3/11/2009 ChemSAC Minutes (Pome Fruit)

1. Revision s to Crop Group 11: Pome Fruit (B. Schneider) Bernie Schneider presented the proposed revisions to Crop Group 11 submitted by IR

- 4, along with his recommendations. The most significant changes are the expansion of the number of commodities and the change in term from ‘Oriental Pear’ to ‘Asian Pear’. No changes are recommended to the representative commodities or to the number of field trials needed. Bernie recommended against the expansion of the term s for crabapple, as they are covered in the food and feed vocabulary

available at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/foodfeed

. Canada provided written comments in advance of the meeting and concurred with all of Bernie’s recommendations. However, since Bernie recommends modifications to the HED SOP 99.6

- “Classification of Food Forms with Respect to Level of Blending ”, based on the modifications to the crop group, Canada asked to be included in any future discussions on modifying the SOP. Mike Doherty asked about potentially higher residues on the smaller pome fruit varieties, but after some discussion it was agreed that the crop field trials on the representative crops should be su fficient to cover the range of residues. In conclusion, the ChemSAC concurred with all of Bernie’s recommendations. Coming attractions for future crop group modifications include Stone Fruits, Tree Nuts, Tropical Fruits, and Herbs/Spices.9/10/2008 Che mSAC Minutes (Fruiting Vegetables)

2. Fruiting Vegetable Crop Group Revisions (Bernie Schneider). Bernie Schneider presented a proposal from IR

- 4 revising the members of the fruiting vegetable crop group. Previously there has been a number of orphan and /or ethnic food crops omitted from the current crop group. There have been a number of attempts to revise the crop group adding many of these ethnic food crops. IR

- 4 has submitted 5 proposals which are captured in the document titled “ChemSAC Review of the USDA IR

- 4 Crop Grouping Proposal to Amend the Fruiting Vegetable Crop Group 8, and Analy sis of the USDA IR

- 4 Petition to Amend the Crop Group Regulation 40 CFR §180.41 (c) (8) and Commodity Definitions [40 CFR §180.1 (g)] from Bernard Schneider dated July 30, 2008. The following are the proposals submitted by IR

- 4 and the HED recommendations presented to the ChemSAC : IR

- 4 Proposal 1: 1. “Amend the name of the crop group in 40 CFR 180.41 (c) (8) from “Crop Group 8, Fruiting Vegetables (Except Cucurbits ) to “Crop Group 8, Fruiting Vegetable Group.” Recommendation for Proposal 1 : I recommend that the ChemSAC concur to amend the Crop Group Regulation [40 CFR 180.41 (c) ( 8 )] to revise the name of the Fruiting vegetables (Except Cucurbits) to Crop Group 8 , Fruiting Vegetable Group , and the tolerance expression term will be “Vegetable, fruiting, group 8”. The term except cucurbits is not necessary in the group name and has not been used for establishing tolerances for this fruiting vegetable group since 20 02. There is also a distinct Cucurbit vegetable group 9 that will be updated in a future petition. The ChemSAC concurred to amend the name.
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- 4 Proposal 2: 2.” Amend the existing crop group in 40 CFR 180.41 (c) (8) that consists of the following six c ommodity

entries: 1). Eggplant , Solanum melongena 2). Groundcherry , Phy salis spp 3). Pepino , Solanum muricatum 4). Pepper , Ca

psicum spp., includes bell pepper, chili pepper, cooking pepper, pimento, sweet pepper 5). Tomatillo , Physalis ixocarpo 6). Tomato , Lycopersicon esculentum To an expanded crop group that consists of the following 19 commodity entries with updated scientific names: 1. African eggplant, Solanum macrocarpon L.2. Bush tomato, Solanum centrale J.M. Black

