UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20460

OFFICE OF

PREVENTION, PESTICIDES

AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES

MEMORANDUM

	Date:	August 22, 2007

	Subject:	Trifloxystrobin.  Section 3 Registration on Asparagus, Vegetable, Root Except Sugar Beet, Subgroup 1B, Radish (Tops),and Papaya, Black Sapote, Canistel, Mamey Sapote, Mango, Sapodilla, Star Apple, Citrus Fruits, Crop Group 10, and Strawberry.  Summary of Analytical Chemistry and Residue Data.  PP#: 6E7088, 6F7123 and 7F7171.

		DP Num: 332104 and 339752		Decision Number:  369020, 371443 and 371446

		PC Code:  129112		MRID Numbers:  46886201, 46886202,

					46886203, 46960701, and 47021101

		40 CFR 180.555		Chemical Class:  Fungicide

	From:	Debra Rate, Ph.D., Biologist

		Alternative Risk Integration and Assessment (ARIA) Team

		Risk Integration and Minor Use Emergency Response Branch (RIMUERB)

		Registration Division (RD) (7505P)

	Through:	William Cutchin, Acting Branch Senior Scientist

		ARIA

		RIMUERB/RD (7505P)

		And

		Leung Cheng, Ph.D., Chemist

		Registration Action Branch 3 (RAB3)

		Health Effects Division (HED) (7509P)

	To:	Debra Rate, Ph.D., Biologist

		ARIA

		RIMUERB/RD (7505P)

Executive Summary

Trifloxystrobin belongs to the MAEs (β-methoxyacryl esters) class of fungicides, which are synthetic analogs of strobilurin A.  It is a broad-spectrum preventative fungicide for control of many plant diseases.  It works by interfering with the respiration of plant pathogenic fungi, and it is a potent inhibitor of spore朠牥業慮楴湯愠摮洠捹汥慩牧睯桴മ

Permanent tolerances for residues of trifloxystrobin are listed in 40 CFR §180.555 and are expressed in terms of combined residues of trifloxystrobin (benzeneacetic acid, (E,E)-α-(methoxyimino)-2-[[[[1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethylidene]am ino]oxy]methyl]-, methyl ester) and the free form of its acid metabolite, (E,E)-alpha-(methoxyimino)-2-[[[[1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethylidene ]amino]oxy] methyl]-benzeneacetic acid (CGA-321113), in/on a variety of plant commodities at levels ranging from 0.04 ppm in/on several nut crops to 30 ppm in citrus oil.  Tolerances have also been established on livestock commodities from 0.02 ppm in milk to 0.05 ppm in fat, meat, and meat-byproducts of livestock.

Trifloxystrobin is currently registered in the U.S. under the name Flint® Fungicide, which is a water dispersible granule (WG) with 50% trifloxystrobin; Gem®, which is a flowable concentrate (FC) with 25% trifloxystrobin; and Stratego® and Absolute® which are multiple active ingredient (MAI) emulsifiable concentrate (EC) formulations containing both trifloxystrobin and propiconazole or trifloxystrobin and tebuconazole, respectively.

The   SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4) has submitted a request for an amended registration of the end-use product, Flint® Fungicide (WG) (EPA Reg. No. 264-777) to include new domestic uses of trifloxystrobin on asparagus, radish and papaya.  Bayer has submitted data in support of a new use on strawberry.  Concurrently, IR-4 and Bayer CropScience request the establishment of the following permanent tolerances for residues of this fungicide, and Bayer CropScience requests an increase in tolerances (citrus fruits, crop group 10; citrus, oil; and citrus, dried pulp):

Proposed Tolerances

Asparagus	……………	0.07 ppm

Vegetable, root except sugar beet, subgroup 1B	……………	0.10 ppm

Radish (Tops)	……………	10 ppm

Papaya; black sapote; canistel; mamey sapote; mango; sapodilla; and star apple

……………

0.70 ppm

Strawberry	……………	1.1 ppm

Revised Tolerances

Citrus Fruits, Crop Group 10	……………	0.4 ppm

Citrus, oil	……………	36.0 ppm

Citrus, dried pulp	……………	1.0 ppm

In petition PP#6E7088, IR-4 submitted data for the use of the WG formulation of trifloxystrobin for up to 1) three broadcast foliar applications to asparagus as needed at 0.125 lb ai/A, at 14 day retreatment intervals (RTIs), for a maximum of 0.375 lb ai/A/season, 2) two broadcast foliar applications to radish as needed at 0.125 lb ai/A, at 7 day RTIs, for a maximum of 0.250 lb ai/A/season, and 3) four broadcast foliar applications to papaya as needed at 0.125 lb ai/A, at 7 day RTIs, for a maximum of 0.50 lb ai/A/season.

In petition PP#7F7171, Bayer CropScience submitted field trial data for the use of the WG formulation of trifloxystrobin as six broadcast foliar applications to strawberry at 0.10 lb ai/A at 7-14 day RTIs, for a maximum of 0.60 lb ai/A/season, harvested with a 0 day preharvest interval (PHI).

In petition PP#6F7123, Bayer CropScience submitted field trial data for the use of the WG formulation of trifloxystrobin as four broadcast foliar applications to citrus fruits during fruit development at 0.12-0.13 lb ai/A/application, at RTIs of 19-22 days, for a maximum of 0.49-0.51 lb ai/A/season.  The petitioner requests a change from the currently labeled 30 day PHI to a 7 day PHI.

The qualitative nature of the residue in plants and livestock commodities is understood based on adequate metabolism studies conducted on apples, cucumbers, peanuts, sugar beets, wheat, goats, and laying hens.  The HED Metabolism Assessment Review Committee (MARC) concluded that both trifloxystrobin and CGA-321113 are of concern for both regulatory and risk assessment purposes in both plant and livestock commodities.  The MARC also determined that for livestock commodities, the metabolite L7a (taurine conjugate of trifloxystrobin) in liver should be included in the risk assessment.

There are no livestock feedstuffs associated with the proposed uses on asparagus, papaya, strawberry or citrus fruit.  However, carrots and turnips as a part of crop group 1B (vegetable, root, except sugar beet), are cattle and swine feed items.  The addition of radish tolerances to the already established tolerance for the vegetable, root, except sugar beet, subgroup 1B, except radish and the increase of tolerances on citrus, dried pulp, will have no impact on the established tolerances of livestock commodities based on this addition to the respective dietary burdens.  Accordingly, the current tolerances for livestock commodities are adequate.

Radish is a typically rotated commodity.  No rotational crop studies were submitted with this petition.  The previously submitted field rotational crop studies have been deemed adequate.  The plantback restrictions for Flint( are adequate and no rotational crop tolerances need to be proposed.

