Metamitron; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment
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Abstract
EPA has received specific exemption requests from the Colorado and Nebraska Departments of Agriculture to use the pesticide metamitron (CAS No. 41394-05-2) to treat up to 69,596 acres of sugar beets to control the invasive weed, Palmer amaranth. The applicants propose the use of a new chemical which has not been registered by EPA. EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision whether or not to grant the exemptions, in accordance with the regulation at 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 166.24(a)(1).
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