3. Cocona, Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal 4. C urrant tomato, Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (L.) Mill. 5. Eggplant , ( including cultivars and/or hybrids of this), Solanum melongena L. 6. G arden huckleberry , Solanum scabrum 7. Groundcherry , Physalis spp. 8. Marty nia, Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. 9. Naranjilla , Solanum quitoense Lam. 10. Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L .) Moench 11. Pea eggplant, Solanum torvum 12. Pepino, Solanum muricatum Aiton 13. Pepper s (including all peppers i.e. bell , non - bell, hot, sweet, etc., and cultivars and/or hy brids of these ), Ca

psicum spp. 14. Rosel le, Hibiscus sabdariffa L. 15. Scarlet eggplant, Solanum aethiopicum 16. Sunberry , Solanum retroflexum 17. Tomatillo, Physalis philadelphica Lam. 18. Tomato ( including cultivars and/or hybrids of this) Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. var. esculentum 19. Tree tomato, Cy

phomandra betacea (Cav.) Sendtn. And varieties and/or hyb rid s of these commodities

Recommendation for Proposal 2: Based on similarities and characteristics of the Solanaceae or Nightshade plant family which includes most of the fruiting vegetable group, cultural practices, edible food and lack of animal feed portions, residue levels, geographical location, pest problems, established tolerances, and for international harmonization purposes, Irecommend that ChemSAC concur to amend the expansion of the Fruiting vegetable crop group 8 from six commodities to twenty

- one c ommodities

. Goji berry another Solanaceae family member was also assessed and I recommend it to be added to this group. Peppers in the original crop group was a single commodity

entry and should be changed to pepper, bell and pepper, nonbell to the group to better reflect how EPA regulates peppers. The twenty

- one members are listed below: 1. African e ggplant, Solanum macrocarpon L. 2. Bush tomato, Solanum centrale J.M. Black 3. Cocona, Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal 4. Currant tomato , Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (L.) Mill. 5. Eggplant ( including eggplant cultivars, varieties, or hy brids of th ese ), Solanum melongena L. 6. G arden huckleberry , Solanum scabrum Mill. 7. Goji berry , Lycium barbarum L8. Groundcherry , ( including groundcherry cultivars, varieties, or hy brids of th ese ), Physalis alkekengi L ., P. grisea (Waterf.) M. Martinez, P. peruvian L., P. pubescent L. 9. Marty nia, Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. 10. Naranjilla , Solanum quitoense Lam. 11. Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L .) Moench 12. Pea e ggplant, Solanum torvum Sw. 13. Pepino, Solanum muricatum Aiton 14. Pepper , bell (including pepper cultivars , varieties and/or hy brids of these ), Ca

psicum annuum var. annuum L., Capsicum spp. 15. Pepper, nonbell (including pepper cultivars , varieties and/or hybrids of these Ca psicum chinese, C. annuum var. annuum , C. frutescens C. baccatum, C. pubescens., Capsicum spp. 16. Roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa L. 17. Scarlet e ggplant, Solanum aethiopicum L. 18. Sunberry , Solanum retroflexum Dunal 19. Tomatillo, Physalis philadelphica Lam. 20. Tomato ( including tomato cultivars , varieties, and/or hy brids of th ese ) Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. var. esculentum 21. Tree tomato, S

o lanum betace um Cav. In cluding cultivars, varieties and/or hy brid s of these commodities The ChemSAC co ncurred with Bernie’s recommendation of adding goji berry to the IR

- 4’s proposal in addition to separating pepper into bell pepper and nonbell pepper.

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- 4 Proposal 3 : 3. “Amend the representative commodities from the Fruiting Vegetables (Except Cucurb its) Group in 40 CFR 180.41 (c) (8) (i) from “Tomato; bell pepper; one cultivar of nonbell pepper”, to “Tomato; bell pepper; one cultivar of nonbell pepper or one cultivar of small variety eggplant (i.e. Epic, Vernal, Nadia, or Ichiban)”. Recommendation f

or Proposal 3:
I recommend ChemSAC concur to adopt “Tomato (standard size and one cultivar of small tomato) ; bell pepper; and one cultivar of small nonbell pepper” as the representative commodities for the amended Fruiting vegetable Crop Group 8