An adequate gas chromatography with nitrogen phosphorus detector (GC/NPD) method (Method AG-659A) is available for enforcing tolerances for the combined residues of trifloxystrobin and CGA-321113 in plant commodities.  Analytical method AG 659A, modified to utilize liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectroscopy (LC/MS/MS), was used and validated for the analysis of trifloxystrobin and the acid metabolite CGA 321113 in oats and barley matrices.  These validated methods were slightly modified to use gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS) detection in the analysis of samples from the asparagus, radish, and papaya field trials.  This method was adequately validated in conjunction with these analyses.  Samples of strawberry and citrus fruits were analyzed for residues of trifloxystrobin and its acid metabolite using a LC/MS/MS method (Bayer Report No. 200177), which was previously developed for the analysis of residues in tomatoes and peppers.  The method uses the same extraction procedures as the GC/NPD tolerance enforcement method (Method AG-659A), but uses different clean up procedures and detection by LC/MS/MS.  The lowest limit of method validation (LLMV) is 0.02 ppm for each analyte in radish, 0.05 ppm and 0.02 ppm for trifloxystrobin and CGA-321113, respectively, for asparagus, for combined LLMVs of 0.04 ppm in/on all radish matrices and 0.07 ppm in/on all asparagus matrices.  The limits of quantitation (LOQ) for papaya are 0.008 ppm and 0.20 ppm for trifloxystrobin and CGA-321113, respectively.  The LOQs for oranges, lemons and grapefruit are 0.01 ppm for both analytes in oranges and 0.02 ppm for both analytes in lemons and grapefruit.  The LOQs for strawberry are 0.01 ppm for both analytes.  The limits of detection (LOD) are 0.002 for each analyte in each citrus fruit matrix and the calculated LODs for each analyte in strawberry are 0.004 ppm.  An adequate number of field trials were conducted in the appropriate regions for each of the current raw agricultural commodities (RACs).

Adequate field crop studies are available to support the requested tolerance for asparagus.  The field crop database on vegetable, root, except sugar beet, subgroup 1B with the addition of the submitted radish field trial data support the requested tolerances on vegetable, root, except sugar beet, subgroup 1B, and radish, tops.  Because papaya is a representative crop for the subset of proposed tropical fruits, the submission of adequate field trial can be translated to support tolerances on the following requested tropical fruit RACs: papaya; sapote, black; canistel; sapote, mamey; sapodilla; and star apple.  The submitted field trial data for the proposed use on strawberry is adequate to support the requested tolerance.  Finally, the submitted field trial data on citrus fruit is adequate to support the requested decreased PHI and corresponding increased tolerances for citrus fruits, crop group 10, citrus, oil, and citrus, dried pulp.

Regulatory Recommendations and Residue Chemistry Deficiencies

A revised Section F must be submitted to the Agency correcting the commodity definitions as shown in Table 9, and the proposed tolerance levels of citrus fruits, crop group 10 from 0.4 ppm to 0.6 ppm and citrus, oil from 36.0 ppm to 38.0 ppm.

The petitioner must submit revised labels to match the proposed use rates from the Section Bs of each petition.

Pending the submission of the revised Section F, the revised labels, and the forthcoming human health risk assessment, the Agency recommends establishing permanent tolerances for the combined residues of trifloxystrobin and CGA-321113 in/on asparagus at 0.07 ppm; vegetable, root except sugar beet, subgroup 1B at 0.10 ppm; radish, tops at 10 ppm; papaya, black sapote, canistel, mamey sapote, mango, sapodilla, and star apple at 0.70 ppm; strawberry at 1.1 ppm; citrus fruits, crop group 10 at 0.6 ppm; citrus, oil at 38.0 ppm; and citrus, dried pulp at 1.0 ppm.

Background

trobin belongs to the MAEs (β-methoxyacryl esters) class of fungicides, which are synthetic analogs of strobilurin A (FRAC Group 11).  It is a broad-spectrum preventative fungicide for control of many plant diseases.  It works by interfering with the respiration of plant pathogenic fungi, and it is a potent inhibitor of spore germination and mycelial growth.

TABLE 1.	Test Compound Nomenclature

Compound	Chemical Structure

methyl (E)-methoxyimino-{(E)-α-[1-(α,α,α-trifluoro-m-tolyl)ethylideneaminoo xy]-o-tolyl}acetate

CAS name

(E,E)-alpha-(methoxyimino)-2-[[[[1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethylidene ]amino]oxy] methyl]-benzeneacetic acid methyl ester

CAS #	141517-21-7

End-use product/(EP)	Flint® Fungicide

Regulated Metabolite

Company Code

CGA-321113 (Trifloxystrobin acid)

Molecular  weight

394

CAS name

(alpha,E)-alpha-(methoxyimino)-2-[[[[1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyli dene]amino]oxy]methyl]-benzeneacetic acid

CAS #

not available

TABLE 2.	Physicochemical Properties of the Technical Grade Test Compound.

Parameter	Value	Reference

Melting point/range

72.9ºC	MRID No. 44502801

pH

7.7 in 1% w/w aqueous dispersion at 25ºC

	Density

1.36 g/cm2 at 21ºC

	Water solubility ( 25°C)

not available

	Solvent solubility (mg/L at 25°C)

methanol   76

acetone   >500

ethyl acetate   >500

n-hexane   11

dichloromethane  >500

toluene  500

n-octanol  18

	Vapour pressure at 25°C

3.4 x 10-6 Pa

	Dissociation constant (pKa)

none at pH of 2-12

	Octanol/water partition coefficient Log(KOW)

4.5

	UV/visible absorption spectrum

17,500 at 250.7 µm (neutral)

17,300 at 250.2 µm (acidic)

15,900 at 252.3 µm (basic)

860.1200  Directions for Use

Sample labels including the requested uses were submitted with these petitions.  The following use patterns for the requested crops were taken from the Section Bs of the current petitions (PP#6E7088, PP#6F7123 and 7F7171).

TABLE 3.  Summary of Directions for Use of Trifloxystrobin.

Applic. Timing, Type, and Equip.	Formulation

[EPA Reg. No.]	Applic. Rate

(lb ai/A)	Max. No. Applic. per Season	Max. Seasonal Applic. Rate

(lb ai/A)	PHI

(days)	Use Directions and Limitations

Asparagus

Foliar Broadcast / Fern	Flint® Fungicide (WG)

[264-777]	0.125	3	0.375	180 (All States excluding CA)

90 (CA)	Maintain a minimum of 14 day RTIs.

Radish

Foliar Broadcast / Early maturity, Vegetative	Flint® Fungicide (WG)

[264-777]	0.125	2	0.250	6-8	Maintain a minimum of 7 day RTIs.

Papaya

Foliar Directed / Fruiting	Flint® Fungicide (WG)

[264-777]	0.125	4	0.5	0	Maintain a minimum of 7 day RTIs.

Citrus Fruits, Crop Group 10

Foliar Broadcast	Flint® Fungicide (WG)

[264-777]	0.125	4	0.5	7	Apply using ground or aerial equipment in a minimum of 10 and 50 gal/A, respectively.

Foliar Broadcast	Gem (FC)

[264-781]

	Foliar Broadcast	  HYPERLINK "javascript:viewRiName(468360)"  GEM 500 (SC)

[264-826]

	Strawberry

Foliar Broadcast	Flint® Fungicide (WG)

[264-777]	0.10	6	0.6	0	Repeat application as needed with a 7- to 14-day interval.  Do not apply more than 2 sequential applications of Flint or other strobilurin fungicides.

