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Methyl bromide (NO INERT USE)

Section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizes EPA to allow an unregistered use of a pesticide for a limited time if EPA determines that an emergency condition exists.

Emergency exemptions may be requested by a state or federal agency. Most requests are made by state lead agricultural agencies. There are four types of emergency exemptions governing Section 18's of FIFRA:

Specific
Quarantine
Public Health
Crisis

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Site	Pest	Applicant	Received Date	Response Date	Status	Tolerance Publication	Tolerance Expiration
CONTAMINATED BUILDING	ANTHRAX	EPA	26-APR-10	24-OCT-11	WITHDRAWN	-	-
FOOD COMMODITIES	EXOTIC PLANT PESTS	Usda	08-MAR-07	08-MAR-07	CRISIS APPROVED	-	-
FOOD COMMODITIES	EXOTIC PLANT PESTS	Usda	11-AUG-08	03-MAR-08	CRISIS APPROVED	-	-
FOOD COMMODITIES	EXOTIC PLANT PESTS	Usda	04-MAR-09	07-MAR-09	CRISIS APPROVED	-	-
FOOD COMMODITIES	EXOTIC PLANT PESTS	Usda	15-MAY-09	-	PENDING	-	-
FOOD COMMODITIES	EXOTIC PLANT PESTS	Usda	04-MAY-10	07-MAY-10	CRISIS APPROVED	-	-
FOOD COMMODITIES	EXOTIC PLANT PESTS	Usda	12-MAY-11	-	PENDING	-	-

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