SECTION 18 EMERGENCY EXEMPTION NO. 06-13, MERTEC 340-F FUNGICIDE (EPA REG. NO. 100-889)/ TREAT BRUSSELS SPROUTS, CABBAGE, & CAULIFLOWER SEED/ BLACK LEG

Mary-Ann Warmerdam Director

Department of Pesticide Regulation

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor

February 2, 2007

PRB # 07-02

ID # 214882

To: All County Agricultural Commissioners

SECTION 18 EMERGENCY EXEMPTION NO. 06-13, MERTEC 340-F FUNGICIDE (EPA REG. NO. 100-889)/ TREAT BRUSSELS SPROUTS, CABBAGE, & CAULIFLOWER SEED/ BLACK LEG

The subject Section 18 emergency exemption was amended, effective February 2, 2007. The section 18 label has been amended to add a time-limited tolerance of 0.05 ppm for residues of thiabendazole on Brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower seed that has been treated with Mertec 340-F Fungicide. This emergency exemption will be valid until November 16, 2007.
For your “Restricted Material Permit Program”, please use chemical number 587.
If you should have any questions, please contact David Haskell at (916) 445-4207.
Sincerely,

This is Not an Authorized Label

Andrew Yokoyama
Agricultural Program Supervisor II
Pesticide Registration Branch
(916) 324-3914
E-mail:

Enclosure

cc:     Mr. Dan Rosenblatt, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (w/enclosure)
         Ms. Debbie Stubbs, Syngenta (w/enclosure)
         Ms. Betsy Peterson, California Seed Association (w/enclosure)

California Environmental Protection Agency