Foliar Broadcast

Not specified	USF 2014 (SC)

[264-RNET]	0.10

	3	0.6

	1	Repeat application as needed with a 7- to 14-day interval.  Do not apply more than 2 sequential applications of USF 2014 or other strobilurin-containing fungicides

The use patterns described in the Section Bs are adequate to allow evaluation of the residue data and are supported by submitted field trial data relative to the proposed uses for asparagus; vegetable, root except sugar beet, subgroup 1B; radish tops; and papaya, black sapote, canistel, mamey sapote, mango, sapodilla, star apple; strawberry; and citrus fruits, crop group 10.  The labels must be revised to match the proposed and study use rates.

860.1300 Nature of the Residue - Plants

PP#8F4955, DP Num: 254208 and 257888, F. Ives, 22/JUL/1999

PP#0F06121, DP Num: 267787 and 272054, L. Cheng, 17/JAN/2002

DP Num: 287242, L. Cheng, 08/OCT/2003

MARC Memo: DP Num: 257835, 13/JUL/1999

The qualitative nature of the residue in plants is adequately understood based on acceptable metabolism studies using the direct application of trifloxystrobin to apples, cucumbers, and peanuts (PP#8F4955, DP Num: 254208 and 257888, F. Ives, 22/JUL/1999), sugar beets (PP#0F06121, DP Num: 267787 and 272054, L. Cheng, 17/JAN/2002), and wheat (DP Num: 287242, L. Cheng, 08/OCT/2003).  The HED MARC (DP Num: 257835, 13/JUL/1999) concluded that both trifloxystrobin and the free form of its acid metabolite CGA-321113 are of concern for both regulatory and risk assessment purposes for plant commodities.

860.1300 Nature of the Residue - Livestock

PP#8F4955, DP Num: 254208 and 257888, F. Ives, 22/JUL/1999

MARC Memo: DP Num: 257835, 13/JUL/1999

No livestock data were submitted with these petitions.  The qualitative nature of the residue in livestock is adequately understood based on acceptable goat and poultry metabolism studies (PP#8F4955, DP Num: 254208 and 257888, F. Ives, 22/JUL/1999).  The MARC (DP Num: 257835, 13/JUL/1999) determined that the total toxic residues for livestock, both for regulatory and risk assessment purposes, is trifloxystrobin and the free form of its acid metabolite CGA-321113.  Additionally, metabolite L7a (taurine conjugate of trifloxystrobin) in the liver should be included in risk assessment.

860.1340 Residue Analytical Methods

DP Num: 265003, L. Cheng, 13/APR/2000

46886201.der.com, D. Rate, 15/NOV/2006

46886202.der.com, D. Rate, 15/NOV/2006

46886203.der.com, D. Rate, 15/NOV/2006

46960701.der.com, D. Rate, 29/MAY/2007

47021101.der.com, D. Rate, 13/JUN/2007

An adequate GC/NPD method (Method AG-659A) is available for enforcing tolerances for the combined residues of trifloxystrobin and the free form of its acid metabolite (CGA-321113) in plant and livestock commodities.  This method was validated by the Agency (DP Num: 265003, L. Cheng, 13/APR/2000) and forwarded to FDA for inclusion in the Pesticide Analytical Manual (PAM), Vol. II.

Analytical method AG-659A, modified to utilize GC/MS detection, was used for the analysis of trifloxystrobin and the acid metabolite CGA 321113 in each of the current commodities (asparagus, radish and papaya matrices).  The method was adequately validated in conjunction with the analysis of field trial samples.  The LLMV for trifloxystrobin and CGA 321113 was determined to be 0.05 ppm and 0.020 ppm, respectively for asparagus.  The LLMV for each analyte, trifloxystrobin and CGA 321113, was determined to be 0.02 ppm for radishes.  The LLMV for each analyte, trifloxystrobin and CGA 321113, was determined to be 0.02 ppm for papaya.  The LLMV for trifloxystrobin and CGA 321113 was not reported for citrus fruit matrices or strawberry.

860.1360 Multiresidue Methods

DP Nums: 257888 and 254208, F. Ives, 22/JUL/1999

The regulated residues were tested in accordance with the PAM, Volume I, Appendix II.  Trifloxystrobin gave adequate responses through protocol C, and was completely recovered from fortified apple samples when analyzed through protocols D and E.  Acid metabolite CGA-321113 was recoverable through protocol B and residues from apples fortified with CGA-321113 were completely recovered through Section 402 E2/C1 (extraction with methylene chloride).  These data were forwarded to FDA.

860.1380 Storage Stability

DP Num: 254221, 254213, 254218, 254217; L. Cheng; 06/MAY/2000

46886201.der.com, D. Rate, 15/NOV/2006

46886202.der.com, D. Rate, 15/NOV/2006

46886203.der.com, D. Rate, 15/NOV/2006

46960701.der.com, D. Rate, 29/MAY/2007

47021101.der.com, D. Rate, 13/JUN/2007

Samples of asparagus were stored frozen up to 198 days prior to analysis.  Samples of radish tops and roots were stored frozen up to 311 and 410 days, respectively, prior to analysis.  Samples of papaya were stored frozen up to 504 days prior to analysis.  Samples of strawberry were stored frozen up to 347 days prior to analysis.  In addition, samples of oranges, lemons, and grapefruit were stored frozen 378, 451, and 512 days, respectively prior to analysis.  Storage stability data are available indicating that both trifloxystrobin and CGA-321113 are stable at < -15ºC for at least 24 months in cucumber, potatoes, grapes, and wheat (forage, grain, and straw) and for at least 18.6 months in peanut nutmeats, hay, and oil (DP Num: 254221, 254213, 254218, 254217; L. Cheng; 06/APR/2000).    SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 These data are adequate to support the current petitions.

860.1400 Water, Fish, and Irrigated Crops

This guideline requirement is not relevant to the current petition as the proposed use on asparagus, radish, papaya, strawberry and citrus fruits are non-aquatic uses.

860.1460 Food Handling

This guideline requirement is not relevant to the current petition as there is no food handling uses being proposed for trifloxystrobin.

860.1480 Meat, Milk, Poultry, and Eggs

There are no livestock feedstuffs associated with the proposed uses on asparagus, papaya, strawberry, or citrus fruit commodities.  However, carrots and turnips as a part of crop group 1B (vegetable, root, except sugar beet), are cattle and swine feed items.  The addition of radish to the already established tolerance for the vegetable, root, except sugar beet, subgroup 1B, will have no impact on the established tolerances of livestock commodities based on this addition to the respective dietary burdens.  Accordingly, the current tolerances for livestock commodities are adequate.  The leaves and foliage of vegetable, root commodities are not significant feed items (B. Schneider, e-mail 08/AUG/2007).

860.1500 Crop Field Trials

46886201.der.com, D. Rate, 15/NOV/2006

46886202.der.com, D. Rate, 15/NOV/2006

46886203.der.com, D. Rate, 15/NOV/2006

46960701.der.com, D. Rate, 29/MAY/2007

47021101.der.com, D. Rate, 13/JUN/2007

Asparagus

To support the use of trifloxystrobin on asparagus, IR-4 has submitted field trial data on using the WG formulation of Flint Fungicide with 50% trifloxystrobin.  The results from these field trials are discussed below and summarized in Table 4.

