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equivalent method in accordance with

part 53 and show its designated method

identification number.

(5) If such an analyzer has two or

more selectable ranges, the label or

sticker must be placed in close

proximity to the range selector and

indicate which range or ranges have

been included in the reference or

equivalent method designation.

(6) An applicant who offers samplers

or analyzers for sale as part of a

reference or equivalent method is

required to maintain a list of ultimate

purchasers of such samplers or

analyzers and to notify them within 30

days if a reference or equivalent method

designation applicable to the method

has been canceled or if adjustment of

the sampler or analyzer is necessary

under 40 CFR 53.11(b) to avoid a

cancellation.

(7) An applicant who modifies a

sampler or analyzer previously

designated as part of a reference or

equivalent method is not permitted to

sell the sampler or analyzer (as

modified) as part of a reference or

equivalent method (although he may

choose to sell it without such

representation), nor to attach a label or

sticker to the sampler or analyzer (as

modified) under the provisions

described above, until he has received

notice under 40 CFR 53.14(c) that the

original designation or a new

designation applies to the method as

modified, or until he has applied for

and received notice under 40 CFR

53.8(b) of a new reference or equivalent

method determination for the analyzer

as modified.

(8) An applicant who offers samplers

or analyzers for sale as part of a

reference or equivalent method is

required to maintain the manufacturing

facility in which the sampler or analyzer

is manufactured as an ISO 9001-

registered facility.

(9) An applicant who offers samplers

or analyzers for sale as part of a

reference or equivalent method is

required to submit annually a properly

completed Product Manufacturing

Checklist, as specified in part 53.

Aside from occasional breakdowns or

malfunctions, consistent or repeated

noncompliance with any of these

conditions should be reported to:

Director, National Exposure Research

Laboratory, Human Exposure and

Atmospheric Sciences Division (MD–

77), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Research Triangle Park, North

Carolina 27711.

Designation of these reference

methods is intended to assist the States

in establishing and operating their air

quality surveillance systems under part

58. Questions concerning the

commercial availability or technical

aspects of any of these methods should

be directed to the appropriate applicant.

Dated: April 10, 1998.

Henry L. Longest II,

Acting Assistant Administrator for Research

and Development.

[FR Doc. 98–10144 Filed 4–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[PF–802; FRL–5782–8]

Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

initial filing of pesticide petitions

proposing the establishment of

regulations for residues of certain

pesticide chemicals in or on various

food commodities.

DATES: Comments, identified by the

docket control number PF–802, must be

received on or before May 18, 1998.

ADDRESSES: By mail submit written

comments to: Public Information and

Records Integrity Branch (7502C),

Information Resources and Services

Division, Office of Pesticides Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In

person bring comments to: Rm. 119, CM

#2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically to: oppdocket@epamail.epa.gov. Follow the

instructions under ‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION.’’ No confidential

business information should be

submitted through e-mail.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning this document may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’

(CBI). CBI should not be submitted

through e-mail. Information marked as

CBI will not be disclosed except in

accordance with procedures set forth in

40 CFR part 2. A copy of the comment

that does not contain CBI must be

submitted for inclusion in the public

record. Information not marked

confidential may be disclosed publicly

by EPA without prior notice. All written

comments will be available for public

inspection in Rm. 119 at the address

given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Product Manager (PM-10), Marion

Johnson, Registration Division (7505C),

Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.

Office location and telephone number:

Rm. 208, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis

Hwy, Arlington, VA 22202, 703–305–

6788, e-mail:

johnson.marion@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has

received a pesticide petition as follows

proposing the establishment and/or

amendment of regulations for residues

of certain pesticide chemicals in or on

various food commodities under section

408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and

Comestic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a.

EPA has determined that the petition

contains data or information regarding

the elements set forth in section

408(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully

evaluated the sufficiency of the

submitted data at this time or whether

the data supports granting of the

petition. Additional data may be needed

before EPA rules on the petition.

The official record for this notice of

filing, as well as the public version, has

been established for this notice of filing

under docket control number [PF–802]

(including comments and data

submitted electronically as described

below). A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of

electronic comments, which does not

include any information claimed as CBI,

is available for inspection from 8:30

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The official

record is located at the address in

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the beginning of this

document.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption. Comment and data will

also be accepted on disks in

Wordperfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file

format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified by

the docket control number [PF–802] and

appropriate petition number. Electronic

comments on this notice may be filed

online at many Federal Depository

Libraries.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Agricultural commodities, Food

additives, Feed additives, Pesticides and

pests, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.
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Dated: April 3, 1998.

James Jones,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

Summaries of Petitions

Petitioner summaries of the pesticide

petitions are printed below as required

by section 408(d)(3) of the FFDCA. The

summaries of the petitions were

prepared by the petitioners and

represent the views of the petitioners.

EPA is publishing the petition

summaries verbatim without editing

them in any way. The petition summary

announces the availability of a

description of the analytical methods

available to EPA for the detection and

measurement of the pesticide chemical

residues or an explanation of why no

such method is needed.

E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company

PP 8F4948

EPA has received a pesticide petition

(PP 8F4948) from E. I. du Pont de

Nemours and Company (DuPont), P.O.

