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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2005-0105; FRL-7710-1]
Fenpropimorph; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish
a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice reannounces the filing of a pesticide petition
proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain
pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPP-
2005-0105, must be received on or before July 22, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or
through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as
provided in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary L. Waller, Registration Division
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-9354; e-mail address: waller.mary@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
Crop production (NAICS 111)
Animal production (NAICS 112)
Food manufacturing (NAICS 311)
Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 32532)
This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular
entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under docket ID number OPP-2005-0105. The official public docket
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any
public comments received, and other information related to this action.
Although a part of the official docket, the public docket does not
include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
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Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or
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be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket. Where
practical, physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph
will be placed in EPA's electronic public docket along with a brief
description written by the docket staff.
C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?
You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the
appropriate docket ID number in the subject line on the first page of
your comment. Please ensure that your comments are
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submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after
the close of the comment period will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not
required to consider these late comments. If you wish to submit CBI or
information that is otherwise protected by statute, please follow the
instructions in Unit I.D. Do not use EPA Dockets or e-mail to submit
CBI or information protected by statute.
1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as
prescribed in this unit, EPA recommends that you include your name,
mailing address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in
the body of your comment. Also include this contact information on the
outside of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter
accompanying the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be
identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact
you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties,
or needs further information on the substance of your comment. EPA's
policy is that EPA will not edit your comment, and any identifying or
contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included
as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket,
and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot
read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you
for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
i. EPA Dockets. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to
submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for
receiving comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/
, and follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Once in the system, select ``search,'' and then key in docket ID number
OPP-2005-0105. The system is an ``anonymous access'' system, which
means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by e-mail to opp-docket@epa.gov,
Attention: Docket ID Number OPP-2005-0105. In contrast to EPA's
electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is not an ``anonymous
access'' system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to the docket
without going through EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail
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part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and
made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM
that you mail to the mailing address identified in Unit I.C.2. These
electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file
format. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption.
2. By mail. Send your comments to: Public Information and Records
Integrity Branch (PIRIB) (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001, Attention: Docket ID Number OPP-2005-0105.
3. By hand delivery or courier. Deliver your comments to: Public
Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Office of Pesticide
Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, Crystal Mall
2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA, Attention: Docket ID
Number OPP-2005-0105. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
docket's normal hours of operation as identified in Unit I.B.1.
D. How Should I Submit CBI to the Agency?
Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI
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may claim information that you submit to EPA as CBI by marking any part
or all of that information as CBI (if you submit CBI on disk or CD ROM,
mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify
electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that
is CBI). Information so marked will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes
any information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not
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the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline in this
notice.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
EPA has received a pesticide petition as follows proposing the
establishment and/or amendment of regulations for residues of a certain
pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities under section 408
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a.
EPA has determined that this petition contains data or information
regarding the elements set forth in FFDCA section 408(d)(2); however,
EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at
this time or whether the data support granting of the petition.
Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petition.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: May 27, 2005.
Betty Shackleford,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
Summary of Petition
The petitioner summary of the pesticide petition is printed below
as required by FFDCA section 408(d)(3). The summary of the petition was
prepared by the petitioner and represents the view of the petitioner.
The petition summary announces the availability of a description of the
analytical methods available to EPA for the detection and measurement
of the
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pesticide chemical residues or an explanation of why no such method is
needed.
BASF Corporation
PP 7E4874
EPA has received a pesticide petition (PP 7E4874) from BASF
Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3528,
proposing pursuant to section 408(d) of the FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 346a(d),
to amend 40 CFR part 180 by establishing a tolerance for residues of
fenpropimorph, (+)-cis-4-(3-((4-tert-butylphenyl))-2-methylpropyl)-2,6-
dimethylmorpholine in or on the raw agricultural commodity banana at
1.5 parts per million (ppm) of which no more than 0.3 ppm is found in
the pulp. This petition was previously published in the Federal
Register on December 7, 1998 (63 FR 67476) (FRL-6047-2), identified by
the docket control number PF-848. 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
support granting of the petition. Additional data may be needed before
EPA rules on the petition.