. These three representative commodities account for > 99 % of the harvested acres for the members of the amended Fruiting vegetable group . The representative commodities are based on similarities in fruit and cultural practices and geographical locations , as wel l as their high production (both acres and yield) and consumption. One cultivar of small variety eggplant (i.e. Epic, Vernal, Nadia, or Ichiban) is not required to obtain a crop group tolerance but it will be an alternative representative commodity for C rop subgroup 8C. Eggplant will be covered by a nonbell pepper, which will also be the representative commodity for Crop subgroups 8B and 8C. However, a cultivar of small variety eggplant (i.e. Epic, Vernal, Nadia, or Ichiban) may also be used to obtain the Nonbellpepper/e ggplant subgroup 8C. HED recommends not including specific small variety or cultivar

of eggplants in the representative commodity list such as “Epic, Vernal, Nadia, or Ichiban” because cultivars can change and not be available from comm ercial seed companies. Also, some of the cultivars that were recommended such as ‘Nadia’ are not truly small eggplant varieties. There are some eggplant varieties that are small baseball size and some as small as cherry tomatoes that would be preferred representative commodities. The representative commodities for Crop subgroup 8C should be “ O ne cultivar of small nonbell pepper or one cultivar of small eggplant.” The ChemSAC concurred with the recommendations.
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- 4 Proposal 4: 4. Establish the following three new subgroups under the Fruiting vegetable group as follows: S ubgroup 8 A: Tomato S ubgroup 8 A (rep resentative commodity : Tomato) 1. Bush tomato, Solanum centrale J.M. Black 2. Cocona, Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal 3. Currant tomato , Lycopersicon pimpinellif olium (L.) Mill 4. G arden huckleberry , Solanum scabrum Mill. 5. Goji berry , Lycium barbarum L. 6. Groundcherry , Physalis spp. 7. Naranjilla , Solanum quitoense Lam. 8. Sunberry , Solanum retroflexum Dunal 9. Tomatillo, Physalis philadelphica Lam. 10. Tomato ( including cultivars , varieties, and/or hybrids of this) Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. var. esculentum 11. Tree tomato, S

o lanum betace um Cav And varieties and/or hyb rid s of these commodities S ubgroup 8 B: Pepper S ubgroup 8 B (rep resentative commodities: Bell pepper and one cultivar of nonbell pepper) 1) Marty nia, Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell

. 2) Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L .) Moench 3) Pepino, Solanum muricatum Aiton 4) Pepper s (including all peppers i.e. bell , nonbell, hot, sweet, etc., and cultivars and/or hy brids of these ), Ca

psicum spp
. 5) Roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa L

. And cultivars, varieties and/or hy brid s of these commodities S ubgroup 8C : Eggplant S ubgroup 8C (rep resentative commodities : O ne cultivar of nonbell pepper or one cultivar of small variety eggplant (i.e. Epic, Ver nal, Nadia, or Ichiban). 1) African e ggplant, Solanum macrocarpon 2) Eggplant ( including cultivars and/or hybrids of this), Solanum melongena L.3) Pea e ggplant, Solanum torvum Sw.

4) Scarlet e ggplant, Solanum aethiopicum And cultivars, varieties and/or hy brid s of th ese commodities Recommendation for Proposal 4A

– Tomato subgroup 8A : I recommend that ChemSAC concur to establish three new subgroups, and the first subgroup will be the Tomato subgroup 8 A with tomato being the representative commodity

. I also recommen d the tomato representative commodity include the following: “standard size and one cultivar of small tomato.” This subgroup is based on the major commodity tomato which combines the fruit that vary from the small cherry

tomato varieties to the standard s ize oblong tomato. The tomatoes have varying shape from pear shaped to softball shaped. Tomatoes are the most commonly

grown fruiting vegetable in the world and are increasing in popularity because they

are completely

edible and used in most ethnic cuisines. They are all likel y to have similar pest problems. The eleven members of this Tomato subgroup will include: Bush tomato ; Cocona ; Currant tomato ; G arden huckleberry ; Goji berry ; Groundcherry ; Naranjilla ; Sunberry ; Tomatillo ; Tomato ; Tree tomato ; and includes cultivars, varieties, and/or hy brid s of these commodities. ChemSAC concurred with the recommendations for this subgroup.
Recommendation for Proposal 4B

