[Federal Register: May 18, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 95)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2005-0097; FRL-7708-5]
Tebuconazole; 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 announces the initial 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-
2005-0097, must be received on or before June 17, 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-2005-0097. 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
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excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone number is (703) 305-
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For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is
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Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or
delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public
docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the docket will
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
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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 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
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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-2005-0097. 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-2005-0097. In contrast to EPA's
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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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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-2005-0097.
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-2005-0097. 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
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In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes
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questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, please consult
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: April 29, 2005.
Lois Rossi,
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.
Interregional Research Project No. 4 and Bayer CropScience LP
PP 9E6045, 9E6046, 9E6048, 0E6103, 0E6117, 0E6153, 0E6158, 0E6212,
6F4668, 7F4895, 0F6086, 0E6091, 0F6129, 1F6289, 4E6842, and 4F6854
EPA has received pesticide petitions 9E6045, 9E6046, 9E6048,
0E6103, 0E6117, 0E6153, 0E6158, and 0E6212 from Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR4), 681 U.S. Highway 1 South, North
Brunswick, NJ 08902-3390. EPA has also received pesticide petitions
6F4668, 7F4895, 0F6086, 0E6091, 0F6129, 1F6289, 4E6842, and 4F6854 from
Bayer CropScience LP, P.O. Box 12014, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709 proposing, pursuant to section 408(d) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d), to
amend 40 CFR part 180. by establishing a tolerance for residues of
tebuconazole, alpha-[2-(4-Chlorophenyl)ethyl]-alpha-(1,1-
dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol in or on the raw
agricultural commodities as follows:
1. PP 6F4668 proposes the establishment of tolerances in or on
fruit, pome, group 11 at 0.05 parts per million (ppm).
2. PP 7F4895 proposes the establishment of tolerances in or on nut,
tree, group 14 at 0.05 ppm; almond, hulls at 5.0 ppm; pistachio at 0.05
ppm; barley, hay at 6.0 ppm; barley, straw at 1.4 ppm; wheat, forage at
3.0 ppm; wheat, hay at 6.0 ppm; wheat, straw at 1.4 ppm.
3. PP 0F6086 proposes the establishment of tolerances in or on
bean, succulent at 0.1 ppm; bean, dry, seed at 0.1 ppm; cotton,
undelinted seed at 2.0 ppm; cotton, gin byproducts at 16 ppm.
4. PP 0E6091 proposes the establishment of import tolerances in or
on asparagus at 0.01 parts per million (ppm); coffee, green bean, at
0.1 ppm; coffee, roasted bean, at 0.2 ppm; garlic, dry bulb at 0.1 ppm;
onion, dry bulb at 0.1 ppm.
5. PP 0F6129 proposes the establishment of tolerances in or on
corn, field, grain at 0.01 ppm; corn, field, forage at 3.0 ppm; corn,
field, stover at 3.0 ppm; corn, pop, grain at 0.01 ppm; corn, pop,
stover at 3.0 ppm; corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed at
0.5 ppm; corn, sweet, forage at 6.0 ppm; corn, sweet, stover at 5.0
ppm; soybean, seed at 0.01 ppm; soybean, forage at 0.01 ppm; soybean,
hay at 0.05 ppm.
6. PP 1F6289 and 0E6117 proposes the establishment of tolerances in
or on fruit, stone, group 12, except cherry at 1.0 ppm.
7. PP 9E6045 proposes the establishment of tolerances in or on
turnip, greens at 8.0 ppm; turnip, roots at 0.4 ppm.
8. PP 9E6046 and 4E6842 proposes the establishment of tolerances in
or on hop, dried cones at 30.0 ppm.
9. PP 9E6048 proposes the establishment of tolerances in or on
vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 at 0.1 ppm.
10. PP 0E6103 proposes the establishment of tolerances in or on
mango at 0.2 ppm.
11. PP 0E6153 proposes the establishment of tolerances in or on
sunflower, seed at 0.05 ppm; sunflower, oil at 0.2 ppm; sunflower, meal
at 0.2 ppm.
12. PP 0E6158 proposes the establishment of tolerances in or on
okra at 1.0 ppm.
13. PP 0E6212 proposes the establishment of tolerances in or on
lychee at 1.5 ppm.
14. PP 4F6854 proposes the establishment of tolerances in or on
soybean, seed at 0.06ppm; soybean, forage at 17 ppm; soybean, hay at 45
ppm; soybean, hulls at 0.06 ppm and grain, aspirated fractions at 15
ppm.
15. Bayer CropScience proposes to add a post-harvest use on
cherries at the current 0-day pre-harvest tolerance level of 4.0 ppm.
EPA has determined that the petitions contain 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
1. Plant metabolism. The nature of the residue in plants and
animals is adequately understood. The residue of concern is the parent
compound only, as specified in 40 CFR 180.474.
2. Analytical method. An enforcement method for plant commodities
has been validated on various commodities. It has undergone successful
EPA validation and has been submitted for inclusion in PAM II. The
animal method has also been approved as an adequate enforcement method.