A. Residue Chemistry
1. Plant metabolism. The results of the banana metabolism study
indicate that fenpropimorph constitutes the total toxic residue. All
other significant portions of the total radioactive residue are due to
natural products, predominately carbohydrates. Therefore, for
regulatory purposes, the residue of concern determined by the
analytical method consists only of fenpropimorph.
2. Analytical method. The method of analysis includes extraction,
liquid/liquid partition, column clean-up, and quantitation by gas
chromatography/nitrogen-phosphorus detector. The overall fortification
recoveries from the unpeeled, whole banana, and the peeled (pulp)
samples together averaged 87.1% 9.3% (N=76).
3. Magnitude of residues. Fifteen crop residue trials were
conducted in the banana growing regions of Mexico, South and Central
America including three sites in Colombia, four sites in Costa Rica,
four sites in Ecuador, one site in Guatemala, two sites in Honduras,
and one site in Mexico. Four sequential applications were made at the
target rate of 545 gram/hectares (g/ha) to both bagged and unbagged
bananas at each site. Fruit from both the bagged and unbagged
treatments were harvested at 0 days following the last application.
Whole fruit (peel and pulp) samples and pulp only samples were
analyzed for all treatments at all sites. Under typical practices,
bagged banana residues in the whole fruit ranged from the limit of
quantitation (LOQ) 0.050 milligrams/kilogram (mg/kg) to a maximum of
0.4 mg/kg. Banana pulp residues from bagged bananas ranged from the <
LOQ (0.050 mg/kg to 0.20 mg/kg and averaged 0.0518 mg/kg). The average
value was calculated by assuming all values below the LOQ were equal to
one-half the < LOQ or 0.025 mg/kg. Under worst-case practices, unbagged
bananas residues in the whole fruit ranged from < the LOQ (0.050 mg/kg
to a maximum of 1.4 mg/kg). Banana pulp residues from unbagged bananas
ranged from < the LOQ (0.050 mg/kg to 0.43 mg/kg and averaged 0.1149
mg/kg). The average value was calculated by assuming all values below
the LOQ were equal to one-half the LOQ or 0.025 mg/kg.
B. Toxicological Profile
Based on review of the available data, BASF believes the reference
dose (RfD) for fenpropimorph will be based on a 2-year feeding study in
rats with a threshold no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) of 0.3
milligrams/kilogram/day (mg/kg/day). Using an uncertainty factor of
100, the RfD is calculated to be 0.003 mg/kg/day. A summary of the
available mammalian toxicology data is given in the following sections.
1. Acute toxicity. Based on available acute toxicity data,
fenpropimorph does not pose any acute toxicity risks. These studies are
not required for an import tolerance, but we have provided the
following information to demonstrate that fenpropimorph is not an acute
toxicant. The acute toxicity studies place technical fenpropimorph in
acute toxicity category III for acute oral, dermal, inhalation, and
skin irritation; and in acute toxicity category IV for eye irritation
and the technical material is not a skin sensitizer.
2. Genotoxicty. The following genotoxicity tests were performed
with fenpropimorph: A modified Ames Test (2 studies; point mutation) -
Negative; In Vitro CHO/HPRT Mammalian Cell Mutation Assay (1 study;
point mutation) - Negative; In Vitro Cytogenetic test in Chinese
Hamster V79 cells (1 study; chromosome aberrations) - non-activated
negative, activated equivocal; In Vitro Cytogenetics-Human lymphocytes
(1 study; chromosome aberrations) - Negative; In Vivo Mouse
Micronucleus Assay (2 studies; chromosome aberrations) - Negative; In
Vitro UDS Test Using Rat Hepatocytes (1 study; DNA damage and repair):
Negative; In Vivo dominant lethal test in mice (1 study; chromosome
aberrations in germ cells) - Negative. Fenpropimorph has been tested in
a total of nine genetic toxicology assays. These assays were performed
both in vitro and in vivo. The weight of the evidence from these nine
studies indicates that fenpropimorph is not genotoxic.
