17. [FR Doc. 2017–14381 Filed 7–7–17; 8:45 am] DC 20460–0001; main telephone
Accession Number: 20170630–5356. number: (703) 305–7090; email address:
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Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/21/17. RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
Docket Numbers: ER17–2041–000. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. General Information II. What action is the Agency taking? FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
A. Does this action apply to me? Under section 18 of the Federal Sunshine Act Meeting; Farm Credit
You may be potentially affected by Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Administration Board
this action if you are an agricultural Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the
producer, food manufacturer, or discretion of the EPA Administrator, a AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.
pesticide manufacturer. The following Federal or State agency may be
exempted from any provision of FIFRA ACTION: Notice, regular meeting.
list of North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) codes is if the EPA Administrator determines
not intended to be exhaustive, but rather that emergency conditions exist which SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
provides a guide to help readers require the exemption. The Washington pursuant to the Government in the
determine whether this document State Department of Agriculture has Sunshine Act, of the regular meeting of
applies to them. Potentially affected requested the EPA Administrator to the Farm Credit Administration Board
entities may include: issue a specific exemption for the use of (Board).
• Crop production (NAICS code 111). lambda-cyhalothrin on asparagus to
DATES: The regular meeting of the Board
• Animal production (NAICS code control the European asparagus aphid.
will be held at the offices of the Farm
112). Information in accordance with 40 CFR
Credit Administration in McLean,
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code part 166 was submitted as part of the
request. Virginia, on July 13, 2017, from 9:00
311).
a.m. until such time as the Board
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS As part of the request, the applicant concludes its business.
code 32532). asserts that the cancellation of the
previously relied-upon tool, disulfoton, ADDRESSES: Farm Credit
B. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA? has left asparagus growers in the state of Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive,
Washington with no adequate McLean, Virginia 22102–5090. Submit
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this alternatives to control the European attendance requests via email to
information to EPA through asparagus aphid, and significant VisitorRequest@FCA.gov. See
www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly economic losses will occur without SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further
mark the part or all of the information sufficient control. information about attendance requests.
that you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD–ROM that The Applicant proposes to make no FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the more than 3 applications at a maximum L. Aultman, Secretary to the Farm
disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then rate of 0.03 pounds (lb.) (total of 0.09 Credit Administration Board, (703) 883–
identify electronically within the disk or lb.) per acre of lambda-cyhalothrin on 4009, TTY (703) 883–4056.
CD–ROM the specific information that up to 7,000 acres of asparagus grown in
the state of Washington from June 15 to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
October 30, 2017. Treatment of the meeting of the Board will be open to the
complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a maximum acreage at the maximum rate public (limited space available). Please
copy of the comment that does not would result in a total use of lambda- send an email to VisitorRequest@
contain the information claimed as CBI cyhalothrin of 630 lbs. FCA.gov at least 24 hours before the
must be submitted for inclusion in the meeting. In your email include: Name,
This notice does not constitute a
public docket. Information so marked postal address, entity you are
decision by EPA on the application
will not be disclosed except in representing (if applicable), and
itself. The regulations governing FIFRA
accordance with procedures set forth in telephone number. You will receive an
section 18 at 40 CFR 166.32(a)(7),
40 CFR part 2. email confirmation from us. Please be
require publication of a notice of receipt
2. Tips for preparing your comments. of an application for a specific prepared to show a photo identification
When preparing and submitting your exemption proposing a use which is when you arrive. If you need assistance
comments, see the commenting tips at supported by the Inter-Regional Project for accessibility reasons, or if you have
http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ Number 4 (IR–4) program and has been any questions, contact Dale L. Aultman,
commenting-epa-dockets#tips. requested in 5 or more previous years, Secretary to the Farm Credit
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to and a petition for tolerance has not yet Administration Board, at (703) 883–
achieve environmental justice, the fair been submitted to the Agency. 4009. The matters to be considered at
treatment and meaningful involvement the meeting are:
of any group, including minority and/or The notice provides an opportunity
low income populations, in the for public comment on the application. Open Session
development, implementation, and The Agency will review and consider all
comments received during the comment A. Approval of Minutes
enforcement of environmental laws,
regulations, and policies. To help period in determining whether to issue • June 8, 2017
address potential environmental justice the specific exemption requested by the
Washington State Department of B. Report
issues, the Agency seeks information on
any groups or segments of the Agriculture.
• Why We Are Not Facing Another
population who, as a result of their
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 1980s-Style Farm Sector Crisis
location, cultural practices, or other
Dated: June 8, 2017. Dated: July 6, 2017.
factors, may have atypical or
disproportionately high and adverse Michael L. Goodis, Dale L. Aultman,
human health impacts or environmental Director, Registration Division, Office of Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
effects from exposure to the pesticide Pesticide Programs.
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be received on or before July 25, 2017.
Contact		Michael L. Goodis, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
FR Citation		82 FR 31777