3. Magnitude of residues--i. Almond. Six residue crop field trial
studies were conducted in EPA's Region 10 to evaluate the quantity of
tebuconazole residue in almond nutmeat and almond hulls following
treatment with Elite 45 DF. Tebuconazole residues were quantitated by
gas chromatography using a thermionic specific detector. The LOQ for
tebuconazole was 0.05 ppm for almond nutmeat and 0.1 ppm for almond
hulls. Residues in all nutmeat samples were less than or equal to the
LOQ. The highest average field trial residue value for almond hulls was
4.13 ppm. Therefore, tolerances of 0.05 and 5.0 ppm are being proposed
for almond nutmeat and hulls, respectively.
ii . Asparagus. Three field trials were conducted in Peru to
evaluate the quantity of tebuconazole residue in or on asparagus spears
following four foliar applications of Folicur 3.6 F to asparagus ferns.
Tebuconazole residues were quantitated by gas chromatography using a
nitrogen phosphorus detector. The limit of quantitation (LOQ) for
tebuconazole was 0.01 ppm. Since the residue of tebuconazole was < 0.01
ppm in all treated asparagus samples, a tolerance on 0.01 ppm is being
proposed.
iii. Bean (succulent). Studies were conducted to evaluate the
quantity of tebuconazole residue on fresh bean pods and dry bean seed
following treatments with Folicur 3.6 F. Twelve field trials were
conducted on fresh beans, and fourteen field trials were conducted on
dry beans. Tebuconazole residues were quantitated by gas chromatography
using a thermionic specific detector. The limit of quantitation (LOQ)
for tebuconazole was 0.05 ppm. The highest residue of tebuconazole was
0.06 ppm in fresh beans. The highest residue in dry beans was 0.08 ppm.
Therefore, tolerances are being proposed at 0.1 ppm for both succulent
and seed beans.
iv. Coffee. Four field trials were conducted in Brazil and four
field trials were conducted in Guatemala to evaluate the quantity of
tebuconazole residue in or on dried green coffee beans following
applications of Folicur 3.6 F to coffee trees. Tebuconazole residues
were quantitated by gas chromatography. The LOQ was 0.01 ppm. The
maximum residue value was 0.07 with the majority of the residue values
being below the LOQ. Therefore, a tolerance of 0.1 ppm is being
requested for green beans.
A processing study was conducted on dried green coffee beans from a
field trial in Guatemala. Tebuconazole residues in dried green coffee
beans, roasted coffee beans, and instant coffee were quantitated by gas
chromatography. The LOQ for tebuconazole was 0.01 in green coffee
beans, 0.8 ppm in roasted coffee beans and 0.04 ppm in instant coffee.
The highest average residue found in this study was 0.04 ppm in dried
green coffee beans, 0.08 ppm in roasted coffee
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and 0.03 ppm in instant coffee. The data show that there is no
concentration of residues as a result of processing into instant coffee
and a slight concentration from dry beans (0.04 ppm) to roasted beans
(0.08) ppm. A 0.2 ppm tolerance is being proposed for roasted coffee
beans.
v. Corn. Field trials were conducted on field corn and sweet corn
to support establishing tolerances for field, sweet, and popcorn. Based
on these data, tolerances are being requested for grain, forage and
stove of field corn; grain and stover of popcorn; K + CWHR, stove, and
forage of sweet corn.
vi. Cotton. Studies were conducted to evaluate the quantity of
tebuconazole residue in undelinted cotton seed and cotton gin
byproducts (gin trash) following treatment of cotton plants with
Folicur 3.6 F. Tebuconazole residues in undelinted cotton seed were
quantitated by gas chromatography. The limit of LOQ was 0.05 ppm in
undelinted cotton seed and 0.2 ppm in gin trash. The highest measured
residue in undelinted cotton seed was 1.89 ppm and 15.2 ppm in cotton
gin trash at a 29-day PHI. Therefore, tolerances are being proposed at
2.0 ppm for undelinted cotton seed and 16.0 ppm for cotton gin trash.
A cotton processing study was conducted with Folicur 3.6 F at 5
times the maximum season proposed label use rate. Processing was
performed using procedures which simulate commercial processing
practices. The undelinted seed, meal, hull, and refined oil were
evaluated for the residue of tebuconazole by gas chromatography. The
LOQ in undelinted seed was 0.02 ppm. The LOQ in the processed products
of meal, hull and refined oil was 0.04 ppm. Residue of tebuconazole in
cotton undelinted seed was 0.04 ppm, while residue in the processed
commodities were < 0.04 ppm. Therefore, no tolerances are being
requested for processed products.
vii. Cucurbit. Data from summer squash, cucumber and cantaloupe
residue crop field trials were used to evaluate the quantity of
tebuconazole residue in cucurbits. Data on summer squash were collected
from California, Florida, Georgia, New York and Ohio. Data on cucumbers
were collected from Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio
and Texas. Cantaloupe trials were conducted in California, Georgia,
Ohio and Texas. Residue levels from all cucurbits ranged from 0.02 to
0.076 ppm. A tolerance of 0.1 ppm is being proposed by Interregional
Research Project No. 4.