3.Reproductive and developmental toxicity -- i. A developmental
prenatal toxicity study was conducted via oral gavage in rats at doses
of 0, 2.5, 10, 40, and 160 mg/kg/day from day 6 to 15 of gestation with
a developmental toxicity NOAEL of 40 mg/kg/day and a maternal toxicity
NOAEL of 10 mg/kg/day based on the following: (a) Signs of maternal
toxicity, in the form of decreased body weights (bwt) and/or clinical
signs observed at dose levels > 40 mg/kg/day; (b) maternal animals in
the 160 mg/kg/day dose group showed an increased incidence of vaginal
bleeding from day 10 to 19 of gestation and increased placental weight;
(c) maternal animals in the 160 mg/kg/day dose group showed an increase
in the number of resorptions as compared to controls; (d) decreases in
fetal body weights and size and number of viable fetus were observed at
160 milligrams/kilogram body weight/day (mg/kg bwt/day); (e) a
significant number of fetuses had a finding of cleft palate at 160 mg/
kg bwt/day; and (f) litters from animals treated at the lower doses
remained entirely unaffected.
ii. A perinatal developmental toxicity study was conducted via oral
gavage in rats at doses of 0, 2.5, 10, 40, and 160 mg/kg/day from
gestation day 15 to day 21 post partum with a developmental and
maternal toxicity NOAEL of 40 mg/kg/day based on the following: (a)
Four high dose maternal animals died on days 1 to 6 after delivery; (b)
signs of maternal toxicity, in the form of decreased body weight and/or
clinical signs observed at the top dose level; (c) at birth, body
weight was significantly reduced in the pups of the top dose group; (d)
the brood care at the top dose group animals was generally
unsatisfactory and led to a high perinatal mortality of the fetuses
with only 30 viable fetuses left on day 1 post partum, the dead fetuses
showed no increased incidence of malformations; (e) the few surviving
pups of the dams at the 160 mg/kg/day dose group showed decreases in
fetal body weight and size was retarded, no disturbances were found in
the functional and behavioral tests that were conducted on
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the surviving pups; (f) at necropsy, all dams showed comparable number
of implantations and the animals sacrificed as scheduled revealed no
treatment-related changes and also the mean organ weights were similar
in treated and untreated groups; and (g) litters from animals treated
at the lower doses remained entirely unaffected and no pathological
findings were also noted in these pups.
iii. A series of two developmental toxicity studies were conducted
via gavage with rabbits. In the first study, rabbits were treated at
dose levels of 0, 2.4, 12, 36, and 60 mg/kg/day and in the second study
the dose levels were 0, 7.5, 15, and 30 mg/kg/day. Considering both
studies, the maternal and developmental toxicity NOAEL's were 15 mg/kg/
day based on the following: (a) Severe clinical signs and/or mortality
were observed at dose levels > 30 mg/kg/day; (b) decreased body weight,
food consumption, and absorption/premature delivery in the 36 and 60
mg/kg/day dose groups which survived to the end of the studies; (c)
fetal effects consisted of a high number of dead fetuses and several
gross malformations (pseudo ancylosis, syndactylia, micromelia, aplasia
of the twelfth rib) at the highest dose tested; and (d) pseudo
ancylosis was also seen in 1 fetus from the 12 mg/kg/day dose group and
in 6 fetuses in the 36 mg/kg/day dose level, but this finding is known
to occur spontaneously in rabbits of this strain used and the
contractures usually normalize during early stages of life. Due to the
severe maternal effect at the high dose level (HDL), these effects were
not considered to represent a specific teratogenic effect of the
treatment.
iv. A 2-generation reproduction study was conducted with rats fed
dosages of 0, 0.625, 1.25, and 2.5 mg/kg/day average mg/kg/day dose
levels for both male and female rats with a reproductive NOAEL of 2.5
mg/kg/day and with a parental NOAEL of 2.5 mg/kg/day based on: (a)
Significant body weight changes in adults; (b) no effects were observed
on parameters of fertility and gestation, or macro- or
histopathological changes for the parental F0 and
F1 animals at all dose levels tested; (c) in the
F1 litters, a slight increased incidence of stillborn pups,
unfolding of the ear, and slight reduced body weight development during
lactation were observed in the 2.5 mg/kg/day dose level group, but this
was not reproduced in the F2 litters; and (d) in the
F2 litters, no treatment-related effects were observed at
all dose levels tested.
4. Subchronic toxicity. The short-term toxicity of fenpropimorph
was investigated in an oral 28-day range-finding study in rats as well
as in 3-month studies in rats and dogs. In addition, the short-term
toxicity following dermal exposure was determined in a 21-day study in
rabbits and the short-term inhalation toxicity was studied in a 28-day
inhalation study in rats.