Box 80038, Wilmington, DE 19880–

0038, proposing pursuant to section

408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug and

Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to

amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing

a tolerance for residues of the

insecticide DPX-MP062, (R,S)-methyl 7-

chloro-2,5-dihydro-2-

[[(methoxycarbonyl)[4-

(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]

amino]carbonyl]indeno[1,2-

e][1,3,4]oxadiazine-4a(3H)-carboxylate,

in/on the raw agricultural commodities

as follows: pome fruit at 2.0 parts per

million (ppm), apple pomace at 6.0

ppm, head and stem brassicas at 10.0

ppm, cottonseed at 3.0 ppm, cotton gin

trash at 15.0 ppm, leaf lettuce at 20.0

ppm, head lettuce at 7.0 ppm, fruiting

vegetables at 0.70 ppm, sweet corn

kernel at 0.02 ppm, sweet corn forage at

20.0 ppm, and sweet corn stover at 25.0

ppm, meat 0.02 ppm, milk at 0.10 ppm,

cattle kidney at 0.05 ppm; and by

establishing a tolerance for residues of

the insecticide DPX-MP062, (R,S)-

methyl 7-chloro-2,5-dihydro-2-

[[(methoxycarbonyl)[4-

(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]

amino]carbonyl] indeno[1,2-

e][1,3,4]oxadiazine-4a(3H)-carboxylate

and its metabolite (IN-JT333), methyl 7-

chloro-2,5-dihydro-2-[[[4-

(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]

amino]carbonyl]indeno[1,2-

e][1,3,4]oxadiazine-4a(3H)-carboxylate,

in/on milk fat at 0.75 ppm and cattle fat

at 0.75 ppm. Three analytical

enforcement methods are available for

determining these plant and animal

residues; they are HPLC with UV

detection, GC-MSD and HPLC columnswitching with UV detection. EPA has

determined that the petition contains

data or information regarding the

elements set forth in section 408(d)(2) of

the FFDCA; however, EPA has not fully

evaluated the sufficiency of the

submitted data at this time or whether

the data supports granting of the

petition. Additional data may be needed

before EPA rules on the petition.

A. Residue Chemistry

DPX-MP062 and DPX-JW062 are

mixtures of two isomers (DPX-KN128

and IN-KN127). Only one of the

isomers, DPX-KN128, has insecticidal

activity. JW062 is a 50:50 mixture of the

isomers. DPX-MP062 is enriched to

75:25 for the insecticidally active DPXKN128. Registration is being sought for

DPX-MP062. Some DPX-JW062 data is

relevant and is being included to

support the registration.

Since the insecticidal efficacy is based

on the concentration of DPX-KN128, the

application rates have been normalized

on a DPX-KN128 basis. The proposed

tolerance expression includes both DPXKN128 and IN-KN127 and the residue

method does not distinguish between

the enantiomers, therefore residues are

reported as the sum of DPX-KN128

combined with IN-KN127. Residues of

DPX-KN128 combined with IN-KN127,

whether derived from DPX-MP062 or

DPX-JW062, will be referred to as

‘‘KN128/KN127’’.

1. Plant metabolism. The metabolism

of DPX-MP062 in plants is adequately

understood to support these tolerances.

Plant metabolism studies in cotton,

lettuce, grapes and tomatoes showed no

significant metabolites. The only

significant residue was parent

compound.

2. Analytical method. One plant

residue enforcement method detects and

quantitates DPX-MP062 in cotton and

sweet corn matrices by HPLC with UV

detection. The other plant residue

enforcement method detects and

quantitates DPX-MP062 in various

matrices including lettuce, tomato,

pepper, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower,

apple, pear, grape, cottonseed, tomato

and apple processed commodity

samples by GC-MSD. The analytical

method for detecting and quantitating

DPX-MP062 in animal matrices

including whole and skim milk, cream,

fat, muscle, liver and kidney is an HPLC

column-switching method using UV

detection. The limit of quantitation in

each method allows monitoring of crops

and animal matrices with DPX-MP062

residues at or above the levels proposed

in these tolerances.

3. Magnitude of residues—i. Pome

fruit. The magnitude and decline of

residues of KN128/KN127 were

determined on apple and pear, the

representative commodities of the pome

fruit crop group.

ii. Pome fruit - apple. Residue studies

were conducted with a total of 21 trials

in 1995 and 1996. Studies in 1995 were

done with DPX-JW062. Studies in 1996

were conducted with DPX-MP062 with

concurrent trials of DPX-JW062 and

DPX-MP062 in a number of locations.

In 1995, DPX-JW062 was applied as a

60% water dispersable granule to 12 test

sites in New York, Pennsylvania, North

Carolina, Michigan, Utah, California,

Washington and Oregon. DPX-JW062

was applied as four broadcast

applications at the maximum per

application rate of 0.133 lb. DPXKN128/acre for a maximum seasonal

use rate of 0.532 lb. a.i./acre.

Applications were made approximately

7-days apart. The target PHI was 28

days. Residues of KN128/KN127 at the

target PHI of 28 days ranged from 0.21

- 1.1 ppm.

In 1996, a total of 9 trials were

conducted with DPX-MP062 and DPXJW062. DPX-MP062 was applied as a

30% water dispersable granule to 5 test

sites in New York, Michigan, California,

and Washington. DPX-MP062 was

applied as four broadcast applications at

the maximum per application rate of

0.133 lb. DPX-KN128/acre for a

maximum seasonal use rate of 0.532 lb.

a.i./acre. DPX-JW062 was applied as a

60% water dispersable granule in

concurrent trials at 4 test sites.

Applications were made approximately

7-days apart. The target PHI was 28-

days. Residues of KN128/KN127 for all

sites at the target PHI of 28-days ranged

from 0.084 - 0.89 ppm. Comparable

residues of KN128/KN127 were found

on apples treated with either test

substance in concurrent trials.

4. Pome fruit - apple, process

fractions. A study was conducted to

determine the magnitude and

concentration of KN128/KN127 in apple

and its processed fractions, juice and

wet pomace, following application of

DPX-MP062 Experimental Insecticide.