viii. Garlic. Three field trials were conducted in Mexico to
evaluate the quantity of tebuconazole residue in or on garlic bulbs
after a seed (clove) treatment of Folicur 3.6 F. Tebuconazole residues
were quantitated by gas chromatography. The limit of quantitation for
tebuconazole was 0.10 ppm. Since all average validated tebuconazole
residues were at or below the LOQ, a tolerance of 0.1 ppm is being
proposed.
ix. Hops. Three field trials were conducted by IR-4 in Oregon and
Washington and eight field trials were conducted in Germany during 1998
and 1999 in order to provide information on the magnitude of
tebuconazole residues on hops. Based on these data and the 30 mg/kg MRL
1 established by Germany on hops, a tolerance of 30 ppm is requested.
x. Mango. Three trials were conducted at a tropical fruit packing
facility in order to provide information on the magnitude of
tebuconazole residues on mango (post-harvest). Tebuconazole residues
were quantitated by gas chromatography. All residue values were < 0.05.
A tolerance of 0.2 ppm is being proposed by Interregional Research
Project No. 4.
xi. Onion. Three field trials were conducted in Mexico to evaluate
the quantity of tebuconazole residue in or on onion bulbs following
foliar applications of Folicur 3.6 F. Tebuconazole residues were
quantitated by gas chromatography. The limit of quantitation for
tebuconazole was 0.10 ppm. Since the highest average field trial (HAFT)
was below the LOQ, a tolerance of 0.1 ppm is being proposed.
xii. Pecan. Five residue crop field trial studies were conducted to
evaluate the quantity of tebuconazole residue in pecan nutmeat
following treatment of pecan trees with Folicur 3.6 F. These five
trials were conducted in Regions II, IV, VI and VIII as required in
EPA's June 1994 guidance on number and location of trials. Residues of
tebuconazole were quantitated using gas chromatography. Residues in all
nutmeat samples were less than or equal to the LOQ of 0.05 ppm.
Therefore, a tolerance of 0.05 ppm is being proposed.
xiii. Plum. Residue data from pre-harvest applications plus IR-4's
pre-harvest plus post-harvest trials provide information on the
magnitude of tebuconazole residues on plums. The highest tebuconazole
residue detected in plums was 0.5 ppm. These data along with data on
peaches previously submitted by Bayer support a tolerance of 1.0 ppm on
stone fruit except cherries.
xiv. Pome fruit. Data from apple field and a processing trial and
pear field trials were conducted to evaluate the quantity of
tebuconazole residue from foliar applications to pome fruit. These data
support a tolerance of 0.05 ppm on pome fruit.
xv. Soybean (rotational crop). Field trials were conducted in 20
locations to evaluate the quantity of tebuconazole residue in
rotational soybeans following treatment of winter wheat with FOLICUR
3.6F. At 30 days following the application of FOLICUR 3.6F, the wheat
crop was destroyed, and soybeans were planted-back into the same plots,
except for a single field trial in which the plant-back interval was
increased to 45-days due to weather conditions. Tebuconazole residue
was quantitated by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (lc-
ms/ms). The limits of quantitation (LOQ's) for tebuconazole were 0.01
ppm in soybean forage and seed and 0.02 ppm in soybean hay.
Tebuconazole residue in soybean forage and seed was < 0.01 ppm in all
samples. The highest average field trial (HAFT) tebuconazole residue in
soybean hay was 0.03 ppm.
A total of 20 field trials (18 harvest and two decline) were
conducted to measure the magnitude of tebuconazole residue in/on
soybean forage, hay, and seed following three foliar spray applications
of FOLICUR 3.6 F at a target rate of 0.1125 lb ai/acre/application. The
residue of tebuconazole was quantitated in soybean forage, hay, and
seed by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry-mass spectrometry (lc/
ms-ms). The limit of quantitation (LOQ) was 0.01 ppm in soybean forage
and seed and 0.05 ppm in soybean hay. The highest average field trial
(HAFT) tebuconazole residue found in forage, seed, and hay were 14.5
ppm, 0.05 ppm, and 42.1 ppm, respectively.
A processing study was conducted to evaluate the quantity of
tebuconazole residue in soybean aspirated grain fractions and soybean
processed commodities from the rotational crop of soybeans following
treatment of winter wheat with FOLICUR 3.6F. A single foliar spray
application of FOLICUR 3.6F was made to winter wheat at a rate of 0.589
Ib ai/acre (5X the maximum recommended label use rate. At a 30-day
plant-back interval following the application of FOLICUR 3.6F, the
wheat was destroyed, and soybeans were planted back into the same test
plots. Soybean seed was collected from the field trial at the earliest
dry harvest, and processed to produce processed commodities of hulls,
meal, and refined-bleached-deodorized oil. Tebuconazole residue was
quantitated by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (lc-ms/
ms). The limit of
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quantitation (LOQ) for tebuconazole in soybean seed was 0.01 ppm.
Tebuconazole residue in the treated soybean seed was < 0.01 ppm. No
tebuconazole residue above the limit of quantitation was measured in
the soybean seed from the 5X exaggerated rate.