TABLE 4.	Summary of Residue Data from Crop Field Trials with Trifloxystrobin.

Commodity	Analyte	Total Applic. Rate,

 lb ai/A

 (kg ai/ha)	PHI (days)	Residue Levels (ppm)

n	Min.	Max.	HAFT*	Mean

	Std. Dev.

Asparagus	Trifloxystrobin	0.37 – 0.39

(0.41 -0.44)	California

92 – 100

Rest of US

167 - 188	16	<0.05	<0.05	NA	NA	NA

	CGA321113 (Trifloxystrobin Acid)

<0.02	<0.02	NA	NA	NA

	Combined

<0.07	<0.07	NA	NA	NA

* HAFT = Highest Average Field Trial.

IR-4 has submitted field trial data for trifloxystrobin on asparagus.  Seven trials were conducted on asparagus encompassing EPA growing Regions 2 (NJ29 (Bridgeton, NJ)), 5 (MI25 (Holt, MI) and MI26 (East Lansing, MI)), 10 (CA107 (Stockton, CA) and CA108 (San Ardo, CA)) and 11 (ID11(Caldwell) and WA*35 (Moxee, WA)) during the 2002 growing season.  The number and locations of field trials are in accordance with OPPTS Guideline 860.1500.

For the asparagus trials, at each test location, Flint® Fungicide was applied three times at a target rate of 0.125 lb ai/A to vegetative or senescing ferns, by foliar directed broadcast spray with a maximum seasonal rate of 0.375 lb ai/A.  Applications were made at 14 day RTIs, with a 92-188 day PHI.  No adjuvants were added to the spray mixture for all applications.

The analytical method titled, “Residue Analysis of Trifloxystrobin (CGA-279202 and CGA-321113) on Asparagus by GC/MS Detection,” was used to analyze the collected asparagus samples.  This method was adapted from the reference method, “Analytical Method for Determination of Residues CGA-279202 and the Acid Metabolite CGA-321113 in Crops and Animal substrate by Gas Chromatography” (Analytical Method No. AG-659A).  Briefly, the RAC is blended with acetonitrile:water (80:20, v:v).  After filtration, an aliquot is extracted with toluene and hexane.  After separation and evaporation of the acetonitrile/toluene mixture the sample is taken up in aqueous phosphoric acid and partitioned with methyl-tert butyl ether:hexanes (1:1, v:v).  After evaporation of the organic solvent mixture the sample is dissolved in acetone.  The sample is then analyzed for trifloxystrobin and CGA-321112 by GC/MS.  This method is adequate for data collection based on acceptable concurrent method recovery data for asparagus matrix.

The LOD and LOQ for asparagus matrices are the following:

Matrix	LOD	LOQ

Asparagus:

     Trifloxystrobin

     CGA-321113

0.025 ppm

0.006 ppm

0.076 ppm

0.030 ppm

The LLMV for asparagus was reported at 0.05 ppm for trifloxystrobin and 0.02 ppm for CGA-321113.  The recoveries ranged from 112 to 124% for trifloxystrobin at 0.05 ppm and from 60 to 90% for CGA-321113 at 0.02 ppm.

The parent (trifloxystrobin) and metabolite (CGA-321113) have been shown to be stable for the duration of the storage period that occurred during the course of these trials.  The results from these trials show that maximum residues of trifloxystrobin and CGA-32113 recovered from asparagus were <0.05 ppm and < 0.02 ppm, repectively, when treatment is applied at a 1X target rate (0.375 lb ai/A seasonal rate) with a PHI of 92-108 days.  Residue decline data were not submitted for the use of trifloxystrobin on asparagus matrices.

Radish

To support the use of trifloxystrobin on radish, IR-4 has submitted field trial data on using the WG formulation of Flint® Fungicide with 50% trifloxystrobin.  The results from these field trials are discussed below and summarized in Table 5.

TABLE 5.	Summary of Residue Data from Crop Field Trials with Trifloxystrobin.

Commodity	Analyte	Total Applic. Rate,

 lb ai/A

 (kg ai/ha)	PHI (days)	Residue Levels (ppm)

n	Min.	Max.	HAFT*	Mean

	Std. Dev.

Radish

Radish Tops	Trifloxystrobin	0.251–0.264

(0.281- 0.296)	6 - 8	12	0.068	7.00	6.80	2.49	2.80

	CGA321113 (Trifloxystrobin Acid)

0.047	0.42	0.38	0.16	0.13

	Combined

0.115	7.42	7.18	2.65	2.91

Radish Roots	Trifloxystrobin

	12	<0.02	0.06	0.05	0.03	0.01

	CGA321113 (Trifloxystrobin Acid)

<0.02	0.05	0.05	0.03	0.01

	Combined

<0.04	0.11	0.10	0.06	0.01

Radish Tops	Trifloxystrobin	0.494–0.527

(0.553-0.59)	6 - 8	12	0.12	17.00	14.5	5.38	5.78

	CGA321113 (Trifloxystrobin Acid)

0.066	0.53	0.50	0.23	0.16

	Combined

0.186	17.53	15.0	5.61	5.9

Radish Roots	Trifloxystrobin

	12	<0.02	0.12	0.11	0.06	0.03

	CGA321113 (Trifloxystrobin Acid)

<0.02	0.09	0.09	0.05	0.03

	Combined

<0.04	0.21	0.20	0.11	0.034

* HAFT = Highest Average Field Trial.

IR-4 has submitted field trial data for trifloxystrobin on radish (tops and roots).  Six trials were conducted on radishes (tops and roots) encompassing Regions 1 (NY19 (Freeville, NY)), 3 (FL48 (Citra, FL) and FL49 (Citra, FL)), 5 (WI35 (Arlington, WI), 10 (CA106 (Holtville, CA)), and 12 (OR22 (Aurora, OR)) during the 2002 growing season.  The number and locations of field trials are in accordance with OPPTS Guideline 860.1500.

For the radish trials, at each test location, Flint® Fungicide was applied two times at a 1X target rate of 0.125 lb ai/A or a 2X target rate of 0.250 lb ai/A, to plants at 2 true leaves to early maturity, by foliar directed spray with a maximum seasonal rate of 0.250 lb ai/A or 0.500 lb ai/A, respectively.  Applications were made with a 7-8 day RTI with a 6-8 day PHI.  No adjuvants were added to the spray mixture for all applications.

The method used to analyze the radish samples is titled, “Residue Analysis of Trifloxystrobin on Radish (Roots and Tops) by GC/MS Detection, Version #3,” which was derived from the referenced method, analytical method number AG 659A entitled, “Analytical Method for the Determination of Residues CGA-279202 and the Acid Metabolite CGA-321113 in Crops and Animal Substrates by Gas Chromatography,” (14/JAN/1998).  Briefly, the residues of trifloxystrobin and CGA-321113 are extracted from radish tops and root samples by blending with acetonitrile:water (80:20, v:v) and filtered.  An aliquot of the extract is taken and partitioned with a salinized solution of toluene and hexane.  After phase separation, the water layer is discarded and the acetonitrile/toluene layer is concentrated, diluted in 0.085% aqueous phosphoric acid:acetone (95:5, v:v), and cleaned up on a C18 solid phase extraction (SPE) column eluted with 0.085% aqueous phosphoric acid:acetone (70:30, v:v).  The eluate is concentrated and partitioned with methyl-tert butyl ether:hexane (1:1, v:v).  Residues in the organic solvent mixture are evaporated to dryness, dissolved in acetone, and then analyzed for residues of trifloxystrobin and CGA-321113 by GC/MSD.  This method is adequate for data collection based on acceptable concurrent method recovery data for each matrix.