Residues were determined as the sum of

the isomers and are reported as KN128/

KN127. DPX-MP062 was applied as a

30% water dispersable granule in four

broadcast applications at 1x and 5x the

proposed maximum seasonal rate of

0.535 lb. DPX-KN128/acre. The

application interval was 5-days and the

pre-harvest interval was 3-days. When

applied at 5x the maximum seasonal use

rate, quantifiable residues KN128/

KN127 were not detected in juice.

KN128/KN127 concentrated in wet
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pomace. The concentration factor in wet

pomace was 2.6x.

5. Pome fruit - pear. In 1996, DPXMP062 was applied as a 30% water

dispersable granule to 6 test sites in

New York, California and Washington.

DPX-MP062 was applied as four

broadcast applications at the maximum

per application rate of 0.133 lb. DPXKN128/acre for a maximum seasonal

use rate of 0.532 lb. a.i./acre.

Applications were made approximately

7-days apart. The target PHI was 28-

days. Residues of KN128/KN127 at the

target PHI of 28 days ranged from 0.035

- 0.12 ppm. Residues of KN128/KN127

on pears were within the range of

KN128/KN127 residues on apples

resulting from application of DPXMP062.

6. Fruiting vegetables. The magnitude

and decline of residues of KN128/

KN127 were determined on pepper and

tomato, the representative commodities

of the fruiting vegetable crop group.

7. Fruiting vegetables- pepper. In

1996, DPX-MP062 was applied as a 30%

water dispersable granule to 9 test sites

in Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas

and California. DPX-MP062 was applied

as four broadcast applications at the

maximum per application rate of 0.067

lb. DPX-KN128/acre for a maximum

seasonal use rate of 0.268 lb. a.i./acre.

Applications were made approximately

5-days apart. The target PHI was 3-days.

Residues of KN128/KN127 at the target

PHI of 3-days ranged <0.02 - 0.08 ppm

in bell peppers and >0.02 - 0.10 ppm in

non-bell peppers.

8. Fruiting vegetables - tomato.

Residue studies were conducted with a

total of 19 trials in 1995 and 1996.

Studies in 1995 were done with DPXJW062. Studies in 1996 were conducted

with DPX-MP062 with side-by-side

comparisons of DPX-JW062 and DPXMP062 in a number of locations. In

1995, DPX-JW062 was applied as a 60%

water dispersable granule to 12 test sites

in California, Florida, Maryland and

Pennsylvania. DPX-JW062 was applied

as four broadcast applications at the

maximum per application rate of 0.067

lb. DPX-KN128/acre for a maximum

seasonal use rate of 0.268 lb. a.i./acre.

Applications were made approximately

5 days apart. The target PHI was 3-days.

Residues of KN128/KN127 at the target

PHI of 3-days ranged from 0.033 - 0.43

ppm.

In 1996, a total of 7 trials were

conducted with DPX-MP062 and DPXJW062. DPX-MP062 was applied as a

30% water dispersable granule to 4 test

sites in Florida, Indiana and California.

DPX-MP062 was applied as four

broadcast applications at the maximum

per application rate of 0.067 lb. DPXKN128/acre for a maximum seasonal

use rate of 0.27 lb. a.i./acre. DPX-JW062

was applied as a 60% water dispersable

granule in concurrent trials at 3 test

sites. Applications were made

approximately 5-days apart. The target

PHI was 3-days. Residues of KN128/

KN127 for all sites at the target PHI of

3-days for all sites ranged from <0.02 -

0.16 ppm. Comparable residues of

KN128/KN127 were found on tomatoes

treated with either test substance in

concurrent trials.

9. Fruiting vegetables - tomato process

fractions. A study was conducted which

determined the magnitude and

concentration of KN128/KN127 in

tomatoes and its processed fractions,

puree and paste, following application

of DPX-MP062 Experimental

Insecticide. DPX-MP062 is a 75:25

isomer mixture which contains the

isomers DPX-KN128 and IN-KN127.

DPX-MP062 was applied as a 30% water

dispersable granule in four broadcast

applications at 1x and 5x the proposed

maximum seasonal rate of 0.535 lb.

DPX-KN128/acre. The application

interval was 5-days and the pre-harvest

interval was 3-days. When applied at 5x

the maximum seasonal use rate, DPXMP062 did not concentrate in puree and

concentrated slightly in paste.

Concentration factors in puree and paste

were 0.5x and 1.4x respectively.

10. Cole crops— i. Head and stem

brassica. The magnitude and decline of

residues of KN128/KN127 were

determined on broccoli and cabbage, the

representative commodities of the head

and stem brassica sub group of the cole

crop group.

ii. Broccoli. Residue studies were

conducted with a total of 10 trials in

1995 and 1996. Studies in 1995 were

done with DPX-JW062. Studies in 1996

were conducted with DPX-MP062 with

side-by-side comparisons of DPX-JW062

and DPX-MP062 in a number of

locations.

In 1995, DPX-JW062 was applied as a

60% water dispersable granule to 6 test

sites in Arizona, California, Oregon and

Texas. DPX-JW062 was applied as four

broadcast applications at the maximum

per application rate of 0.067 lb. DPXKN128/acre for a maximum seasonal

use rate of 0.268 lb. a.i./acre.

Applications were made approximately

3-days apart. The target PHI was 3-days.

Residues of KN128/KN127 for all sites

at the target PHI of 3-days ranged from

0.28 - 2.5 ppm .

In 1996, a total of 4 trials were

conducted with DPX-MP062 and DPXJW062. DPX-MP062 was applied as a

30% water dispersable granule to 2 test

sites in California and Texas. DPXMP062 was applied as four broadcast

applications at the maximum per

application rate of 0.067 lb. DPXKN128/acre for a maximum seasonal

use rate of 0.268 lb. a.i./acre. DPXJW062 was applied as a 60% water

dispersable granule in concurrent trials

at 2 test sites. Applications were made

approximately 3-days apart. The target

PHI was 3-days. Residues of KN128/

KN127 for all sites at the target PHI of

3 days ranged from 0.23 - 0.8 ppm.