A processing study was conducted to measure the magnitude of
tebuconazole residue in/on soybean seed, aspirated grain fractions,
hulls, meal, refined oil, defatted flour, full fat flour, and protein
isolate following three foliar spray applications of FOLICUR 3.6 F at a
five-fold (5X) exaggerated rate. Processing was performed using batch
procedures that simulated commercial processing practices. The residues
of tebuconazole were quantitated by high-pressure liquid
chromatography/triple stage quadrupole mass spectrometry (lc/ms-ms).
The limit of quantitation (LOQ) for tebuconazole in all matrices was
0.01 ppm. Concentration of tebuconazole residues were only seen in the
soybean aspirated grain fractions (concentration factor = 276X) and
soybean hulls (concentration factor = 1.1X).
xvi. Soybean. Field trials were conducted in 20 locations to
evaluate the quantity of tebuconazole residue in rotational soybeans
following treatment of winter wheat with FOLICUR 3.6F. At 30 days
following the application of FOLICUR 3.6F, the wheat crop was
destroyed, and soybeans were planted-back into the same plots, except
for a single field trial in which the plant-back interval was increased
to 45-days due to weather conditions. Tebuconazole residue was
quantitated by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (lc-ms/
ms). The limits of quantitation (LOQ's) for tebuconazole were 0.01 ppm
in soybean forage and seed and 0.02 ppm in soybean hay. Tebuconazole
residue in soybean forage and seed was < 0.01 ppm in all samples. The
highest average field trial (HAFT) tebuconazole residue in soybean hay
was 0.03 ppm.
A total of 20 field trials (18 harvest and two decline) were
conducted to measure the magnitude of tebuconazole residue in/on
soybean forage, hay, and seed following three foliar spray applications
of FOLICUR 3.6 F at a target rate of 0.1125 lb ai/acre/application. The
residue of tebuconazole was quantitated in soybean forage, hay, and
seed by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry-mass spectrometry (lc/
ms-ms). The limit of quantitation (LOQ) was 0.01 ppm in soybean forage
and seed and 0.05 ppm in soybean hay. The highest average field trial
(HAFT) tebuconazole residue found in forage, seed, and hay were 14.5
ppm, 0.05 ppm, and 42.1 ppm, respectively.
A processing study was conducted to evaluate the quantity of
tebuconazole residue in soybean aspirated grain fractions and soybean
processed commodities from the rotational crop of soybeans following
treatment of winter wheat with FOLICUR 3.6F. A single foliar spray
application of FOLICUR 3.6F was made to winter wheat at a rate of 0.589
Ib ai/acre (5X the maximum recommended label use rate. At a 30-day
plant-back interval following the application of FOLICUR 3.6F, the
wheat was destroyed, and soybeans were planted back into the same test
plots. Soybean seed was collected from the field trial at the earliest
dry harvest, and processed to produce processed commodities of hulls,
meal, and refined-bleached-deodorized oil. Tebuconazole residue was
quantitated by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (lc-ms/
ms). The limit of quantitation (LOQ) for tebuconazole in soybean seed
was 0.01 ppm. Tebuconazole residue in the treated soybean seed was <
0.01 ppm. No tebuconazole residue above the limit of quantitation was
measured in the soybean seed from the 5X exaggerated rate.
A processing study was conducted to measure the magnitude of
tebuconazole residue in/on soybean seed, aspirated grain fractions,
hulls, meal, refined oil, defatted flour, full fat flour, and protein
isolate following three foliar spray applications of FOLICUR 3.6 F at a
five-fold (5X) exaggerated rate. Processing was performed using batch
procedures that simulated commercial processing practices. The residues
of tebuconazole were quantitated by high-pressure liquid
chromatography/ triple stage quadrupole mass spectrometry (lc/ms-ms).
The limit of quantitation (LOQ) for tebuconazole in all matrices was
0.01 ppm. Concentration of tebuconazole residues were only seen in the
soybean aspirated grain fractions (concentration factor = 276X) and
soybean hulls (concentration factor = 1.1X).
xvii. Sunflower. IR-4 received requests from Kansas and North
Dakota for the use of tebuconazole on sunflowers. To support these
requests, magnitude of residue data were collected from seven field
trials located in EPA region 5. Three of the trials were conducted in
Kansas; the remaining four trials were located in North Dakota. Since
all residues in the 1X field trails are less than the LOQ of 0.04 ppm,
a tolerance of 0.05 ppm is being proposed for sunflower seed. Based on
a processing study on peanuts completed by Bayer Corporation, a
processing study was deemed not necessary and tolerances of 0.2 ppm are
being requested for sunflower oil and sunflower meal.
xviii. Turnip. Five field trials were conducted in order to provide
information on the magnitude of tebuconazole residues on turnip tops
and roots following foliar applications of Folicur 3.6 F. Trials were
conducted in Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas. Residue
levels ranged from 0.75 ppm to 5.62 ppm for turnip tops and < 0.05 ppm
to 0.234 ppm for turnip roots. A tolerance of 8.0 ppm for turnip tops
and 0.4 ppm for turnip roots is being proposed by Interregional
Research Project No. 4.