The signs of toxicity observed in rats and dogs tested orally were
overall similar with the liver as the target organ. The effects
observed typically included the increase in one or more serum liver
enzymes, changes in cholesterol and increased liver weight. No
pathological changes were observed in any organ. Plasma cholinesterase
was decreased in the highest doses tested in rats. Brain and RBC
cholinesterase were unaffected by treatment.
Severe dermal irritation with repeated dosing limited the highest
dose tested for 3 weeks in rabbits to 8.5 mg/kg bwt/day. No substance-
related systemic findings were detected up to the highest dose. Rats
were exposed via inhalation for 28 days at concentrations up to 160 mg/
m3. The NOAEL was determined to be 10 mg/m3 based
on serum liver enzyme and cholesterol changes and reduced plasma
cholinesterase at higher concentrations.
5.Chronic toxicity --i. A combined chronic feeding/oncogenicity
study was performed in rats being fed doses of 0, 0.2, 0.3, 1.7, and
8.8 mg/kg/day (males) and 0, 0.2, 0.4, 2.1, and 11.2 mg/kg/day
(females) with a NOAEL of 0.3 mg/kg/day (males) and 0.4 mg/kg/day
(females) based on the following effects: (a) Decreased body weights
were observed in both male and female rats at dose levels > 1.7 mg/kg/
day; (b) decreased food consumption in female rats at the 11.2 mg/kg/
day; (c) significantly lower activities of plasma cholinesterase were
noted in male and female rats in the high dose whereas no effect was
found for red blood cell and brain cholinesterase values; (d) at
terminal sacrifice, reduced activities of brain cholinesterase were
detected in males, only, at the 1.7 and 8.8 mg/kg/day dose levels
groups tested; (e) increased liver weights for females at dose levels >
2.1 mg/kg/day and in males of the top dose group; (f) microscopic
findings were observed in the liver of male and female rats in both
sexes of the two highest dose groups consisting of enlargement of the
centriobular hepatocytes and increased incidences of multinucleate
hepatocytes; and (g) no increased incidence of neoplasms occurred at
any dose levels tested in this study.
ii. A carcinogenicity study in mice fed doses of 0, 0.5, 3.0, 16,
and 106 mg/kg/day (males) and 0, 0.5, 3.5, 17, and 118 HDT mg/kg/day
(females) with a NOAEL of 3.0 and 3.5 mg/kg/day for male and female
mice, respectively, based on the following effects: (a) Decreased body
weights were observed with no effect on food consumption in both male
and female mice at the highest dose tested; (b) decreased
cholinesterase activities were observed in red blood cells for female
mice in the 17 and 118 mg/kg/day dose level tested at terminal
sacrifice; (c) at the high dose, increased liver weights were observed
for female mice at terminal sacrifice and in males at interim sacrifice
after 52 weeks; and (d) no increased incidence of neoplasms occurred at
any dose levels tested in this study.
iii. A 1 year feeding study in dogs fed doses of 0, 0.8, 3.2, or
12.7 mg/kg/day with a NOAEL of 3.2 mg/kg/day based on the following
effects: (a) No changes in body weights nor food consumption for both
the high dose male and female dogs were observed at all tested dose
levels as compared to controls; (b) blood biochemistry values were
slightly increased in high dose males (alkaline phosphatase) and
females (alanine aminotransferase); (c) the cholininesterase from
plasma, red blood cells, and brain showed comparable activities in
treated and untreated dogs; and (d) neither organ weight analyses nor
macro- and histopathological examinations demonstrated any treatment-
related effects as compared to controls.
6. Animal metabolism. Fenpropimorph was well absorbed orally (>90%)
and extensively metabolized by rats. Excretion was rapid (plasma half-
life of 16-24 hours) occurring by urine and bile. By 48 hours after
treatment, essentially all of the administered dose was eliminated by
all routes. Levels in tissues were small and rapidly declined, and
there was no evidence for a bioaccumulation potential. Fenpropimorph
was eliminated exclusively in the form of metabolites. Significant
amounts of the metabolites were in conjugated form.
7. Metabolite toxicology. There were no metabolites identified in
plant commodities which require regulation.