– Pepper S ubgroup 10B : I recommend that ChemSAC concur to establish the second new s ubgroup , but change the name from Pepper subgroup 8B to the Pepper/eggplant subgroup 8B, with bell pepper and one cultivar of small nonbell pepper being the representative commodities

. This second Crop subgroup is based on the wide variation in peppers in size, shape, and use as well as its similar cultural practices. Peppers are a very popular worldwide and total production is second to tomatoes with increase use in various ethnic cuisines, and in per capita consumption. The commodity pepper should be listed as bell pepper and nonbell pepper to avoid confusion in terminology as well as distinguish their use and in dietary risk assessment models. The ten commodities of this Pepper/eggplant subgroup will include: African e ggplant, Bell pepper; E ggplant , Marty nia ; Nonbell pepper; O kra ; Pepino ; Roselle, and Scarlet e ggplant as well as cultivars , hy brids and/or varieties of these commodities. ChemSAC concurred with the recommendations for this subgroup. Recommendation for Proposal 4C

– Eggplant S ubgro up 8C : I recommend that ChemSAC concur to establish the third new subgroup, which will be the Nonbell pepper/e ggplant subgroup 8C, with Nonbell pepper or eggplant b eing the representative commodity

for this subgroup. This third Crop subgroup is based on the wide variation ineggplants from pea shaped to large football shaped varieties and all have similar cultural

practices. Eggplants are the third most widely grown fruiting vegetable in this group. Nonbell peppers can substitute for eggplant as the representative commodity because the variation in size of the pepper and eggplant varieties are very similar. Eggplants can now be found in sizes as small as large peas (pea eggplant). If eggplants are to be used as the representative commodity a small cultivar of eggplant is needed. The USDA IR

- 4 petition suggested having small cultivars of eggplants such as Epic, Vernal, Nadia, or Ichiban. HED does not recommend placing these specific cultivars in the as part of the representative commodity in the Federal Register. Instead I recommend the representative commodities for Crop subgroup 8C to be “one cultivar of small nonbell pepper or one cultivar of small eggplant .” The nine commodities of this Nonbell pepper/e ggplant subgroup will include : African eggp lant; Eggplant; Marty nia, Nonbell p epper , Okra, Pea eggplant; Pepino, Roselle, and Scarlet eggplant , as well as cultivars, hy brids and/or varieties of these commodities. ChemSAC concurred with the recommendations for this subgroup.

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- 4 Proposal 5 for Commodity Definitions:
5. In 40 CFR 180.1 (g) revise the Commodity Definition s for Tomato 5a, and Pepper 5b as described below: Revise the Pepper and Tomato Commodity Definitions in 40 CFR 180.1 (g) as described below: 5a. Peppers Definition: Toleranc es and exemptions established for pesticide chemicals in or on Peppers appl y to the following commodities: from “All varieties of peppers including pimentos and bell, hot, and sweet peppers .” To: 5a. Pepper Definition: Tolerances and exemptions establishe d for pesticide chemicals in or on Pepper appl y to the following commodities: “ Okra ; Pepino ; Pepper s (including all peppers i.e. bell , nonbell, hot, sweet, etc., and cultivars and/or hy brids of these ) , and Roselle .” 5b. Tomatoes Definition: from Toleranc es and exemptions established for pesticide chemicals in or on “Tomatoes, tomatillos.” To: 5b. Tomato Definition: Tolerances and exemptions established for pesticide chemicals in or on “ Bush Tomato ; Cocona ; Currant tomato; G arden huckleberry ; Groundcherry ; Naranjilla ; Sunberry ; Tomatillo ; Tomato (including cultivars and/or hy brids of this ) ; and Tree tomato .” Recommendation for Proposal 5a