xvix. Wheat. Nineteen residue crop field trial studies were
conducted to evaluate the quantity of tebuconazole residue in wheat
following a foliar application of Folicur 3.6 F. These trials were
conducted in EPA Regions II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and XI. Residues of
tebuconazole were quantitated by gas chromatography using a thermionic
specific detector. The limit of quantitation (LOQ) for green forage,
hay, and straw was 0.1 ppm. The LOQ for grain was 0.05 ppm. The highest
average field trial (HAFT) was 2.51 ppm for green forage, 5.31 ppm for
wheat hay, and 1.27 ppm for wheat straw. The residues of tebuconazole
in wheat grain were less than the LOQ of 0.05 ppm. Data from a 5x
processing study also showed residues of tebuconazole in wheat grain
less than the LOQ of 0.05 ppm.
xx. Cherry (post-harvest). IR-4 conducted four field trials in
Michigan, California, and Washington (2 trials) to support the use of
tebuconazole as a post-harvest fresh market use on cherries. Each trial
received 6 pre-harvest foliar applications at 0.225 lb ai/A with a 0 or
1 day PHI plus a post-harvest treatment at 0.225 to 0.450 lab ai/100
gal. Neither the rate nor type of post-harvest use appeared to
correspond strongly to residue levels observed. Data support the
presently established tolerance of 4 ppm for pre-harvest applications
to cherries.
B. Toxicological Profile
1. Acute toxicity. Tebuconazole exhibits moderate toxicity. The rat
acute oral LD50 = 3,933 milligram/kilogram (mg/kg) (category
III); the rabbit acute dermal LD50 > 5,000 mg/kg (category
IV); and the rat acute inhalation LC50 > 0.371 milligram/
Liter (mg/L) (category II). Technical tebuconazole was slightly
irritating to the eye (category III) and was not a skin irritant
(category IV) in rabbits. Tebuconazole was not a dermal sensitizer.
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2. Genotoxicity. An Ames test with Salmonella sp., a mouse
micronucleus assay, a sister chromatid exchange assay with Chinese
hamster ovary cells, and an unscheduled DNA synthesis assay with rat
hepatocytes provided no evidence of mutagenicity.
3.Reproductive and developmental toxicity.--i. In a developmental
toxicity study, pregnant female rats were gavaged with technical
tebuconazole at levels of 0, 30, 60, or 120 mg/kg/day between days 6
and 15 of gestation. The maternal NOAEL was 30 mg/kg/day and the
maternal LOAEL was 60 mg/kg/day based on increased absolute and
relative liver weights. The developmental NOAEL was 30 mg/kg/day and
the developmental LOAEL was 60 mg/kg/day based on delayed ossification
of thoracic, cervical and sacral vertebrae, sternum and limbs plus an
increase in supernumerary ribs.
ii. In a developmental toxicity study, pregnant female rabbits were
gavaged with technical tebuconazole at levels of 0, 10, 30, or 100 mg/
kg/day between days 6 and 18 of gestation. The maternal NOAEL was 30
mg/kg/day and the maternal LOAEL was 100 mg/kg/day based on minimal
depression of body weight gains and food consumption. The developmental
NOAEL was 30 mg/kg/day and the developmental LOAEL was 100 mg/kg/day
based on increased postimplantation losses, malformations in 8 fetuses
out of 5 litters (including peromelia in 5 fetuses/4 litters;
palatoschisis in 1 fetus/1 litter), hydrocephalus and delayed
ossification.
iii. In a developmental toxicity study, pregnant female mice were
gavaged with technical tebuconazole at levels of 0, 10, 30, or 100 mg/
kg/day between days 6 and 15 of gestation (part 1 of study) or at
levels of 0, 10, 20, 30, or 100 mg/kg/day between days 6 and 15 of
gestation (part 2 of study). The maternal NOAEL was 10 mg/kg/day and
the maternal LOAEL was 20 mg/kg/day. Maternal toxicity (hepatocellular
vacuolation and elevations in AST, ALP and alkaline phosphatase)
occurred at all dose levels but was minimal at 10 mg/kg/day. Reduction
in mean corpuscular volume in parallel with reduced hematocrit occurred
at doses greater than or equal to 20 mg/kg/day. The liver was the
target organ. The developmental NOAEL was 10 mg/kg/day and the
developmental LOAEL was 30 mg/kg/day based on an increase in the number
of runts.
iv. In a developmental toxicity study, pregnant female mice were
administered dermal doses of technical tebuconazole applied at levels
of 0, 100, 300, or 1,000 mg/kg/day between days 6 and 15 of gestation.
