Spirotetramat; Receipt of Applications for Emergency Exemptions; Solicitation of Public Comment

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EPA has received specific exemption requests from the States of Ohio, New Mexico, and Wisconsin to use the pesticide spirotetramat (CAS No. 203313-25-1) to treat onion, dry bulb to control thrips. The applicants are proposing the use of a chemical whose registration was recently vacated. EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision whether or not to grant the exemptions.