The LOD and LOQ for the respective RACs are the following:

Matrix	LOD	LOQ

Radish:

      Tops:  Trifloxystrobin

                 CGA-321113

     Roots:  Trifloxystrobin

                  CGA-321113

0.010 ppm

0.007 ppm

0.010 ppm

0.007 ppm

0.030 ppm

0.021 ppm

0.029 ppm

0.021 ppm

The LLMV for radish matrices was 0.02 ppm for both analytes, trifloxystrobin and CGA-321113.  Recoveries for tops ranged from 95 to 130% and 100 to 125%, respectively.  Recoveries for roots ranged from 95 to 120% and 10 to 100%, respectively.  The parent (trifloxystrobin) and metabolite (CGA-321113) have been shown to be stable for the duration of the storage period that occurred during the course of each of these trials.  The results from these trials show that maximum residues of trifloxystrobin were recovered from radish tops (7.0 ppm), followed by radish roots (0.06 ppm), when treatment is applied at a 1X target rate (0.250 lb ai/A seasonal rate) and that maximum residues of trifloxystrobin were recovered from radish tops (17 ppm), followed by radish roots (0.12 ppm), when treatment is applied at a 2X target rate (0.500 lb ai/A seasonal rate) with PHIs of 6 to 8 days.  Residue decline data were not submitted for the use of trifloxystrobin on radish matrices.

Papaya

To support the use of trifloxystrobin on papaya, IR-4 has submitted field trial data on using the WG formulation of Flint® Fungicide with 50% trifloxystrobin.  The results from these field trials are discussed below and summarized in Table 6.

TABLE 6.	Summary of Residue Data from Crop Field Trials with Trifloxystrobin.

Commodity	Analyte	Total Applic. Rate,

 lb ai/A

 (kg ai/ha)	PHI (days)	Residue Levels (ppm)

n	Min.	Max.	HAFT*	Mean

	Std. Dev.

Papaya	Trifloxystrobin	0.506-0.521

(0.567-0.584)	0	8	0.07	0.28	0.27	0.18	0.08

	CGA321113 (Trifloxystrobin Acid)

<0.02	0.04**	0.04**	0.02**	0.01**

	Combined

0.09	0.32	0.31	0.20	0.09

* HAFT = Highest Average Field Trial.

** There may be uncertainty with these samples due to a dilution problem with these samples (samples were diluted 10X versus 2X).  However since the value of the residue was significantly less than the parent (trifloxystrobin), the impact of the uncertainty should be negligible.

IR-4 has submitted field trial data for trifloxystrobin on papaya.  Four trials were conducted on papaya encompassing Region 13 (FL37 (Homestead, Florida), FL38 (Homestead, Florida), HI03 (Haleiwa, Hawaii) and HI04 (Keaau, Hawaii)) during the 2003 growing season.  The number and locations of field trials are in accordance with OPPTS Guideline 860.1500.

For the papaya trials, at each test location, Flint® Fungicide was applied four times at a 1X target rate of 0.125 lb ai/A, by foliar directed spray to fruiting plants with a maximum seasonal rate of 0.500 lb ai/A.  Applications were made with a 7-8 day RTI with a 0 day PHI.  Various non-ionic adjuvants were added to the spray mixture for all applications.

Analytical method AG 659A, entitled “Analytical Method for the Determination of Residues CGA-279202 and the Acid Metabolite CGA-321113 in Crops and Animal Substrates by Gas Chromatography,” (14/JAN/1998), was modified to utilize GC/MS detection in papaya matrices.  Briefly, the samples were extracted with acetonitrile:water (80:20, v:v) and then partitioned with toluene, a saturated NaCl solution, and hexane.  The extract was then cleaned up using a solid phase extraction column followed by partitioning with methyl tert-butyl ether:hexane and concentrating to 1ml, prior to analysis.  This method is adequate for data collection based on acceptable concurrent method recovery data for the papaya matrix.

The LOD and LOQ of trifloxystrobin and CGA-321113 for papaya are the following:

Matrix	LOD	LOQ

Papaya:

     Trifloxystrobin

     CGA-321113

0.009 ppm

0.006 ppm

0.008 ppm

0.019 ppm

The LLMV for papaya matrices was shown to be 0.02 for both the parent (trifloxystrobin) and the acid metabolite (CGA-321113) with recovery ranges from 90 to 109% and 76 to 101%, respectively.

The parent (trifloxystrobin) and metabolite (CGA-321113) have been shown to be stable for the duration of the storage period that occurred during the course of each of these trials.  The results from these trials show that maximum residues of trifloxystrobin and CGA-321113 were 0.28 pm and 0.04 ppm, repsectively.  Residue decline data were not submitted for the use of trifloxystrobin on papaya.

Strawberry

To support the use of trifloxystrobin on strawberry, crop group 10, Bayer CropScience has submitted field trial data using the WG formulation of Flint® Fungicide with 50% trifloxystrobin.  The results from these field trials are discussed below and summarized in Table 7.

TABLE 7.	Summary of Residue Data from Crop Field Trials with Trifloxystrobin.

Commodity	Analyte	Total Applic. Rate,

 lb ai/A

 (kg ai/ha)	PHI (days)	Residue Levels (ppm)

n	Min.	Max.	HAFT*	Mean

	Std. Dev.

Strawberry	Trifloxystrobin	0.506-0.521

(0.567-0.584)	0	16	0.098	0.518	0.494	0.310	0.142

	CGA321113 (Trifloxystrobin Acid)

0.012	0.086	0.085	0.044	0.024

	Combined

0.111	0.591	0.563	0.355	0.150

* HAFT = Highest Average Field Trial.

Bayer CropScience has submitted field trial data for trifloxystrobin on strawberry.  Eight field trials were conducted in the United States during the 2005-2006 growing seasons in EPA growing Regions 1 (NY; 1 trial), 2 (GA; 1 trial), 3 (FL; 1 trial), 5 (MI; 1 trial), 10 (CA; 3 trials), and 12 (OR; 1 trial).  The number and locations of field trials are in accordance with OPPTS Guideline 860.1500.

Each field trial consisted of one untreated plot and one treated plot.  At each trial site, Flint® Fungicide (EPA Reg. No. 264-777), a 50% water-dispersible granular (WDG or WG) formulation of trifloxystrobin, was applied six times to strawberry plants as broadcast foliar treatments, with 4- to 7-day retreatment intervals, at ~0.1 lb ai/A/application for a total seasonal rate of ~0.6 lb ai/A.  Applications were made using ground equipment in spray volumes of 55-69 gal/A without an adjuvant.