Equivocal maternal toxicity was observed 1,000 mg/kg/day. The maternal
NOAEL was nearly-eq 1,000 mg/kg/day. The developmental NOAEL was 1,000
mg/kg/day.
v. In a 2-generation reproduction study, rats were fed technical
tebuconazole at levels of 0, 100, 300, or 1,000 ppm, (0, 5, 15, or 50
mg/kg/day, males and females). The parental maternal NOAEL was 15 mg/
kg/day and the parental LOAEL was 50 mg/kg/day based on depressed body
weights, increased spleen hemosiderosis and decreased liver and kidney
weights. The reproductive NOAEL was 15 mg/kg/day and the reproductive
LOAEL of 50 mg/kg/day based on decreased pup body weights from birth
through 3-4 weeks.
vi. In a developmental neurotoxicity study, pregnant female rats
were fed a nominal concentration of 0, 100, 300 or 1,000 ppm of
tebuconazole in the diet. The NOAEL for maternal toxicity in this study
was 300 ppm (based on mortality, body weight and feed consumption
reductions, and prolonged gestation in the1000 ppm dosage group). The
1,000 ppm dose level was considered to be excessively toxic for the F1
offspring, based on mortality, marked reductions in pup body weight and
body weight gain, reduction in pup absolute brain weight (at postpartum
day (PD) 12 and adult), a developmental delay in vaginal patency, and
decreased cerebellar thickness. The effects on brain weight and
morphology are considered to represent incomplete compensation for the
marked decrease in body weight gain during development. By
approximately day 80 postpartum, the body weight had completely
recovered in the females but was still reduced (89% of the control
group value) in the males. The brain weights had shown an incomplete
recovery (90% to 93% of the control group values) in both sexes. The
EPA has determined that the LOAEL for offspring toxicity in this study
is 100 ppm. Technical grade tebuconazole did not cause any specific
neurobehavioral effects in the offspring when administered to the dams
during gestation and lactation at dietary concentrations up to and
including 1,000 ppm.
4. Subchronic toxicity.--i. In a 90-day oral feeding study, rats
were administered technical tebuconazole at levels of 0, 100, 400, or
1,600 ppm (0, 8, 34.8, or 171.7 mg/kg/day for males or 0, 10.8, 46.5,
or 235.2 mg/kg/day for females). In males, the no observed adverse
effect level (NOAEL) was 34.8 mg/kg/day and the lowest observed adverse
effect level (LOAEL) was 171.7 mg/kg/day based on decreased body weight
and decreased body weight gain, adrenal vacuolation and spleen
hemosiderosis. In females, the NOAEL was 10.8 mg/kg/day and the LOAEL
of 46.5 mg/kg/day was based on adrenal vacuolation.
ii. In a 90-day oral feeding study, Beagle dogs were administered
technical tebuconazole at levels of 0, 200, 1,000, or 5,000 ppm (0, 74,
368, or 1,749 mg/kg/day for males or 0, 73, 352, or 1,725 mg/kg/day for
females). In females, the NOAEL was 73 mg/kg/day and the LOAEL was 352
mg/kg/day based on decreased body weight and decreased body weight
gain, decreased food consumption and increased liver N-demethylase
activity. At the highest dose tested (HDT), lens opacity was seen in
all males and in one female and cataracts were seen in three females.
iii. In a 21-day dermal toxicity study, rabbits were exposed
dermally to technical tebuconazole 5 days a week at doses of 0, 50,
250, or 1,000 mg/kg/day. No significant systemic effects were seen. The
systemic NOAEL >1,000 mg/kg/day.
iv. In a 21-day inhalation toxicity study, rats were exposed to
technical tebuconazole (15 exposures -6 hours/day for 3 weeks) at
airborne concentrations of 0, 0.0012, 0.0106, or 0.1558 mg/L/day. The
NOAEL was 0.0106 mg/L/day and the LOAEL was 0.1558 mg/L/day based on
piloerection and induction of liver N-demethylase.
5.Chronic toxicity.--i. In a 2-year combined chronic feeding/
carcinogenicity study, rats were administered technical tebuconazole at
levels of 0, 100, 300, or 1,000 ppm (0, 5.3, 15.9, or 55 mg/kg/day for
males or 0, 7.4, 22.8, or 86.3 mg/kg/day for females). In males, the
NOAEL was 5.3 mg/kg/day and the LOAEL was 15.9 mg/kg/day based on C-
cell hyperplasia in the thyroid gland. In females, the NOAEL was 7.4
mg/kg/day and the LOAEL was 22.8 mg/kg/day based on body weight
depression, decreased hemoglobin, hematocrit, mean corpuscular volume
and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration and increased liver
microsomal enzymes. No evidence of carcinogenicity was found at the
levels tested.
ii. In a 1-year chronic feeding study, Beagle dogs were
administered technical tebuconazole at levels of 0, 40, 200, or 1,000
(weeks 1-39) and 2,000 ppm (weeks 40-52) (0, 1, 5 or 25/50 mg/kg/day
for males and females). The NOAEL was 1 mg/kg/day and the LOAEL was 5
mg/kg/day based on ocular lesions (lenticular and corneal opacity) and
hepatic toxicity (changes in the appearance of the liver and increased
siderosis).