Comparable residues of KN128/KN127

were found on broccoli treated with

either test substance in concurrent

trials.

11. Cabbage. Residue studies were

conducted with a total of 12 sites in

1995 and 1996. Studies in 1995 were

done with DPX-JW062. Studies in 1996

were conducted with DPX-MP062 with

side-by-side comparisons of DPX-JW062

and DPX-MP062 in a number of

locations.

In 1995, DPX-JW062 was applied as a

60% water dispersable granule to 6 test

sites in California, Maryland, Florida,

Texas, New York, and Wisconsin. DPXJW062 was applied as four broadcast

applications at the maximum per

application rate of 0.067 lb. DPXKN128/acre for a maximum seasonal

use rate of 0.268 lb. a.i./acre.

Applications were made approximately

3-days apart. The target PHI was 3-days.

Residues of KN128/KN127 at the target

PHI of 3-days ranged from 0.60 - 4.00

ppm (wrapper leaves attached) and

<0.02 - 0.16 ppm (wrapper leaves

removed).

In 1996, a total of 6 trials were

conducted with DPX-MP062 and DPXJW062. DPX-MP062 was applied as a

30% water dispersable granule to 4 test

sites in Florida, Wisconsin, and

California. DPX-MP062 was applied as

four broadcast applications at the

maximum per application rate of 0.067

lb. DPX-KN128/acre for a maximum

seasonal use rate of 0.268 lb. a.i./acre.

DPX-JW062 was applied as a 60% water

dispersable granule in concurrent trials

at 2 test sites. Applications were made

approximately 3-days apart. The target

PHI was 3-days. Residues of KN128/

KN127 for all sites at the target PHI of

3-days ranged from 0.14 to 6.4 ppm

(wrapper leaves attached) and <0.020 to

0.32 ppm (wrapper leaves removed).

Comparable residues of KN128/KN127

were found on cabbage treated with

either test substance in concurrent

trials.

12. Lettuce - head and leaf. The

magnitude and decline of residues of

KN128/KN127 were determined on

head and leaf lettuce. Residue studies

were conducted with a total of 20 trials

in 1995 and 1996. Studies in 1995 were

done with DPX-JW062. Studies in 1996
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were conducted with DPX-MP062 with

side-by-side comparisons of DPX-JW062

and DPX-MP062 in a number of

locations.

In 1995, DPX-JW062 was applied as a

60% water dispersable granule to 9 test

sites in Arizona, California, Florida and

Maryland. Head lettuce was grown at 5

sites, leaf lettuce at 4. DPX-JW062 was

applied as four broadcast applications at

the maximum per application rate of

0.067 lb. DPX-KN128/acre for a

maximum seasonal use rate of 0.268 lb.

a.i./acre. Applications were made

approximately 3 days apart. The target

PHI was 3 days. On head lettuce,

residues of KN128/KN127 at the target

PHI of 3 days ranged from 0.59 - 4.7

ppm (wrapper leaves attached) and

0.022 - 2.1 ppm (wrapper leaves

removed). On leaf lettuce, residues of

KN128/KN127 at the target PHI of 3

days ranged from 3.2 - 13 ppm.

In 1996, a total of 11 trials were

conducted with DPX-MP062 and DPXJW062. DPX-MP062 was applied as a

30% water dispersable granule to 6 (4

for head lettuce and 2 for leaf lettuce)

test sites in Florida, Maryland, Arizona,

and California. DPX-MP062 was applied

as four broadcast applications at the

maximum per application rate of 0.067

lb. DPX-KN128/acre for a maximum

seasonal use rate of 0.268 lb. a.i./acre.

DPX-JW062 was applied as a 60% water

dispersable granule in concurrent trials

at 5 test sites (3 for head lettuce and 2

for leaf lettuce). Applications were

made approximately 3 days apart. The

target PHI was 3 days. On head lettuce,

residues of KN128/KN127 for all sites at

the target PHI of 3 days ranged from

0.18 - 3.7ppm (wrapper leaves attached)

and <0.02 - 0.74 ppm (wrapper leaves

removed). On leaf lettuce, residues of

KN128/KN127 at the target PHI of 3

days ranged from 2.8 - 7.9 ppm.

Comparable residues of KN128/KN127

were found on lettuce treated with

either test substance in concurrent

trials.

13. Sweet corn. The magnitude and

decline of residues of KN128/KN127

were determined on sweet corn. Residue

studies were conducted with a total of

19 trials in 1995 and 1996. Studies in

1995 were done with DPX-JW062.

Studies in 1996 were conducted with

DPX-MP062 with side-by-side

comparisons of DPX-JW062 and DPXMP062 in a number of locations.

In 1995, DPX-JW062 was applied as a

60% water dispersable granule to 9 test

sites in New York, Maryland, Florida,

Minnesota, Illinois, California, Oregon,

and Washington. DPX-JW062 was

applied as four broadcast applications at

the maximum per application rate of

0.067 lb. DPX-KN128/acre for a

maximum seasonal use rate of 0.268 lb.

a.i./acre. Applications were made

approximately 3-days apart. The target

PHI was 3-days for kernels plus cob

with husks removed (K + CWHR) and

35-days for stover. The highest residue

found in K + CWHR was 0.012 ppm.

Residues of KN128/KN127 detected in

3-day forage samples ranged from 1.7

ppm to 13 ppm. Residues of KN128/

KN127 detected in 35-day stover ranged

from 0.86 to 20 ppm. ppm.

In 1996, a total of 10 trials were

conducted with DPX-MP062 and DPXJW062. DPX-MP062 was applied as a

30% water dispersable granule to 6 test

sites in Maryland, Illinois, Minnesota,

Indiana, Wisconsin, and California.