– Pepper Commodity Definition : I recommend ChemSAC reject the proposal to add additional commodities to the IR

- 4 peppers commodity definition [ 40 CFR Part 180.1(g)] because we are recommending instead to establish a new Pepper/eggplant crop subgroup 8B. However, we recommend adding nonbell pepper to the definition to help avoid any confusion with amending the whole Fr uiting vegetablegroup and the use of bell and nonbell pepper as specific commodities. Also, I have added the peppers such as tabasco that registrants sometimes request a separate tolerance. Now with the proposed revision to the Fruiting vegetable crop group I recommend amending the 180.1(g) pepper definition to: “Pepper...... All cultivars, varieties and/or hyb rids of pepper including pimento bell, nonbell, chili, hot, tabasco , paprika, and sweet pepper.” ChemSAC concurred with this commodity definition.
Recommendation for Proposal 5b

– Tomato Commodity Definition : I recommend ChemSAC reject the proposal to add additional commodities to the IR

- 4 tomatoes commodity definition [ 40 CFR Part 180.1(g)] because we are recommending instead to establish a new Tom ato crop subgroup 8A and the additional commodities will be part of this subgroup. The current commodity definition for tomato to include tomatillo is adequate. ChemSAC also concurred with this recommendation.2/21/2007 ChemSAC Minutes (Oilseeds)

2. Oilseed Crop Group 20 (Bernard Schneider): Bernard Schneider discussed the information documented in “ChemSAC Review of the USDA IR

- 4 Crop Grouping Proposal to Establish a New Crop Group

– Oilseed Group 20” and “Crop Grouping

– Part IV: Analysis of the U SDA IR

- 4 Petition to Amend the Crop Group Regulation 40 CFR 180.41 (c) and Commodity Definitions [40 CFR 180.1] Related to New Crop Group 20 Oilseed, MRID 467897

- 01.” Both ChemSAC and PMRA recommend ed to establish an oilseed crop group and agreed with the proposed commodities to be included in this crop group. In addition, it was agreed that rapeseed (canola varieties only), sunflower seed, and cottonseed will serve as the representative commodities for the oilseed crop group and as the representative com modities for the following oilseed crop subgroups, respectively: (1) crops with seeds enclosed in pods or pod

- like capsules, (2) seeds partially exposed during growing season, and (3) cottonseed.10/3/2007 ChemSAC Minutes (Citrus)

2. Proposed Revisio n to the Citrus Fruit Crop Group 10 ( B. Schneider). Bernie Schneider discussed his analysis of the USDA IR

- 4 petition to amend the Citrus fruit crop group 10. Five proposals were discussed and they are listed below with the ChemSAC conclusions. Proposa l 1 recommended that ChemSAC concur to amend the Crop Group Regulation [40 CFR 180.41 (c) (10)] to revise the name of the Citrus fruit crop group to delete references to Citrus spp., and Fortunella spp. This will eliminate confusion on the various citrus genera in the Rutaceae family. The amended crop group has citrus members from the following five genera: Citrus spp., Eremocitrus spp., Fortunella spp., Microcitrus spp., and Poncirus spp. Proposal 1 was approved by ChemSAC. Proposal 2 was to amend the current Citrus crop group 10 from 12 commodities to 28 commodities. These commodities are Australian desert lime , Australian finger lime , Australian round lime , Brown River finger lime , Calamondin , C itron , C itrus hybrids , G rapefruit , Japanese summer grap efruit, K umquat , L emon , L ime , Mediterranean Mandarin , Mount W hite lime , New Guinea wild lime , O range, sour , O range, sweet , P ummelo , Russell River lime , Satsuma mandarin , Sweet lime, T achibana orange , Tahiti Lime , Tangelo , T angerine (M andarin) , T angor , T rifoliate orange , Uniq fruit, a nd varieties, cultivars and/or hybrid s of these. Based on similarities and characteristics of the Rutaceae plant family which includes all the citrus fruits, cultural practices, edible food and animal feed portions, residue lev els, geographical location, pest problems, established tolerances, and for international harmonization purposes, it was recommended that ChemSAC concur to amend the Citrus Crop Group 10 from twelve commodities to 28 commodities with the inclusion of Uniq f ruit, which is a cross between tangerine and pummelo also called Ugli® fruit mostly imported from Jamaica. Proposal 2 was approved by ChemSAC. Proposal 3 requested that the representative commodities from the current crop group which are sweet orange, lemon, and grapefruit to amended to orange or tangerine/mandarin, lemon or lime, and g rapefruit in the proposed expanded group. It was recommended that ChemSAC concur to adopt orange or tangerine/mandarin, lemon or lime, and g rapefruit as the representati ve commodities for the Citrus Fruit Crop Group 10. These three representative commodities account for > 99 % of the harvested acres for the members of the Citrus Fruit Group. The representative commodities are based on similarities in fruit and cultural practices and geographical locations, as well as their high production (both acres and yield) and consumption. The representative commodities selected for this crop group, orange or tangerine/mandarin, lemon or lime, and g rapefruit , are revised from the e xisting citrus crop group, and are comparable with the commodities that the subgroups are based on in Codex C itrus Fruits Group, and MRL considerations as well as the European Union (EU) List of Commodity Regulations