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iii. In a 1-year chronic feeding study, Beagle dogs were
administered technical tebuconazole at levels of 0, 100, or 150 ppm (0,
3.0, or 4.4 mg/kg/day for males or 0, 3.0 or 4.5 mg/kg/day for
females). The NOAEL was 3.0 mg/kg/day and the LOAEL was 4.4 mg/kg/day
based on adrenal affects in both sexes. In males there was hypertrophy
of adrenal zona fasciculata cells amounting to 4/4 at 150 ppm and to 0/
4 at 100 ppm and in controls. Other adrenal findings in males included
fatty changes in the zona glomerulosa (3/4) and lipid hyperplasia in
the cortex (2/4) at 150 ppm vs. (1/4) for both effects at 100 ppm and
control dogs. In females there was hypertrophy of zona fasciculata
cells of the adrenal amounting to 4/4 at 150 ppm and to 0/4 at 100 ppm
and 1/4 in controls. Fatty changes in the zona glomerulosa of the
female adrenal amounted to 2/4 at 150 ppm and to 1/4 at 100 ppm and in
controls.
iv. In a 91-week carcinogenicity study, mice were administered
technical tebuconazole at levels of 0, 500, or 1,500 ppm (0, 84.9, or
279 mg/kg/day for males or 0, 103.1, or 365.5 mg/kg/day for females).
Neoplastic histopathology consisted of statistically significant
increased incidences of hepatocellular neoplasms; adenomas (35.4%) and
carcinomas (20.8%) at 1,500 ppm in males and carcinomas (26.1%) at
1,500 ppm in females. Statistically significant decreased body weights
and increased food consumption were reported that were consistent with
decreased food efficiency at 500 and 1,500 ppm in males and at 1,500
ppm in females. Clinical chemistry values (dose-dependent increases in
plasma GOT, GPT and Alkaline Phosphatase) for both sexes were
consistent with hepatotoxic effects at both 500 and 1,500 ppm. Relative
liver weight increases reached statistical significance at both 500 and
1,500 ppm in males and at 1,500 ppm in females. Non-neoplastic
histopathology included dose-dependent increases in hepatic pancinar
fine fatty vacuolation, statistically significant at 500 and 1,500 ppm
in males and at 1,500 ppm in females. Other histopathology included
significant oval cell proliferation in both sexes and dose-dependent
ovarian atrophy that was statistically significant at 500 and 1,500
ppm. The Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) was achieved at or around 500
ppm.
6. Animal metabolism. Rats were gavaged with 1 or 20 mg/kg radio-
labeled technical tebuconazole. 98.1 % of the oral dose was absorbed.
Within 72 hours of dosing, over 87% of the dose was excreted in urine
and feces. At sacrifice (72 hours post dosing), total residue (-GI
tract) amounted to 0.63% of the dose. A total of 10 compounds were
identified in the excreta. A large fraction of the identified
metabolites corresponded to successive oxidations steps of a methyl
group of the test material. At 20 mg/kg, changes in detoxication
patterns may be occurring.
7. Endocrine disruption. No special studies investigating potential
estrogenic or endocrine effects of tebuconazole have been conducted.
However, the standard battery of required studies has been completed.
These studies include an evaluation of the potential effects on
reproduction and development, and an evaluation of the pathology of the
endocrine organs following repeated or long-term exposure. These
studies are generally considered to be sufficient to detect any
endocrine effects but no such effects were noted in any of the studies
with either tebuconazole or its metabolites.
C. Aggregate Exposure
1. Dietary exposure. An aggregate risk assessment was conducted for
residues of tebuconazole using Exponent Inc.'s Dietary Exposure
Evaluation Model (DEEMTM) software. Crops included in this
risk assessment are all registered uses for tebuconazole, Section 18
uses, and all pending uses which include barley, wheat, tree nut crop
group, pistachio, beans, cotton, pome fruit, asparagus, coffee, garlic,
onion, corn, soybean, stone fruit, turnips, hops, cucurbits crop group,
mango, sunflower, okra, and lychee. For the acute assessment, the LOAEL
of 8.8 mg/kg/day from Bayer's rat developmental neurotoxicity study was
used. The populations adjusted dose for acute dietary (aPAD) was
determined by dividing the LOAEL by an uncertainty factor of 1,000 (10X
for interspecies differences, 10X for intraspecies variability, and 10X
for an FQPA safety factor): aPAD = 8.8/1000 =0.0088 mg/kg bw/day. For
the chronic risk assessment, Bayer used the NOAEL of 3.0 mg/kg/day from
a 1-year dog feeding study. The population adjusted dose for chronic
dietary (cPAD) was determined by dividing the NOAEL by an uncertainty
factor of 100 (10x for interspecies differences and 10X for
intraspecies variability): cPAD = 3/100-0.03 mg/kg bw/day.
i. Food. In acute and chronic, Tier 3 dietary (food) risk
assessments were conducted using data from field trials and data from
PDP where appropriate. The acute analysis indicated that the most
highly exposed population subgroup was Children (1-2 yrs) with an
exposure equal to 27.6% of the aPAD. The U.S. total population had an
exposure equal to 17.5% of the aPAD. The chronic analysis also showed
that the most highly exposed population subgroup was children (1-2 yrs)
with an exposure equal to 0.3% of the cPAD. The total U.S. population
had a chronic exposure equal to 0.1% of the cPAD. These exposure
estimates are below EPA's level of concern.
ii. Drinking water. No monitoring data are available for residues
of tebuconazole in drinking water and EPA has established no health
advisory levels or maximum contaminant levels for residues of
tebuconazole in drinking water. The potential concentrations of
tebuconazole in drinking water were determined using the TIER II PRZM/
EXAMS model for surface water and the SCI-GROW model for groundwater.