DPX-MP062 was applied as four

broadcast applications at the maximum

per application rate of 0.067 lb. DPXKN128/acre for a maximum seasonal

use rate of 0.268 lb. a.i./acre. DPXJW062 was applied as a 60% water

dispersable granule in concurrent trials

at 4 test sites. Applications were made

approximately 3- days apart. The target

PHI was 3-days. No quantifiable

residues were found in 3-day samples of

K + CWHR. Residues of KN128/KN127

detected in 3-day forage samples for all

sites ranged from 0.95 ppm to 10 ppm.

Residues of KN128/KN127 detected in

35-day stover for all sites ranged from

1.5 to 13 ppm. Comparable residues of

KN128/KN127 were found on sweet

corn treated with either test substance

in concurrent trials.

14. Cotton. The magnitude and

decline of residues of KN128/KN127

were determined on cotton. Residue

studies were conducted with a total of

19 trials in 1995 and 1996. Studies in

1995 were done with DPX-JW062.

Studies in 1996 were conducted with

DPX-MP062 with side-by-side

comparisons of DPX-JW062 and DPXMP062 in a number of locations.

In 1995, DPX-JW062 was applied as a

35% suspension emulsion to 8 test sites

in North Carolina, Mississippi,

Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona,

and California. DPX-JW062 was applied

as four broadcast applications at the

maximum per application rate of 0.133

lb. DPX-KN128/acre for a maximum

seasonal use rate of 0.532 lb. a.i./acre.

Applications were made approximately

5-days apart. The target PHI was 14-

days. Residues of KN128/KN127 on

undelinted seed cotton at the target PHI

of 14-days ranged from 0.13- 1.9 ppm.

In 1996, a total of 11 trials were

conducted with DPX-MP062 and DPXJW062 DPX-MP062 was applied as a

15% suspension concentrate to 7 test

sites in Georgia, Mississippi, Texas,

Oklahoma and California. DPX-MP062

was applied as four broadcast

applications at the maximum per

application rate of 0.133 lb. DPXKN128/acre for a maximum seasonal

use rate of 0.532 lb. a.i./acre. DPXJW062 was applied as a 60% water

dispersable granule in concurrent trials

at 4 test sites. Applications were made

approximately 5 days apart. The target

PHI was 14-days. Residues of KN128/

KN127 for all sites at the target PHI of

14-days ranged from 0.033 - 1.0 ppm in

undelinted seed and 2.9 - 12 ppm in

cotton gin trash. Comparable residues of

KN128/KN127 were found on cotton

treated with either test substance in

concurrent trials.

15. Cotton - process fractions. A study

was conducted to determine the

magnitude and concentration of KN128/

KN127 in cotton and its processed

fractions, hulls, meal, and refined oil

following application of DPX-MP062

Experimental Insecticide. DPX-MP062 is

a 75:25 isomer mixture which contains

the isomers DPX-KN128 and IN-KN127.

DPX-KN128 is the insecticidally active

isomer. Residues were determined as

the sum of the isomers and are reported

as KN128/KN127. DPX-MP062 was

applied as a 15% suspension-emulsion

in four broadcast applications at 1X and

5x the proposed maximum seasonal rate

of 0.535 lb. DPX-KN128/acre. The

application interval was 5-days and the

pre-harvest interval was 14-days. When

applied at 5x the maximum seasonal use

rate, KN128/KN127 did not concentrate

in any process fraction and quantifiable

residues were not detected in meal.

Concentration factors in hulls and

refined oil were 0.03X and 0.04X

respectively.

16. Livestock animal metabolism.

Animal metabolism has been studied in

the rat, hen, and cow and is well

understood. In contrast to crops, DPXMP062 is extensively metabolized in

animals.

17. Poultry. In poultry, hens were fed

at 10 ppm/day for 5 days, 87-88% of the

total administered dose was excreted;

parent comprised 51-54% of the total

dose in excreta. Concentration of

residues in eggs were low, 0.3-0.4 of the

total dose, as was the concentration of

residues in muscle, 0.2% of the total

dose. Parent and IN-JT333 were not

detected in egg whites; only

insecticidally inactive metabolites were

identified. Parent and IN-JT333 were

found in egg yolks; however, their

concentrations were very low-0.01-0.02

ppm. Concentrations of parent and INJT333 in muscle were at or below the

limit of quantitation, (LOQ) (0.01 ppm).

A poultry feeding study was not

conducted because finite concentrations

of residues would not be expected based

on the low concentration of residues in
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the metabolism study and the

approximate 200-fold excess under

which the metabolism study was

conducted compared to a proposed 1X

feeding dose. Further, the only poultry

feed item that could contain DPXMP062 residues is cotton meal. In a

cotton processing study run at 5X, no

detectable residues of DPX-MP062 were

seen. Thus no tolerances are proposed

for poultry or eggs.

18. Cattle. For the cow study, the

cattle were fed at 10 ppm/day for 5-

days; approximately 20% of the total

administered dose was excreted in urine

and 53-60% was excreted in feces in 5-

days. Four-tenths to 1.2% of the total

dose in urine was parent indicating

extensive metabolism; parent

represented 46-68% of the fecal activity.

Thus, most residues were not absorbed;

those residues that were absorbed were

extensively metabolized. Less than 1%

of the total administered dose was in

milk, most of which was parent

compound. The insecticidally active

metabolite IN-JT333 was not found in

milk. Residues in muscle represented

less than 0.01% of the total

administered dose most of which was

parent. IN-JT333 was not detected in

muscle. No other metabolites were seen

above 10% of the dose, thus only parent

and IN-JT333 were monitored in the

cattle feeding study.

