[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 20]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR158.34]

[Page 82-83]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 158--DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 158.34  Flagging of studies for potential adverse effects.

    (a) Any person who submits a study of a type listed in paragraph (b) 
of this section to support an application for new or amended 
registration, or to satisfy a requirement imposed under FIFRA sec. 
3(c)(2)(B), must submit with the study a statement in accordance with 
paragraph (c) of this section.
    (b) The following table indicates that study types and the criteria 
to be applied to each. Column 1 lists the study types by name. Column 2 
lists the associated Pesticide Assessment Guideline number. Column 3 
lists the criteria applicable to each type of study. Column 4 lists the 
reporting code to be included in the statement specified in 
Sec. 158.34(c) when any criterion is met or exceeded.

                                            Table--Flagging Criteria
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                                            Pesticide
                                            assessment                                                Reporting
             Toxicity studies               guidelines                    Criteria                       code
                                               No.
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Oncogenicity [or combined oncogenicity/           83-2  Treated animals show any of the following:   ...........
 chronic feeding study]
 or
Subchronic feeding study.................         82-1  An incidence of neoplasms in male or female            1
                                                         animals which increases with dose;
                                           ...........   or
                                           ...........  A statistically significant (p [lE]0.05)               2
                                                         incidence of any type of neoplasm in any
                                                         test group (male or female animals at any
                                                         dose level) compared to concurrent control
                                                         animals of the same sex;
                                           ...........   or
                                           ...........  An increase in any type of uncommon or rare            3
                                                         neoplasms in any test group (male or
                                                         female animals at any dose level) compared
                                                         to concurrent control animals
                                           ...........   or
                                           ...........  A decrease in the time to development of               4
                                                         any type of neoplasms in any test group
                                                         (male or female animals at any dose level)
                                                         compared to concurrent control animals

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Teratogenicity...........................         83-3  When compared with concurrent controls,                5
                                                         treated animals show a dose-related
                                                         increase in malformations (or deaths) on a
                                                         litter basis in the absence of significant
                                                         maternal toxicity at the same dose levels

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Neurotoxicity............................         81-7  When compared with controls, treated                   6
                                                         animals show a response indicative of
                                                         acute delayed neurotoxicity

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Chronic feeding study or combined chronic         83-1  Cholinesterase inhibition NOEL less than 10            7
 feeding/oncogenicity study                              times the current existing ADI.
                                           ...........   or
                                           ...........  General (systemic) toxicity NOEL less than             8
                                                         100 times the current existing ADI.

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Reproduction study.......................         83-4  Reproductive effects NOEL less than 100                9
                                                         times the current ADI.

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Subchronic feeding study.................         82-1  Cholinesterase inhibition NOEL less than              10
                                                         100 times the current existing ADI.
                                           ...........   or
                                           ...........  General (systemic) toxicity NOEL less than            11
                                                         1000 times the current existing ADI.
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    (c) Identification of studies. For each study of a type identified 
in paragraph (b) of this section, the applicant (or registrant in the 
case of information submitted under FIFRA sec. 3(c)(2)(B)) shall include 
the appropriate one of the following two statements, together with the 
signature of the authorized representative of the company, and the date 
of signature:
    (1) ``I have applied the criteria of 40 CFR 158.34 for flagging 
studies for potential adverse effects to the results of the attached 
study. This study neither meets nor exceeds any of the applicable 
criteria.''
    (2) ``I have applied the criteria of 40 CFR 158.34 for flagging 
studies for potential adverse effects to the results of the attached 
study. This study meets or exceeds the criteria numbered [insert all 
applicable reporting codes.]''

[53 FR 15992, May 4, 1988, as amended at 58 FR 34203, June 23, 1993]