Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption to use Imidacloprid; Solicitation of Public Comment

Résumé

EPA has received a specific exemption request from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (hereafter referred to as the ``Applicant'') to use the pesticide imidacloprid (CAS 105827-78- 9) to treat up to 50,000 acres of tomatoes to control the sweet potato whitefly (also referred to as the silverleaf whitefly.) The Applicant proposes the first food use of an active ingredient; therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR 166.24, EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision whether or not to grant the exemption.