Mature samples of strawberries were collected immediately following the final application (0-day preharvest interval).  Additionally, in one of the trials (TF025-05D), strawberry samples were collected at PHIs of 3, 5, 7, and 10 days following the last application to generate residue decline data.  One trial (TF026-05H) included an additional sample which was processed into washed strawberries and cooked strawberries from which residue reduction data were determined.

e determined by LC/MS/MS using electrospray ionization.  Parent and the acid metabolite were quantified using the 409→186 and 395→186 ion transitions, respectively.  Trifloxystrobin acid residues were not converted to parent equivalents, but because the molecular weights are similar for trifloxystrobin and trifloxystrobin acid (CGA-321113), the sum reflects the total residue as parent equivalents.

The LOD and LOQ of trifloxystrobin and CGA-321113 for strawberry are the following:

Matrix	LOD	LOQ

Strawberry:

     Trifloxystrobin

     CGA-321113

0.004 ppm

0.004 ppm

0.01 ppm

0.01 ppm

The LLMV was not reported for strawberry.

The parent (trifloxystrobin) and metabolite (CGA-321113) have been shown to be stable for the duration of the storage period that occurred during the course of each of these trials.  The results from these trials show that maximum residues of trifloxystrobin and CGA-321113 in strawberry were 0.52 ppm and 0.086 ppm, respectively.  Data from the submitted residue decline trial also showed that trifloxystrobin residues declined from 0.24 ppm at the 0-day PHI to 0.10 ppm at the 10-day PHI.

Residue reduction data on strawberries from a single trial were also provided to demonstrate the effect of washing and cooking on fruit residues.  The data indicate that residues of trifloxystrobin and CGA-321113 declined in/on strawberries after washing and cooking.  Combined residues were 0.23 ppm in/on unwashed fruit (RAC), and declined to 0.15 ppm in washed fruit (0.7x reduction factor) and 0.12 ppm in cooked fruit (0.5x factor).  These data can be used for dietary risk assessment.

Citrus Fruits, Crop Group 10

To support the use of trifloxystrobin on citrus fruits, crop group 10, Bayer CropScience has submitted field trial data using the WG formulation of Flint® Fungicide with 50% trifloxystrobin.  The results from these field trials are discussed below and summarized in Table 8.

TABLE 8.	Summary of Residue Data from Crop Field Trials with Trifloxystrobin.

Commodity	Analyte	Total Applic. Rate,

 lb ai/A

 (kg ai/ha)	PHI (days)	Residue Levels (ppm)1

n	Min.	Max.	HAFT2	Mean

	Std. Dev.

Orange	Trifloxystrobin	0.492-0.509

(0.552-0.570)	7	50	0.022	0.32	0.28	0.110	0.056

	CGA321113 (Trifloxystrobin Acid)

<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	0.01	--

	Combined

0.032	0.33	0.29	0.12	0.06

Lemon	Trifloxystrobin	0.497-0.502

(0.557-0.563)	6-7	20	0.046	0.35	0.30	0.17	0.090

	CGA321113 (Trifloxystrobin Acid)

<0.02	<0.02	<0.02	0.02	--

	Combined

0.066	0.37	0.32	0.19	0.09

Grapefruit	Trifloxystrobin	0.493-0.505

(0.553-0.566)	7	24	0.011	0.17	0.17	0.068	0.046

	CGA321113 (Trifloxystrobin Acid)

<0.02	<0.02	<0.02	0.02	--

	Combined

0.031	0.19	0.19	0.088	0.05

1  Residues are expressed in parent equivalents.  The LOQs are 0.01 ppm for each analyte in oranges and 0.02 ppm for each analyte in lemons and grapefruit.  Residues <LOQ were estimated to be at the LOQ for calculation of mean and standard deviation.

2  HAFT = Highest Average Field Trial.

Bayer CropScience conducted 24 field trials on citrus fruits (13 orange, 5 lemon, 6 grapefruit) in EPA growing Regions 3, 6, and 10 during the 2004 and 2005 growing seasons.  The number and locations of field trials are in accordance with OPPTS Guideline 860.1500.

At each test location, trifloxystrobin (50% WDG) was applied to citrus trees as four broadcast foliar applications during fruit development at 0.119-0.130 lb ai/A/application, at RTIs of 19-22 days, for a total of 0.492-0.509 lb ai/A/season.  Applications were made using ground equipment. With exception of one site in FL, each field trial had side-by-side treated plots using either concentrated spray volumes of 35-65 GPA or dilute spray volumes of 204-385 GPA.  In all tests, citrus fruits were harvested at 6-7 days after treatment (DAT).  A single control and duplicate treated samples of citrus fruits (orange, lemon, or grapefruit) were collected from each test at each interval.

ified using the 409→186 and 395→186 ion transitions, respectively.  Residues of both analytes are expressed in parent equivalents.

The LOD and LOQ of trifloxystrobin and CGA-321113 for citrus fruits are the following:

Matrix	LOD	LOQ

Orange:

     Trifloxystrobin

     CGA-321113

0.002 ppm

0.002 ppm

0.01 ppm

0.01 ppm

Lemon:

     Trifloxystrobin

     CGA-321113

0.002 ppm

0.002 ppm

0.02 ppm

0.02 ppm

Grapefruit:

     Trifloxystrobin

     CGA-321113

0.002 ppm

0.002 ppm

0.02 ppm

0.02 ppm

The LLMV was not reported for citrus fruits.

The parent (trifloxystrobin) and metabolite (CGA-321113) have been shown to be stable for the duration of the storage period that occurred during the course of each of these trials.  The results from these trials show that maximum combined residues of trifloxystrobin and CGA-321113 in orange, lemon and grapefruit were 0.33 ppm, 0.37 ppm, and 0.19 ppm, respectively.  Data from four residue decline trials also showed that trifloxystrobin residues declined steadily at longer post-treatment intervals.  Between day 0 and 14, the residues declined by nearly 60% in each trial.

Conclusions:  The database is adequate for asparagus and ARIA recommends for the requested tolerance of 0.07 ppm.  Radish and papaya are representative commodities for vegetable, root except sugar beet, subgroup 1B; and the proposed tropical fruit group which includes papaya; sapote, black; canistel; sapote, mamey; mango; sapodilla; and star apple, respectively.  The data are adequate and ARIA recommends for tolerances of 0.10 ppm for vegetable, root except sugar beet, subgroup 1B (based on rejected log normality (CA method and harmonization with the Codex maximum residue limits (MRL) at 0.10 ppm in/on carrot), 10 ppm for radish, tops (the calculated MRL was based on log normality in the 95th percentile); 0.70 ppm for papaya; sapote,black; canistel; sapote, mamey; ,mango; sapodilla; and star apple (the calculated MRL of 0.70 ppm was based on European Union (EU) log normality in the 99th percentile); and 1.1 ppm for strawberry (the calculated MRL was based on European Union (EU) log normality in the 99th percentile).  The data are adequate to reduce the PHI for use on citrus and for setting revised tolerances on citrus, fruit crop group 10, citrus, oil and citrus, dried pulp.  ARIA recommends revising the current tolerances to 0.6 ppm for citrus fruits, crop group 10; 38.0 ppm for citrus, oil; and 1.0 ppm for citrus, dried pulp.