8. Endocrine disruption. No specific tests have been performed with
fenpropimorph to determine whether the chemical may have an effect in
humans that is similar to an effect produced by naturally occurring
estrogen or other endocrine effects. However, there are significant
findings in other relevant toxicity studies, i.e., teratology, and
multi-generation reproductive studies, that would suggest fenpropimorph
produces endocrine-related effects.
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C. Aggregate Exposure
1. Dietary exposure. A dietary assessment was conducted to evaluate
the potential risk due to chronic dietary exposure of the U.S.
population and all sub-populations to residues of fenpropimorph.
Fenpropimorph is not registered in the United States so no tolerances
have previously been established.
This dietary analysis was conducted to evaluate the proposed import
tolerance for banana pulp at 0.3 ppm. The dietary assessment was
conducted using tolerance level residues, default processing factors,
and 100% crop treated factors. These assumptions are conservative
because it assumes all bananas imported into the United States will be
at tolerance level and 100% of all the import bananas will have been
treated with fenpropimorph. Inadvertent residues in animal commodities
(i.e., meat, meat byproducts, milk, eggs) were not considered because
imported bananas will not be used as an animal feed commodity.
i. Food. Acute dietary exposure assessment for fenpropimorph. BASF
believes there is no concern regarding acute dietary risk since the
available toxicity data do not indicate any evidence of significant
toxicity from a 1 day or single, event exposure by the oral route.
ii. Chronic dietary exposure assessment.Achronic assessment was
conducted for all subpopulations. The chronic dietary exposure
assessment was conducted using the Dietary Exposure Evaluation Model
software with Food Commodity Intake Database (DEEM-FCID). The chronic
population adjusted dose (cPAD) used for all subpopulations was 0.003
mg/kg bwt/day. Using the exposure assumptions discussed above,
fenpropimorph chronic dietary exposure from food is less than 19% cPAD
for all subpopulations. The most highly exposed subpopulation was
children 1-2 years old and utilized 18.4 % of the cPAD. The results of
the chronic dietary assessment are presented in Table 1.
Table 1.-- Summary of Chronic Dietary Exposure Assessment Considering
Crops With Established and Proposed Tolerances for Fenpropimorph.
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Exposure Estimate
Population Subgroups (mg/kg bw/day) %cPAD
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U.S. population 0.0001140 3.8
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All Infants 0.0004320 14.4
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Children (1-2 years) 0.0005520 18.4
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Children (3-5 years) 0.0002880 9.6
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Children (6-12 years) 0.0001200 4.0
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Females (13-19 years) 0.0000720 2.4
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Youth (13-19 years) 0.0000480 1.6
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Results of the chronic dietary exposure analysis demonstrate a
reasonable certainty that no harm to the general U.S. population or any
subpopulation would results from importing bananas treated with
fenpropimorph.
iii. Drinking water. Fenpropimorph is not registered for use within
the United States and therefore exposure through drinking water will
not occur.
An aggregate exposure assessment for fenpropimorph is not needed
because the only exposure to fenpropimorph will occur from the dietary
food route. Fenpropimorph is not registered within the United States
for any uses. The dietary assessment conducted above demonstrates that
there are no safety concerns for any subpopulation, and that the
results clearly meet the FQPA standard of reasonable certainty of no
harm.
2. Non-dietary exposure. Fenpropimorph is not registered for use
within the United States. Thus, residential exposure is not possible.
D. Cumulative Effects
Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) requires that, when considering whether to
establish, modify, or revoke a tolerance, the Agency consider
``available information'' concerning the cumulative effects of a
particular pesticide's residues and other substances that have a common
mechanism of toxicity. Results for toxicity studies indicate that toxic
effects produced by fenpropimorph would not be cumulative with those of
any other chemical.
E. Safety Determination
1. U.S. population. Based on this risk assessment, BASF concludes
that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to the
general population from the aggregate exposure to fenpropimorph
residues.
2. Infants and children. Based on this risk assessment, BASF
concludes that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result
to infants or children from the aggregate exposure to fenpropimorph.
F. International Tolerances
A maximum residue level has not been established under Codex
Alimentarius Commission for fenpropimorph in bananas.
[FR Doc. 05-12079 Filed 6-21-05; 8:45 am]
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