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(The    following is a condensed copy of PDP's semi-annual program plan.)
Semi-annual Program Plan -- July - December 2000
*This Program Plan serves as the current Statement of Work for the    period July 2000 through December 2000 for each of the States participating in the    Pesticide Data Program (PDP). This plan also stipulates work assignments for the Federal    facilities participating in PDP. The contents of the plan have been discussed with the    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff.*
ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES
**Summary of 1998 Data:**

The 1998 PDP Summary was released in March 2000. Copies of the Summary were distributed    through regular mailings. If you would like a copy or need additional copies of the    Summary, please fax your request to Dawn Fay at (703) 369-0678. Electronic copies of the    1993-1998 Annual Summaries are available on the Download    Data page.

**PDP State-Federal Meeting:**

This document incorporates minutes from a PDP Planning Meeting held April 26, 2000, in    Washington, D.C. The minutes summarize issues discussed including commodities and    pesticides likely to be added to the program in 2001.

**Quality Assurance (QA) Committee Meeting:**

A full Quality Assurance Officers' meeting was held April 4-5, 2000, in Albuquerque,    New Mexico. Issues addressed included the check sample program, data reporting policies,    electronic media retention, ISO 17025 requirements, and revision of Standard Operating    Procedures (SOPs). QA Committee members were selected for 2000-2001.

**2000 Proficiency Evaluation (PE) Program:**

Listed below is the remaining schedule for the FY00 Proficiency Evaluation Program:

**PE SET #**
**SAMPLE DATE****TEST****COMMODITY****LABORATORY**
69
May-00MultiresiduePBUS3
70
Jun-00BenomylCU, PPUS1
71
Jul-00FormetanateOGWA1
72
Aug-00Multiresidue        Multiresidue        MultiresidueCH        OG        GBCA1, NY1        CA1, FL1        CA1, MI1CH - Sweet CherriesOG - OrangesPM - Poultry MuscleCN - CantaloupePA - Poultry AdiposePP - Sweet PeppersCU - CucumbersPB - Peanut ButterST - StrawberriesGB - Green Beans PC - Peaches TO-cn - Canned Tomatoes GR - Grapes PE-cn - Canned Pears LT - Lettuce PL - Poultry Liver 
**Sampling Meeting:**

On April 18-19, 2000, the Pesticide Data Branch conducted a PDP Samplers' Meeting in    Manassas, Virginia to discuss sampling issues, provide program updates, and revise    sampling SOPs. Ten States were represented at the meeting.

**Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs):*Sampling*SOPs issued January-February 2000:**w SAMP-PROC-5, "Collection, Packaging, and Shipping    of Delicate Fresh Fruit and Vegetables"w SAMP-PROC-6, "Collection, Packaging, and Shipping of    Poultry Products"**Revised sampling SOPs distributed May 22, 2000:**w SAMP-PROC-1, "Sampling Plans and    Documentation"w SAMP-PROC-2, "Sampling Procedures on Site"w SAMP-PROC-3, "Packing and Shipment of Samples"w SAMP-PROC-4, "Chain of Custody"

***Laboratory***

**SOPs archived April 2000:**w PDP-LABOP-08, "Sample Receipt, Storage,    Archiving, and Disposal for Whole Milk"w PDP-LABOP-09, "Laboratory Procedures for    Aldicarb/Potatoes Project"w PDP-LABOP-10, "Laboratory Procedures for Acute    Dietary Risk Survey, Organophosphates and Carbamates in Apples"w PDP-QC-11, "Ion Trap Confirmation Guidelines"**SOPs issued April 2000:**w PDP-LABOP-12, "Poultry Adipose, Liver, and Muscle    Analysis"w PDP-LABOP-13, "Receipt, Custody, Preparation,    Packaging, and Shipment of PDP Orange Homogenates to WA1"w PDP-QC-04, "Acceptability Criteria for Process    Control and Fortification Recoveries"w PDP-QC-06, "Minimum Requirements for GC/Quadrupole    Mass Spectrometer Confirmation in EI Mode"w PDP-QC-09, "Minimum Requirements for Confirmation    Using GC-MS/MS"w PDP-QC-13, "Required Compounds, Commodity Groups, and    Marker Pesticides"w PDP-QC-13B, "Commodity Specific Requirements for    Grapes"w PDP-QC-13C, "Commodity Specific Requirements for    Green Beans"w PDP-QC-13G, "Commodity Specific Requirements for    Cherries"w PDP-QC-13J, "Commodity Specific Requirements for    Poultry"