. The expanded Citrus Fruits Group and the representative commodities proposed in this petition will facilitate the harmonization of the US and the Codex crop classification systems. Proposal 3 was approved by ChemSAC.Proposal 4 recommended for the establishment for three new crop subgroups as

S ubgroup 1 0A: Orange Subgroup 1 0 A (representative crops: Orange or tangerine/mandarin); S ubgroup 1 0B: Lemon/Lime Subgroup 10B (rep crops: Lemon or lime); and S ubgroup 1 0C: G rapefruit Subgroup 10C (rep crop: G rapefruit ). The Orange subgroup 10A with ora nge or tangerine/mandarin being the representative commodity is based on one of the botanically recognized horticultural group which combines the oranges. This subgroup includes the sweet orange types that are the most commonly grown citrus in the world as well as the tangerines or mandarins that have over 100 cultivars and are increasing in popularity because they are easy to peel and eat out of hand and some are also processed into juice. The tangerines are very similar to the sweet oranges. They are al so likely to have similar pest problems. This subgroup will include the seedless mandarins like clementines and various tangerine hybrids such as tangor, a hybrid of mandarin and orange (‘Murcott’), and tangelos which are hybrids of mandarin and grapefrui t (‘Minneola’). The twelve members of this subgroup will include: Calamondin , C itron , C itrus hybrids, Mediterranean Mandarin , O range, sour , O range, sweet , Satsuma mandarin , T achibana orange , Tangelo, T angerine (M andarin) , T angor , T rifoliate orange , and va rieties, cultivars, and/or hybrid s of these crops. T he Lemon/lime subgroup 10B, with lemon or lime being the representative commodity is based on the recognized horticultural group that includes lemons and limes. The twelve commodities in this subgroup w ill be Australian desert lime , Australian finger lime , Australian round lime , Brown River finger lime , K umquat , L emon , L ime , Mount W hite lime , New Guinea wild lime , Russell River