A new Section F must be submitted to the Agency correcting the commodity definitions as shown in Table 9 and revising the proposed tolerances to match the recommended tolerances.

860.1520 Processed Food and Feed

As there are no separately regulated processed commodities associated with asparagus, radish, papaya and strawberry, a processing study is not required to support the proposed uses.

  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 Orange processing studies were submitted in conjunction with the original petition for use of trifloxystrobin on citrus fruits (PP#0F06121, DP Num: 267787 and 272054, L. Cheng, 17/JAN/2002).  Oranges treated at 1.2x, 3.7x and 6.1x the proposed use rate were processed into juice, oil, and dried pulp.  In these processing studies, residues did not concentrate in juice, but concentrated in oil (average 118x) and dried pulp (average 3x).

The HAFT residues for the combined trifloxystrobin residues from the current field trials are 0.286 ppm for oranges, 0.324 ppm for lemons, and 0.187 ppm for grapefruit.  Based on the HAFT for lemons and the average concentration factors, the maximum expected combined residues would be 38 ppm in oil and 0.97 ppm in dried pulp.

Conclusion.  These data support the proposed tolerance of 1.0 ppm for dried citrus pulp; however, the proposed tolerance for citrus oil (36 ppm) should be increased to 38.0 ppm.  The revised Section F should reflect this recommendation.

860.1650 Submittal of Analytical Reference Standards

The analytical reference standards for trifloxystrobin have been submitted to the EPA National Pesticide Standards Repository.

860.1850 Confined Accumulation in Rotational Crops

860.1900 Field Accumulation in Rotational Crops

Of the submitted data for the requested crops, asparagus, radish, papaya, strawberry, and citrus, only radish is a crop which is typically rotated.  No rotational crop studies were submitted with this petition (PP#6E7088).

However, a confined rotational crop study was submitted earlier.  The study adequately characterized/identified the majority of radioactive residues in/on all commodities harvested from all plantback intervals.

860.1550 Proposed Tolerances

The MARC has concluded that trifloxystrobin and CGA-321113 are of concern for both regulatory and risk assessment purposes in both plant and livestock commodities.  Permanent tolerances are currently established under 40 CFR §180.555 for the combined residues of trifloxystrobin and CGA-321113 in or on a variety of plant commodities, at levels ranging from 0.04 ppm on several nut crops to 30 ppm in citrus oil.

Based on the submitted field trail data, IR-4 and Bayer CropScience have proposed new tolerances in/on asparagus; Vegetable, root except sugar beet, Subgroup 1B; radish (tops); papaya; black sapote; canistel; mamey sapote; mango; sapodilla; and star apple; strawberry; and increased tolerances for citrus fruits, Crop Group 10; citrus, oil; and citrus, dried pulp (Table 9).  The available residue data support the proposed permanent tolerances for asparagus; vegetable, root except sugar beet, Subgroup 1B; radish, tops; papaya; black sapote; canistel; mamey sapote; mango; sapodilla; and star apple; strawberry; citrus fruits, Crop Group 10; citrus, oil; and citrus, dried pulp.  ARIA recommends for the tolerances as listed in Table 9.

There are no established or proposed Canadian or Mexican MRLs for trifloxystrobin on the requested commodities (See attached International Residue Limit Status Sheet).  There are, however, Codex MRLs for carrot at 0.1 ppm, strawberry at 0.2 ppm, citrus fruits at 0.5 ppm, and citrus, dry pulp at 1.0 ppm.  There are no international harmonization issues with petition PP# 6E7088 and based on ARIA’s analysis of the data (MRL calculator), ARIA has recommended setting the tolerance of Vegetable, root except sugar beet, Subgroup 1B to 0.10 ppm in order to harmonize with the current Codex MRL for carrot.  However, due to submitted residue data for strawberry (PP#7F7171) and citrus (PP#6F7123), the Agency is unable to harmonize the recommended tolerances with Codex MRLs.

TABLE 9.	Tolerance Summary for Trifloxystrobin.

Commodity

Proposed Tolerance (ppm)

Recommended Tolerance (ppm)

Comments (correct commodity definition)

Asparagus	0.07	0.07

	Vegetable, root except sugar beet, Subgroup 1B	0.10	0.10

	Radish, tops	10	10

	Papaya

Sapote, black

Canistel

Sapote, mamey

Mango

Sapodilla

Star apple	0.70	0.70

	Strawberry	1.1	1.1

	Citrus Fruits, Crop Group 10	0.4	0.6

	Citrus, oil	36.0	38.0

	Citrus, dried pulp	1.0	1.0

APPENDICES:  Internation Residue Limit Status

		   MRL Tolerance Level Calculations

APPENDIX I:

INTERNATIONAL RESIDUE LIMIT STATUS

Methyl (αE)-α-(mrthoxyimino)-2-[[[[(1E)-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethylide ne]amino]oxy]methyl]benzeneacetate

Common Name:  Trifloxystrobin

X  Recommended tolerance

( Reevaluated tolerance

( Other

Date: 07/12/07

Codex Status

(Maximum Residue Limits)

U. S. Tolerances

( No Codex proposal step 6 or above

( No Codex proposal step 6 or above for the crops requested

Petition Numbers:  PP#6E7088, PP#6F7123 and 7F7171

DP Num:  332104, 334851, 334854 and 339495

Other Identifier:

Residue definition (step 8/CXL): Trifloxystrobin (for compliance with MRL)

Reviewer/Branch: D. Rate / RIMUER

Proposed Residue definition:  Combined residues of trifloxystrobin and its free acid metabolite CGA-321113

Crop (s)

MRL (mg/kg)

Crop(s)

Tolerance (ppm)

Strawberry	0.2

Carrot	0.1	Asparagus	0.07

Potato	0.02 (*)

Citrus fruits	0.5

Citrus pulp, dry	1

	Vegetable, root except sugar beet, Subgroup 1B	0.1

	Radish, tops	10

Papaya; black sapote; canistel; mamey sapote; mango; sapodilla; and star apple	0.7

Citrus Fruit, Crop Group 10	0.6

Citrus, oil	38.0

	Citrus, dried pulp	1.0

Strawberry	1.1

Limits for Canada

Limits for Mexico

√  No Limits

(  No Limits for the crops requested

(  No Limits

√  No Limits for the crops requested

Residue definition: N/A

Residue definition:  trifloxystrobin

Crop(s)

MRL (mg/kg)

Crop(s)

MRL (mg/kg)

S.Funk, 06/01/2007.  Revised 07/12/2007 for strawberry.

APPENDIX II.  Tolerance Assessment Calculations.

Radish, Tops:

The dataset used to establish a tolerance for trifloxystrobin on radish, tops, consisted of field trial data representing application rates of 0.125 lb ai/A with a 6- to 8-day PHI.  As specified by the Guidance for Setting Pesticide Tolerances Based on Field Trial Data SOP, the field trial application rates and PHIs are within 25% of the maximum label application rate and minimum label PHI, respectively.  The residue values used to calculate the tolerance are provided in Table I-1.

All of the samples from the 6 field trials were above the LOQ.  Since there were no values reported below the LOQ, maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) procedures were not needed to impute censored values.