**SOPs under revision for July 2000 distribution:**w PDP-LABOP-02, "Chain of Custody Procedures"w PDP-LABOP-04, "Method SOPs, Extraction, Clean-up, and    Analysis"w PDP-LABOP-05, "Reagents Preparation, Labeling, and    Storage"w PDP-LABOP-06, "Glassware Calibration and    Cleaning"w PDP-LABOP-07, "Waste Disposal"w PDP-QC-13K, "Commodity Specific Requirements for    Nectarines"w PDP-QC-13E, "Commodity Specific Requirements for    Pinapples"w PDP-QC-13L, "Commodity Specific Requirements for    Potatoes"

**SOPs under revision for October 1, 2000 distribution:**w PDP-QC-13M, "Commodity Specific Requirements for    Apples"w PDP-QC-13N, "Commodity Specific Requirements for    Broccoli"w PDP-QC-13O, "Commodity Specific Requirements for    Rice"w PDP-DATA-03, "Quantitation of Pesticide    Residues"w PDP-QC-07, "Demonstration of Method Performance"w PDP Glossary

**Electronic Transfer of Data:**

w All PDP laboratory facilities are transmitting data    electronically via the Remote Data Entry (RDE) system, which allows for data entry and    transmission of sample, laboratory, and quality assurance data. w Unit data collection started January 2000 at the request    of EPA. Laboratories need to count the number of items in each sample for non-clustered,    fresh commodities (apples, cucumbers, lettuce, nectarines, oranges, pineapples, potatoes,    and sweet peppers) and enter the count into RDE. Data from this survey will be used by EPA    in validating the statictical decompositing models used for risk assessment. A slightly    revised version of the RDE software that provides a new data entry field for this value    was distributed in January 2000.w A version upgrade of the RDE software to allow data entry    of parts per billion (ppb) and parts per trillion (ppt) concentrations for analytical    results is currently being tested at the Gastonia laboratory and will be distributed in    the near future. This upgrade is necessary for poultry and water analysis. The software    will retain the same FoxPro user interface. The upgrade will require the modification of    the Compound reference table structure to add a unit-of-measure code (M, B, T) for ppm,    ppb, or ppt and to expand the Limit of Detection (LOD) and Limit of Quantitation (LOQ)    fields, as well as a modification of the QA Recovery data table structure to add the    unit-of-measure code and to expand the LOD, LOQ, Spike Amount, and Spike Recovered fields.    A one-time executable program will be provided to automatically modify the table    structures. The change to the QA Recovery table structure may require slight modifications    to laboratory customized LIMS-to-RDE data bridges used to populate RDE data. Detailed    instructions will be provided with the distributed version upgrade.
PROGRAM SAMPLING AND TESTING UPDATES
**Sampling Changes and Rotations:**

***Sampling Deletions*Oats** collection ended April 30, 2000, after PDP goal of 300 samples was met.

**Fresh Cantaloupe** collection ends June 30, 2000.

**Canned Pears** collection ends June 30, 2000.

**Canned Tomatoes** collection ends June 30, 2000.

**Fresh Cherries** collection ends August 18, 2000.

**Single Serving Peach** rotation for July-September 2000 is single rate and    collection ends September 30, 2000. Peaches are scheduled to be brought back January 1,    2001 for composite analysis only (no single serving analysis).

**Fresh Strawberries** collection ends September 30, 2000.

***Sampling Additions*Fresh Nectarines** will be introduced to the program as of July 1, 2000. A hiatus    will occur October 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000. Nectarines are scheduled to be    brought back January 1, 2001. All varieties of nectarines are acceptable for collection.    The minimum sample amount for this commodity is 5 lbs. With the exception of samples from    California and Maryland, all samples will be sent for multiresidue analysis to the Florida    laboratory (FL1). Samples collected in California and Maryland will be sent to the    California laboratory (CA1) for multiresidue analysis. A split sample of nectarines will    be sent to the USDA/APHIS laboratory (US1) located in Gulfport, Mississippi for benomyl    and formetanate analysis. A commodity fact sheet has been developed to ensure sample    collection, packaging, and shipping will be performed in a uniform manner. A draft    commodity specific testing profile has been developed and is under review by the    California and Florida laboratories. When finalized, this profile will be issued as an    addendum to PDP-QC-13.

**Fresh Pineapples** will be introduced to the program as of July 1, 2000. Varieties    of pineapples eligible for collection are fresh pineapples. A sample is a minimum of two    units of pineapples or 5 lbs., whichever is greater. With the exception of samples from    California and Maryland, all samples will be sent to the Ohio laboratory (OH1). Samples    collected in California and Maryland will be sent to the California laboratory (CA1). A    commodity fact sheet has been developed to ensure sample collection, packaging, and    shipping will be performed in a uniform manner. A draft commodity specific testing profile    has been developed and is under review by the California and Ohio laboratories. When    finalized, this profile will be issued as an addendum to PDP-QC-13.