Contribution of feed items to the

cattle diet.

The Highest Average Field Trial

(HAFT) value (based upon data from

field residue trials for sweet corn and

apples (DuPont Reports AMR 3291-95,

AMR 3737-96, AMR 3292-95, and AMR

3950-96) was multiplied by a correction

factor for drying, a concentration factor,

if appropriate, and the percentage of the

cattle diet for the feed item. The

contribution to the cattle diet in ppm

was then calculated:

Feed Item HAFT Drying Factor Calculated Residue (ppm) % Diet Contribution (ppm)

Sweet corn forage .................................. 10 0.48 20.83 50 10.42

Sweet corn cannery waste ..................... 10 0.3 33.33 30 10.00

Apple pomace ......................................... 2.6 0.4 6.50 20 1.30

Total ................................................. .............................. .............................. .............................. .............................. 21.72

19. Cattle feeding study. A cattle

feeding study was conducted with DPXMP062 at doses of 7.5 ppm, 22.5 and 75

ppm which were based on preliminary

residue values available at the time.

Based on final residue values for the

respective commodities contributing to

the cattle diet, the 22.5 ppm feeding

level is an appropriate feeding level

from which to propose tolerances.

KN128/KN127 concentrations at the

22.5 ppm feeding level were 0.053 ppm

for whole milk, 0.018 ppm for skim milk

and 0.58 ppm for cream. The mean

KN128/KN127 concentrations were

proportional to the dosing level in

whole milk, skim milk and cream. INJT333 concentrations at the 22.5 ppm

feeding level were below the LOQ for

whole milk and skim milk. The

concentration of IN-JT333 in cream was

0.022 ppm. The mean IN-JT333

concentrations were proportional to the

dosing level in cream.

KN128/KN127 and IN-JT333

concentrations at the 22.5 ppm feeding

level were below the level of

quantitation (LOQ) for all tissues, except

fat (0.45 ppm, KN128/KN127 and 0.03

ppm IN-JT333) and kidney (0.017 ppm

KN128/KN127), throughout 28 days of

dosing. The mean KN128/KN127

residues in muscle, fat, liver, and

kidney samples were proportional to the

dosing level. The meanIN-JT333

residues in fat were proportional to the

dosing level.

B. Toxicological Profile

1. Acute toxicity. Based on EPA

criteria, DPX-MP062 should be

classified as follows for Toxicity

Categories:

Title Test Animal Results Category

Oral ............................................................................................... Rat LD501730 mg/kg(M)

LD50268 mg/kg(F)

Category II

Dermal .......................................................................................... Rat LD50>5000 mg/kg Category IV

Inhalation ...................................................................................... Rat LC50>5.4 mg/L (M) LC50

4.2 mg/L (F)

Category IV

Eye irritation ................................................................................. Rabbit Effects reversed within

72 hours.

Category III

Dermal irritation ............................................................................ Rabbit No irritation Category IV

Dermal sensitization ..................................................................... Guinea pig Sensitizer ........................................

Formulated products are slightly less

acutely toxic than DPX-MP062.

DPX-MP062 exhibited acute

neurotoxic effects (decreased forelimb

grip strength, decreased foot splay, and

some evidence of slightly reduced motor

activity), but only at the highest doses

tested. The NOEL was 100 mg/kg for

males and 50 mg/kg for females.

2. Genotoxicity. DPX-MP062 has

shown no genotoxic activity in the

following listed in-vitro and in-vivo

tests:

i. Ames— Negative

ii. In-vitro mammalian gene mutation

(CHO/HGPRT)— Negative

iii. In-vitro unscheduled DNA

synthesis— Negative

iv. In-vitro chromosomal aberration—

Negative

v. In-vivo mouse micronucleus—

Negative

3. Reproductive and developmental

toxicity. The results of a series of studies

indicated that there were no

reproductive, developmental or

teratogenic hazards associated with the

use of DPX-MP062.

In a 2-generation rat reproduction

study, the parental NOEL was 1.3 and

1.5 mg/kg/day for males and females,

respectively. The parental NOEL was

based on observations of reduced weight

gain and food consumption for the

higher concentration groups of the F0

generation and potential treatmentrelated changes in spleen weights for

the higher groups of the F1 generation.

There was no effect on mating or

fertility. The NOEL for fertility and

reproduction was, 6.4 and 6.9 mg/kg/

day for males and females, respectively.
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The fetal (developmental) NOEL was 1.3

and 1.5 mg/kg/day for males and

females, respectively, and based on the

reduced mean pup weights noted for the

F1 litters of the higher concentration

groups. The effects on pup weights

occurred only at a maternal effect level

and may have been due to altered

growth and nutrition in the dams.

In studies conducted to evaluate

developmental toxicity potential, DPXMP062 was neither teratogenic nor

uniquely toxic to the conceptus (i.e., not

considered a developmental toxin).

Developmental studies conducted in

rats and rabbits demonstrated that the

rat was more susceptible than the rabbit

to the maternal and fetal effects of DPXMP062. Developmental toxicity was

observed only in the presence of

maternal toxicity. The NOEL for

maternal and fetal effects in rats was 2

mg/kg/day based on body weight effects

and decreased food consumption at 4

mg/kg/day. The NOEL for

developmental effects in fetuses was >4

mg/kg/day. In rabbits, the maternal and

fetal NOELS were 500 mg/kg/day based

on body weight effects (and in dams,

decreased food consumption).

4. Subchronic toxicity. Subchronic

(90-day) feeding studies were conducted

with rats, mice, and dogs.

In a 90-day feeding study in rats, the

NOEL was 6.01 and 2.13 mg/kg/day for

males and females, respectively. In male

rats, the NOEL was based on decreased

body weight and nutritional parameters,

mild hemolytic anemia and decreased

total protein and globulin concentration.

