The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a notice of a Section 18 Crisis Exemption for Gaucho 480 Flowable in Iowa beginning March 28, 2003, and continuing as permitted by EPA under the specific exemption request not to exceed 1 year. Gaucho is known by the common name imidacloprid. It is approved for use on soybean seed for soybean grown for seed and identity preserved food grade soybean. This product will only be used as a seed treatment. The method of application is a seed treatment and seed will be treated at seed processing plants before packaging seed for distribution.