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

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EPA has received a specific exemption request from the Arizona Department of Agriculture (hereafter referred to as the ``Applicant'') to use the pesticide imidacloprid (CAS 105827-78-9) to treat up to 55,000 acres of head and leaf lettuce, 8,500 acres of broccoli, 6,100 acres of cauliflower, and 3,500 acres of cabbage to control the sweet potato, or silverleaf whitefly (Bemesia tabaci = argentifolii). 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.