In female rats, the NOEL was based on

decreased body weight and food

efficiency. Female rats also had

compound related mortality, clinical

signs of toxicity, and mild hemolytic

anemia.

In a subchronic neurotoxicity study in

rats, there was no evidence of

neurotoxicity at 11.9 and 6.09 mg/kg/

day, the highest dose tested for males

and females, respectively. The standard

subchronic rat study showed equivocal

evidence of neurotoxicity (i.e., ataxia

and tremors) but only in moribund

animals.

The subchronic NOEL in dogs (2/5

mg/kg/day, M/F) was also based on

hemolytic anemia. Erythrocyte values

for most dogs were within a range that

would be considered normal for dogs in

a clinical setting.

Mice were less sensitive to DPXMP062 than the rats or dogs. NOELs

(23/16 mg/kg/day, M/F) were based on

body weight and nutritional effects, as

well as clinical signs suggestive of

neurotoxicity.

In a 28-day repeated dose dermal

study, the NOEL was 1,000 mg/kg/day

based on the hemolytic anemia observed

in the 2,000 mg/kg/day group

females.(being revised).

5. Chronic toxicity. Chronic studies

with DPX-MP062 were conducted on

rats, mice, and dogs to determine

oncogenic potential and/or chronic

toxicity of the compound. Effects

generally similar to those observed in

the 90-day studies were seen in the

chronic studies. DPX-MP062 was not

oncogenic.

The chronic NOEL in male rats was

2.4 mg/kg/day based on body weight

and nutritional effects at 5 mg/kg/day

and above. In females, the NOEL of 2.13

mg/kg/day was based on body weight

and nutritional changes, as well as

biologically significant hematologic

changes at 3.6 mg/kg/day and above.

Hemolytic effects were present only

through the 18-month evaluation. The

regenerative nature of DPX-MP062-

induced hemolytic anemia was

demonstrated by the absence of

significant changes in indicators of

circulating erythrocyte mass at the 24-

month evaluation.

In mice, the chronic NOEL of 2.63

mg/kg/day for males was based on

deceased body weight and weight gain

effects and food efficiency at 13.8 mg/

kg/day and above. The NOEL for

females was 3.99 mg/kg/day based on

body weight and nutritional effects,

neurotoxicity, and mortality at 20.3 mg/

kg/day.

In dogs, the chronic NOEL was about

1 mg/kg/day in males and females based

on hemolytic effects similar to those

seen in the subchronic dog study. The

biological significance of changes at the

next highest dose was equivocal because

changes in circulating erythrocyte mass

at that concentration (2.3 mg/kg/day and

2.4 mg/kg/day for males and females,

respectively) were within historical

control ranges and were not associated

with changes in erythrocyte indices,

reticulocyte counts, or platelet counts.

6. Animal metabolism. In rats, DPXMP062 was readily absorbed at low dose

(5 mg/kg)but saturated at the high dose

(150 mg/kg). DPX-MP062 was

metabolized extensively, based on very

low excretion of parent compound in

bile and extensive excretion of

metabolized dose in the urine and feces.

Some parent compound remained

unabsorbed and was excreted in the

feces. No parent compound was

excreted in the urine. The retention and

elimination of the metabolite IN-JT333

from fat appeared to be the overall rate

determining process for elimination of

radioactive residues from the body.

Metabolites in urine were cleaved

products (containing only one

radiolabel),while the major metabolites

in the feces retained both radiolabels.

Major metabolic reactions included

hydroxylation of the indanone ring,

hydrolysis of the carboxylmethyl group

from the amino nitrogen and the

opening of the oxadiazine ring which

gave rise to cleaved products.

Metabolites were identified by mass

spectral analysis, NMR, UV and/or by

comparison to standards chemically

synthesized or produced by microsomal

enzymes.

7. Metabolite toxicology. The only

metabolite of significance is IN-JT333

which is formed through animal and

soil metabolism although only at levels

of approximately 15% or less. Direct

dietary exposure to IN-JT333 is only

expected to occur as trace residues in

milk fat and animal fat.

Other Potential Toxicology

Considerations - Endocrine Modulation

Chronic, lifespan, and multigenerational

bioassays in mammals and acute and

subchronic studies on aquatic organisms

and wildlife did not reveal endocrine

effects. Any endocrine related effects

would have been detected in this

definitive array of required tests. The

probability of any such effect due to

agricultural uses of DPX-MP062 is

negligible.

C. Aggregate Exposure

DPX-MP062 is a new insecticide with

proposed uses on the commercial crops

pome fruit, head & stem brassicas, sweet

corn, cotton, head lettuce, leaf lettuce

and fruiting vegetables. There are no

residential uses.

1. Dietary exposure. The chronic RfD

of 0.01 mg/kg bw/day is based on a

NOEL of 1.1 mg/kg bw/day from the 1-

year dog feeding study and an

uncertainty factor of 100. The acute

NOEL of 2 mg/kg bw/day is based upon

weight loss seen at the 4 mg/kg bw/day

level in a rat developmental study.

Since it could be argued that weight loss

is not an acute effect, it is likely that the

acute NOEL is much higher than 2 mg/

kg bw/day.

