March 17, 2008

Ms. Joy Schnackenbeck

USEPA Headquarters\
Ariel Rios Building\
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W. **- *Mail Code: ***7508P\
Washington, DC 20460

**Concerning: Active Ingredient: Quinclorac Case number: 7222**

> **Docket number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1135**

Dear Ms. Schnackenbeck:

In its Registration Review summary document, EPA has noted that
quinclorac does not have a complete environmental risk assessment that
is in compliance with EPA's Overview Document for Endangered and
Threatened Species Effects Determinations. EPA has also noted that when
such a risk assessment is available, it will either consider risk to
endangered and threatened (listed) species or move to a more refined
risk assessment of listed species and use relationships.

In June of 2004, March of 2005, and October 19, 2007, FESTF submitted
its Information Management System (*FESTF Information Management System
(IMS): Documentation of Structure and Function of IMS 1.1**,*** **MRID
\# 46325901**) and documentation of the beta-tested IMS, NatureServe
data ([*FESTF Task Force Information Management System (IMS):
Beta-Tested IMS 2.0 and Access to NatureServe Data - Final
Report*](https://www.festf.org/File_Delivery.asp?Name=030105_FESTF-IMS%25202%2520Report%2520Final.pdf),
**MRID #46486301**) and *NatureServe Data Evaluation and Review* (**MRID
#47260101**). These data fulfill the data requirements spelled out in
Pesticide Registration Notice 2000-2 and provide the best available data
necessary for the proximity analysis of quinclorac use and listed
species locations.

The leading registrant, as identified on the fact sheet included in the
Registration Review Summary, is Albaugh, Inc. an FESTF member, is
entitled to rely on FESTF data (See Attachment A for our current list of
members and companies who have reached an agreement allowing reliance on
FESTF data submissions). For those registrants who are not currently
eligible to rely on FESTF data, FESTF is making every effort to inform
them of the role of FESTF data in listed species assessments, while also
affording them various options for reliance on that data, since these
data are necessary not only to fulfill EPA data requirements, but also
to develop the assessments required to support the Registration Review
process. It is imperative for EPA to assure that any company relying
upon FESTF data, but not listed in Attachment A, has filed with FESTF a
proper offer to pay for data compensation.

It is imperative for EPA to assure that any company relying upon FESTF
data, but not listed in Attachment A, has filed with FESTF a proper
offer to pay for data compensation.

Sincerely,

![](media/image1.jpeg){width="3.0in" height="0.6763888888888889in"}
(for)

William Mahlburg, Chair, Administrative Committee

cc Greg Mulhall, Albaugh, Inc.

Jim Tompkins, EPA Registration Division

Hope Johnson, EPA Registration Division

**ATTACHMENT A**

FESTF Member Companies

+-------------------------------------+---+------------------------------+
| **Albaugh, Inc.**\                  |   | **ISK Biosciences            |
| 121 NE 18th\                        |   | Corporation**\               |
| Ankeny, IA 50021                    |   | 7470 Auburn Road, Suite A\   |
|                                     |   | Concord, OH 44077            |
+-------------------------------------+---+------------------------------+
| **BASF Corporation - Agricultural   |   | **Monsanto Company**\        |
| Products**\                         |   | 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd.\      |
| PO Box 13528\                       |   | St. Louis, MO 63167          |
| Research Triangle Park, NC          |   |                              |
| 27709-3528                          |   |                              |
+-------------------------------------+---+------------------------------+
| **Bayer CropScience\                |   | **Nichino America, Inc**.\   |
| **2 T.W. Alexander Drive\           |   | 4550 New Linden Hill Road,   |
| Research Triangle Park, NC 27709    |   | Suite 501\                   |
|                                     |   | Wilmington, DE 19808         |
+-------------------------------------+---+------------------------------+
| **Cheminova, Inc.\                  |   | **Nissan Chemical            |
| **1620 I Street NW, Suite 615\      |   | Industries, Ltd.**\          |
| Washington, DC 20006                |   | 1100 Arlington Heights Road, |
|                                     |   | Suite 520\                   |
|                                     |   | Itasca, IL 60143             |
+-------------------------------------+---+------------------------------+
| **Chemtura Corporation\             |   | **Nufarm Americas, Inc.**\   |
| **199 Benson Road                   |   | 1333 Burr Ridge Parkway,     |
|                                     |   | Suite 125A\                  |
| Middlebury, CT  06749-0001          |   | Burr Ridge, IL 60527         |
+-------------------------------------+---+------------------------------+
| **Dow AgroSciences, LLC**\          |   | **Syngenta Crop Protection,  |
| 9330 L-S-DATAsville Rd.\            |   | Inc.**\                      |
| Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054         |   | 410 Swing Road\              |
|                                     |   | Greensboro, NC 27409         |
+-------------------------------------+---+------------------------------+
| **DuPont Crop Protection**\         |   | **Valent USA Corporation**\  |
| Stine-Haskell Research Center\      |   | 2033 K St. NW, Suite 850\    |
| PO Box 30\                          |   | Washington, DC 20005         |
| Newark, DE 19714-0030               |   |                              |
+-------------------------------------+---+------------------------------+
| **FMC Corporation, Agricultural     |   |                              |
| Products Group**\                   |   |                              |
| Route 1 & Plainsboro Rd.\           |   |                              |
| Princeton, NJ 08543                 |   |                              |
+-------------------------------------+---+------------------------------+

**Non-Members with Data Reliance Agreements**

  ------------------------------------- --- ------------------------------
  **Gowan Company, L.L.C.**\                **PBI Gordon Corporation**\
  370 S. Main Street\                       1217 W. 12th Street\
  Yuma, AZ 85364                            Kansas City, MO 64101

  **Nisso America, Inc.\                     
  **45 Broadway, Suite 2120\                
  New York, NY 10006                        
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