Since the estimated groundwater concentrations were considerably lower
than the surface water concentrations, the more conservative surface
water estimates were used to calculate the Drinking Water Estimated
Concentration (DWEC). The PRZM/EXAMS model estimated an acute DWEC of
33.8 ppb and a chronic DWEC of 19.2 ppm.
Bayer has calculated an acute Drinking Water Level of Comparison
(aDWLOC) for the total U.S. population at 254 ppb and an aDWLOC for the
most highly exposed population subgroup (children (1-2 yrs)) at 64 ppb.
Chronic DWLOCs for the U.S. total population and children (1-2 yrs)
were calculated to be 1,049 and 299, respectively. Since these DWLOCs
are greater than their respective DWECs determined by the PRZM/EXAMS
model, tebuconazole exposure from drinking water is below EPA's level
of concern.
2. Non-dietary exposure. Tebuconazole is currently registered for
use on the following residential non-food sites: Residential
application to roses, flowers, trees and shrubs; the formulation of
wood-based composite products; wood products for in-ground contact;
plastics; exterior paints, glues and adhesives. Residential exposure to
homeowners who mix, load and apply tebuconazole to roses, flowers,
trees and shrubs as well as post-application exposure of adults and
youth (age 10-12) to tebuconazole residues from this use was assessed.
(Based on the US EPA residential exposure SOPs, the use pattern
precludes likely post-application exposure to younger age groups.)
Short-term and intermediate-term margins of exposure for homeowners
mixing, loading and applying tebuconazole using pump sprayers and hose-
end sprayers were 3,040 and 218, respectively. Chronic margins-of-
exposure for the homeowner
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mixer/loader/applicator using the same equipment were 14,900 and 1,070
ppm, respectively. Short-term and intermediate-term margins of post-
application exposure for adults ranged from 408 - 2,120. The margins-of
exposure for youth ranged from 712 to 3,700. Chronic margins of post-
application exposure exceeded 4,930 for adults and youth.
For the remaining uses (wood treatment, plastics, paints, glues and
adhesives) EPA has determined that exposure via incidental ingestion
(by children) and inhalation is not a concern for these products which
are used outdoors. A non-dietary assessment of exposure to tebuconazole
from the copper tebuconazole-treated wood showed all tebuconazole MOEs
exceeding 10,000. Therefore, there is no unacceptable risk associated
with this use for tebuconazole.
D. Cumulative Effects
Tebuconazole is a member of the triazole class of systemic
fungicides. At this time, the EPA has not made a determination that
tebuconazole and other substances that may have a common mechanism of
toxicity would have cumulative effects. Therefore, for this tolerance
petition, it is assumed that tebuconazole does not have a common
mechanism of toxicity with other substances and only the potential
risks of tebuconazole in its aggregate exposure are considered. The
cumulative effects of the primary common metabolites (1,2,4-triazole
and its TA and TAA conjugates are being addressed by the US Triazole
Task Force.
E. Safety Determination
1. U.S. population. Based on the exposure assessments described in
C under aggregate exposure and on the completeness and reliability of
the toxicity data, it can be concluded that aggregate exposure
estimates from all label and pending uses of tebuconazole are 17.5% of
the aPAD and 0.1% percent of the cPAD for dietary exposures. Exposure
estimates calculated from tebuconazole in drinking water are below the
EPA's level on concern. In addition, no unacceptable risks were
determined for non-dietary exposure.
2. Infants and children. In assessing the potential for additional
sensitivity of infants and children to residues of tebuconazole, data
from developmental toxicity studies in mice, rats, rabbits and a 2-
generation reproduction study in the rat are considered. The
developmental toxicity studies are designed to evaluate adverse effects
on the developing organism resulting from maternal pesticide exposure
during gestation. Reproduction studies provide information relating to
effects from exposure to the pesticide on the reproductive capability
of mating animals and data on systemic toxicity.
Using the conservative exposure assumptions described above under
Aggregate Exposure, it can be concluded that the aggregate dietary
exposure estimates from the proposed uses of tebuconazole would not
exceed 27.6% of the aPAD and 0.3% of the cPAD for the most sensitive
population subgroup children (1-2 years). Exposure estimates calculated
from tebuconazole in drinking water are below the EPA's level on
concern. In addition, no unacceptable risks were determined for non-
dietary exposure.
F. International Tolerances
For tebuconazole uses pending with the EPA, CODEX MRLs have been
established for barley at 0.2 mg/kg; barley straw and fodder, dry at 10
mg/kg; cucumber at 0.2 mg/kg; pome fruits at 0.5 mg/kg; summer squash
at 0.02 mg/kg; wheat at 0.05 mg/kg and wheat straw and fodder, dry at
10 mg/kg.
[FR Doc. 05-9590 Filed 5-17-05; 8:45 am]
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