2. Food— i. Chronic dietary exposure

assessment. Chronic dietary exposure

resulting from the proposed use of DPXMP062 on apples, pears, cotton,

broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce,

sweet corn, peppers, and tomatoes is

well within acceptable limits for all

sectors of the population. The Chronic

Module of the Dietary Exposure

Evaluation Model (DEEM, Novigen

Sciences, Inc., 1997 Version 5.21) was

used to conduct the assessment with the

anticipated reference dose (RfD) of 0.01

mg/kg/day. The analysis used overall

mean field trial values and

conservatively assumed that 30% of the

crops on the proposed label would be
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treated with DPX-MP062. The chronic

dietary exposure to DPX-MP062 is

0.000309 mg/kg bw/day, and utilizes

3.1% of the RfD for the overall U.S.

population. The exposure of the most

highly exposed subgroup in the

population, children age 1-6 years, is

0.000633 mg/kg/day, and utilizes 6.3%

of the RfD. The table below lists the

results of this analysis which indicate

large margins of safety for each

population subgroup and very low

probability of effects resulting from

chronic exposure to DPX-MP062.

Subgroup Maximum Dietary Exposure (mg/kg/day) %RfD

U.S. Population ........................................................................................................................ 0.000309 3.1

Non-Nursing Infants (<1 year old) ........................................................................................... 0.000264 2.6

Children (1-6 years) ................................................................................................................. 0.000633 6.3

Females (13-50 years) ............................................................................................................. 0.000248 2.5

ii. Acute dietary exposure. Results of

the Tier 3 acute dietary exposure

analysis show that an adequate margin

of safety exists for all population

subgroups and that no acute effects

would result from dietary exposure to

DPX-MP062. Margins of exposure

(MOE) were calculated based on an

acute NOEL of 2 mg/kg bw/day from the

rat developmental study. The acute

dietary exposure to DPX-MP062 is

0.002271 mg/kg bw/day, MOE = 881, for

the overall U.S. population. The

exposure of the most highly exposed

subgroup in the population, children

age 1 - 6 years, is 0.004469 mg/kg/day,

MOE = 448. The results of this analysis

are given in the table below. All of the

results are extremely reassuring because

they are based on several very

conservative assumptions and include

exposure from ten crops, which

collectively comprise a significant

portion of the diet. Since the MOEs are

above 100, the acute dietary safety of

DPX-MP062 clearly meets the FQPA

standard of reasonable certainty of no

harm.

Subgroup

99th Percentile of Exposure 99.9th Percentile of Exposure

Exposure (mg/kg/

day) MOE Exposure (mg/kg/day) MOE

U.S. Population ......................................................................... 0.002271 881 0.006846 292

Non-Nursing (<1 yr.) ................................................................. 0.002339 855 0.003937 508

Children (1-6) ............................................................................ 0.004469 448 0.014810 135

Females (13-50 yrs.) ................................................................ 0.001893 1057 0.005775 346

3. Drinking water. DPX-MP062 is

highly unlikely to contaminate

groundwater resources due to its

immobility in soil, low water solubility,

high soil sorption, moderate soil halflife, and resulting low groundwater

ubiquity score (GUS) of 0.620. Both

acute and chronic drinking water

exposure analyses were calculated using

EPA screening models (SCI-GROW for

groundwater and GENEEC for surface

water). The calculated acute margin of

exposure was greater than 5,000 for all

subpopulations. The predicted chronic

exposure for all subpopulations was

0.1% of the RfD (0.01 mg/kg/bw/d).

Thus exposures to drinking water were

found to be negligible.

4. Non-dietary exposure. DPX-MP062

products are not labeled for residential

non-food uses, thereby eliminating the

potential for residential exposure. Nonoccupational, non-dietary exposure for

DPX-MP062 has not been estimated

because the proposed products are

limited to commercial crop production.

Therefore, the potential for nonoccupational exposure is insignificant.

D. Cumulative Effects

EPA’s consideration of a common

mechanism of toxicity is not necessary

at this time because there is no

indication that toxic effects of DPXMP062 would be cumulative with those

of any other chemical compounds.

Oxadiazine chemistry is new, and DPXMP062 has a novel mode of action

compared to currently registered active

ingredients.

E. Safety Determination

1. U.S. population. Dietary and

occupational exposure will be the major

routes of exposure to the U.S.

population, and ample margins of safety

have been demonstrated for both

situations. The chronic dietary exposure

to DPX-MP062 is 0.000309 mg/kg/day,

which utilizes 3.1% of the RfD for the

overall U.S. population, assuming 30%

of the crops are treated and residues

equivalent to overall mean field trial

values. The MOE for acute dietary

exposure to the U.S. population is 881

(99th percentile) and 292 (99.9th

percentile). Using only PHED data levels

A and B (those with a high level of

confidence), the MOEs for occupational

exposure are 5891 for mixer/loaders and

6511 for applicators. Based on the

completeness and reliability of the

toxicity data and the conservative

exposure assessments, there is a

reasonable certainty that no harm will

result from the aggregate exposure of

residues of DPX-MP062 including all

anticipated dietary exposure and all

other non-occupational exposures.

2. Infants and children. Chronic

dietary exposure of the most highly

exposed subgroup in the population,

children age 1-6 years, is 0.000633 mg/

kg/day or 6.3% of the RfD. For Infants

(non-nursing, >1 yr.), the exposure

accounts for 2.6% of the RfD. The MOE

for acute dietary exposure for children

(1-6 years) is 448 (99th percentile) and

135 (99.9th percentile). For non-nursing

infants (>1 yr.), the MOE is 855 at the

99th percentile and 508 at the 99.9th

percentile. There are no residential uses

of DPX-MP062 and contamination of

drinking water is extremely unlikely.

Based on the completeness and

reliability of the toxicity data, the lack

of toxicological endpoints of special

concern, the lack of any indication that

children are more sensitive than adults

to DPX-MP062, and the conservative

exposure assessment, there is a

reasonable certainty that no harm will

result to infants and children from the

aggregate exposure of residues of DPXMP062, including all anticipated dietary

exposure and all other non-occupational

exposures. Accordingly, there is no

need to apply an additional safety factor

for infants and children.
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F. International Tolerances

To date, no international tolerances

exist for DPX-MP062.

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