Tetflupyrolimet; Receipt of Applications for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment

About This Grant

EPA is announcing specific exemption requests from the Arkansas and Missouri Departments of Agriculture to use the pesticide tetflupyrolimet, (CAS No. 2053901-33-8), to treat up to 546,000 and 100,000 acres of rice in Arkansas and Missouri, respectively to control Barnyardgrass resistant to multiple herbicides. The applicants propose the use of an active ingredient which has not been registered by EPA. EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision whether or not to grant the exemptions.