**Fresh Potatoes** will be reintroduced to the program July 1, 2000, and will    replace canned pears. All varieties (yellow, white, and red), except for sweet potatoes    and purple fleshed potatoes, are acceptable for collection. The minimum sample amount for    potatoes is 5 lbs. With the exception of samples from California and Maryland, all samples    will be sent to the Texas laboratory (TX1). Samples collected in California and Maryland    will be sent to the California laboratory (CA1). A commodity fact sheet will be developed    to ensure sample collection, package, and shipping will be performed in a uniform manner.    A draft commodity specific testing profile has been developed and is under review by the    California and Texas laboratories. When finalized, this profile will be issued as an    addendum to PDP-QC-13.

**Fresh Apples** will be reintroduced to the program October 1, 2000, and will    replace peaches for the October-December period. All varieties of fresh apples are    eligible for collection. The minimum sample amount for apples is 5 lbs. With the exception    of samples from California and Maryland, all samples will be sent to the New York    laboratory (NY1). Samples collected in California and Maryland will be sent to the    California laboratory (CA1). A commodity fact sheet will be developed to ensure sample    collection, packaging, and shipping will be performed in a uniform manner. A draft    commodity specific testing profile will be issued to the California and New York    laboratories for review and comment. When finalized, this profile will be issued as an    addendum to PDP-QC-13.

**Rice** will begin October 1, 2000. Only short, medium, and long grain white rice    will be acceptable for collection. Instant varieties, flavored varieties, or converted    varieties are not acceptable. Brown rice is also not acceptable. The minimum sample amount    of rice sample is 3 lbs. All samples will be sent to the USDA/GIPSA laboratory (US3) in    Kansas City, Missouri for analysis. A commodity fact sheet will be developed to ensure    sample collection, packaging, and shipping will be performed in a uniform manner. A draft    commodity specific testing profile will be issued to the GIPSA laboratory for review and    comment. When finalized, this profile will be issued as an addendum to PDP-QC-13.

**Fresh Broccoli** will be reintroduced to the January 1, 2001. With the exception    of samples from California and Maryland, all samples will be sent for multiresidue    analysis to the Winter Haven, Florida laboratory (FL2). Samples collected in California    and Maryland will be sent to the California laboratory (CA1). A commodity fact sheet will    be developed to ensure sample collection, packaging, and shipping will be performed in a    uniform manner. A draft commodity specific testing profile will be issued to the    California and Florida laboratories for review and comment. When finalized, this profile    will be issued as an addendum to PDP-QC-13.

***Sampling Changes*Cherries** will be sampled at a triple rate for July 2000 and single rate for August    2000. Cherries will not be sampled after August 18, 2000.

**Testing Deletions and Additions:**(***Compounds    required for multiresidue testing and compounds required for selected/single analysis    screens are listed on the*Project Overview*page.)*

**Cucumbers and sweet peppers** testing for benomyl at the USDA/APHIS laboratory    (US1) located in Gulfport, Mississippi will end June 30, 2000.

**Orange homogenates** from Florida and California laboratories will continue to be    sent to the Washington laboratory (WA1) for formetanate testing. Only homogenates of    oranges with origin other than Florida need to be sent

**Peanut butter**testing at the USDA/GIPSA laboratory (US3) located in Kansas City,    Missouri ends December 31, 2000.

**Poultry** testing began April 1, 2000. Analysis of poultry adipose, liver, and    muscle tissues is being performed by the USDA/AMS Eastern Laboratory (US2) in Gastonia,    North Carolina. Samples are being collected and shipped by USDA/FSIS.

**Nectarines**will be sent to the USDA/APHIS laboratory (US1) located in Gulfport,    Mississippi for benomyl and formetanate analysis beginning July 1, 2000. A hiatus will    occur October 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000. Nectarines are scheduled to be brought    back January 1, 2001.

**Apples**will be sent to the USDA/APHIS laboratory (US1) located in Gulfport,    Mississippi for analysis of formetanate beginning October 1, 2000.

**Rice**testing will begin October 1, 2000. Rice analysis will be performed by the    USDA/GIPSA laboratory (US3) in Kansas City, Missouri.

**PDP-QC-13**draft addenda delineating commodity specific testing profiles for    nectarines, pineapples, and potatoes were issued for review and comment by applicable    laboratories. Testing profiles for apples, broccoli, and rice are under development and    will be issued as draft documents for review and comment at a later date.
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