- lime , Sweet l ime , Tahiti Lime , and varieties, cultivars, and/or hybrid s of th ese commodities. The Grapefruit subgroup 10C, with grapefruit being the representative commodity is the third new subgroup. The grapefruit is distinct enough based on size and use to be the made into a third subgroup. This third grapefruit subgroup is a lso based on a widely recognized horticultural class, which include several commodities that are grouped based on their rind or flesh colored pulp pigments. Utilization of all these grapefruit citrus fruit crops is similar in that they are grown for their fresh fruit, juice, molasses, syrups, oil, essence, and marmalade. The tangelo being a cross between tangerine and grapefruit will be added both to the Orange/tangerine subgroup 10A and the Grapefruit subgroup 10C. The five commodities in this subgroup will be Grapefruit, Japanese summer grapefruit, P ummelo , Tangelo , and Uniq fruit, and varieties, cultivars, and/or hybrid s of these commodities. ChemSAC agreed to approve all three new citrus crop subgroups. Proposal five considered amending or adding new Commodity Definitions 40 CFR § 180.1 (g) for Citrus fruits; Tangerine; Grapefruit, Lemon, Lime, and Orange. It was recommended to reject the established commodity definition [ 40 CFR § 180.1 (g)] and proposed updated commodity definition for citrus fru its. It is essentially a repeat of the commodities in the Citrus fruit group 10, and while it may be useful for labeling citrus fruits is no longer a tolerance term, because we have an expanded citrus fruit group and several other commodity definitions su ch as tangerine are more specific to certain citrus. The term citrus fruits should not be used for setting a tolerance. It was recommended to establish a revised Tangerine commodity definition under 40 CFR § 180.1 (g) as follows:Tangerine..............

.................... Tangerine (mandarin or mandarin orange), clementine,

Mediterranean mandarin, Satsuma mandarin, tangelo, tangor, and cultivars, varieties, and/or hybrids of tangerines with other fruits. This will help in clarifying what other citrus f ruits the tangerine will cover. It was recommended to establish a Grapefruit commodity definition under 40 CFR § 180.1 (g) as follows: Grapefruit..................................Grapefruit, pummelo, shaddock, tangelo, Uniq fruit, and cultivars, varietie s, and/or hybrids of grapefruit with other fruits. This will also clarify what commodities are covered by grapefruit tolerances and follows the EPA Commodity Reviewer’s Guide approved by ChemSAC, 2006. The inclusion of cultivars, varieties and hybrids wi ll leave no doubt which specific related varieties are covered. It was recommended to establish a revised Lemon commodity definition under 40 CFR § 180.1 (g) as follows: Lemon..................................Lemon, lime, and cultivars, varieties, and/or hybrids of lemon with other fruits. This commodity definition is mainly to show lemons also can cover limes. The list of many of the limes is not necessary for lemon because they are included in the lime commodity definition. It was recommended to estab lish a revised Lime commodity definition under 40 CFR § 180.1 (g) as follows: Lime..................................Lime, Australian desert lime , Australian finger lime , Australian round lime , Brown River finger lime , lemon, Mount Wh ite lime , New Guinea wi ld lime , Russell River lime , S weet lime, Tahiti lime , and varieties and/or hybrid s of these limes with other fruits. It was recommended to establish a revised Orange commodity definition under 40 CFR § 180.1 (g) as follows: Orange.......................... .......Orange, sweet orange, sour orange, t achibana orange , trifoliate orange, and cultivars, varieties and/or hybrid s of these oranges with other fruits. ChemSAC agreed to reject the Citrus fruit commodity definition and agreed to adopt the commodity def initions for tangerine, lemon, lime, and orange.2/21/2007 ChemSAC Minutes ( Oilseeds )

2. Oilseed Crop Group 20 (Bernard Schneider): Bernard Schneider discussed the information documented in “ChemSAC Review of the USDA IR

- 4 Crop Grouping Proposal to Establish a New Crop Group

– Oilseed Group 20” and “Crop Grouping

– Part IV: Analysis of the USDA IR

- 4 Petition to Amend the Crop Group Regulation 40 CFR 180.41 (c) and Commodity Definitions [40 CFR 180.1] Related to New Crop Group 20 Oilseed, MRID 467897

- 01.” Both ChemSAC and PMRA recommend ed to establish an oilseed crop group and agreed with the proposed commodities to be included in this crop group. In addition, it was agreed that rapeseed (canola varieties only), sunflower seed, and cottonseed will s erve as the representative commodities for the oilseed crop group and as the representative commodities for the following oilseed crop subgroups, respectively: (1) crops with seeds enclosed in pods or pod

- like capsules, (2) seeds partially exposed during growing season, and (3) cottonseed.