The trifloxystrobin-radish (top) dataset was entered into the tolerance spreadsheet.  Visual inspection of the lognormal probability plot provided in the spreadsheet indicates that the dataset is reasonably lognormal.  The result from the approximate Shapiro-Francia test statistic (Figure I-1) confirmed that the assumption of lognormality should not be rejected.

Since the field trial data for trifloxystrobin on radish, tops, represent a small dataset (i.e., less than 15 samples) and are reasonably lognormal, the upper bound estimate of the 95th percentile based on the median residue value was compared to the minimum of the 95% upper confidence limit (UCL) on the 95th percentile and the point estimate of the 99th percentile, and the minimum value was selected as the tolerance value.  Using the rounding procedure as outlined in the Guidance for Setting Pesticide Tolerances Based on Field Trial Data SOP, 10 ppm is the recommended tolerance level for trifloxystrobin on radish, tops.

Table I-1:

Figure I-1:

Papaya (papaya; black sapote; canistel; mamey sapote; mango; sapodilla; and star apple):

The dataset used to establish a tolerance for trifloxystrobin on papaya, consisted of field trial data representing application rates of 0.125 lb ai/A with a 0 day PHI.  As specified by the Guidance for Setting Pesticide Tolerances Based on Field Trial Data SOP, the field trial application rates and PHIs are within 25% of the maximum label application rate and minimum label PHI, respectively.  The residue values used to calculate the tolerance are provided in Table I-2.

All 4 field trial samples were above the LOQ.  Since there were no values reported below the LOQ, maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) procedures were not needed to impute censored values.

The trifloxystrobin-papaya dataset was entered into the tolerance spreadsheet.  Visual inspection of the lognormal probability plot provided in the spreadsheet indicates that the dataset is reasonably lognormal.  The result from the approximate Shapiro-Francia test statistic (Figure I-2) confirmed that the assumption of lognormality should not be rejected.

Since the field trial data for trifloxystrobin on papaya, represent a small dataset (i.e., less than 15 samples) and are reasonably lognormal, the upper bound estimate of the 95th percentile based on the median residue value was compared to the minimum of the 95% upper confidence limit (UCL) on the 95th percentile and the point estimate of the 99th percentile, and the minimum value was selected as the tolerance value.  Using the rounding procedure as outlined in the Guidance for Setting Pesticide Tolerances Based on Field Trial Data SOP, 0.70 ppm is the recommended tolerance level for trifloxystrobin on papaya; black sapote; canistel; mamey sapote; mango; sapodilla; and star apple.

Table I-2:

Figure I-2:

Citrus Fruits, Crop Group 10:

The dataset used to assess tolerances for the combined residues of trifloxystrobin and its acid metabolite (CGA-321113) on citrus fruits consisted of field trial data representing four foliar applications of trifloxystrobin (50% WDG) during fruit development at a rate of 0.119-0.130 lb ai/A/application and RTIs of 19-22 days, for a total of 0.49-0.51 lb ai/A/season (~1x rate).  Fruits were harvested at 6-7 DAT.  As specified by the Guidance for Setting Pesticide Tolerances Based on Field Trial Data SOP, the field trial application rates are within 25% of the maximum label application rate and the PHIs are consistent with the appropriate stage of maturity and the proposed PHI.  The values for the combined residues used to calculate the tolerances are provided in Tables I-3, I-4, I-5, possible tolerance values were calculated using the orange, lemon, and grapefruit datasets separately and together.

The datasets for each commodity were entered into the tolerance spreadsheet and visual inspection of the lognormal probability plots indicates that the each of the data sets is reasonably lognormal.  The results from the approximate Shapiro-Francia test statistic confirmed that the assumption of lognormality should not be rejected for any of these representative crops.  The calculated tolerances were 0.3 ppm for oranges, 0.6 ppm for lemons, and 0.3 ppm for grapefruit (Figures I-3, I-4, and I-5).  As the data set for lemons resulted in the highest tolerance (0.6 ppm), these data will be used to reassess the current tolerance on citrus fruits from 0.3 ppm to 0.6 ppm.

Table I-3:

Regulator:	EPA

Chemical:	Trifloxystrobin

Crop:	Orange

PHI:	7 days

App. Rate:

	Submitter:

Residues

	0.16

	0.1

	0.15

	0.21

	0.094

	0.089

	0.098

	0.13

	0.068

	0.071

	0.095

	0.13

	0.11

	0.11

	0.1

	0.12

	0.11

	0.11

	0.066

	0.08

	0.15

	0.11

	0.24

	0.33

	0.089

	0.12

	0.06

	0.089

	0.067

	0.064

	0.054

	0.032

	0.19

	0.21

	0.094

	0.083

	0.048

	0.061

	0.13

	0.13

	0.15

	0.14

	0.12

	0.17

	0.22

	0.17

	0.18

	0.14

	0.11

	0.074

Figure I-3:

Table I-4:

EPA

Trifloxystrobin

Lemon

7 Days

Residues

0.066

0.083

0.071

0.082

0.330

0.240

0.280

0.370

0.190

0.190

0.100

0.086

0.190

0.160

0.200

0.180

0.260

0.210

0.290

0.250

Figure I-4:

Table I-5:

EPA

Trifloxystrobin

Grapefruit

7 Days

Residues

0.101

0.057

0.066

0.068

0.098

0.097

0.110

0.130

0.056

0.041

0.048

0.050

0.055

0.068

0.071

0.053

0.031

0.035

0.088

0.120

0.180

0.120

0.180

0.190

Figure I-5:

Strawberry:

The dataset used to assess tolerances for the combined residues of trifloxystrobin and its acid metabolite (CGA-321113) on strawberry consisted of field trial data representing six foliar applications of trifloxystrobin (50% WDG) during fruit development at a rate of 0.1 lb ai/A/application and RTIs of 7-14 days, for a total of 0.6 lb ai/A/season (~1x rate).  Samples were harvested at a 0 day PHI.  As specified by the Guidance for Setting Pesticide Tolerances Based on Field Trial Data SOP, the field trial application rates are within 25% of the maximum label application rate and the PHIs are consistent with the appropriate stage of maturity and the proposed PHI.  The values for the combined residues used to calculate the tolerances are provided in Table I-6.

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Table I-6:

Regulator:	EPA

Chemical:	Trifloxystrobin

Crop:	Strawberry

PHI:	0 Days

App. Rate:	0.6 lb ai/A/season

Submitter:	Bayer CropScience

	Residues

	0.260

	0.278

	0.435

	0.502

	0.534

	0.591

	0.111

	0.126

	0.265

	0.344

	0.204

	0.270

	0.469

	0.559

	0.325

	0.382

Figure I-6:

Radish, Roots:

The dataset used to establish a tolerance for trifloxystrobin on radish, roots, consisted of field trial data representing application rates of 0.125 lb ai/A with a 6- to 8-day PHI.  As specified by the Guidance for Setting Pesticide Tolerances Based on Field Trial Data SOP, the field trial application rates and PHIs are within 25% of the maximum label application rate and minimum label PHI, respectively.  The residue values used to calculate the tolerance are provided in Table I-7.

All but 2 of the combined residues from the 6 field trial samples were above the LOQ.  The trifloxystrobin-radish (root) dataset was entered into the tolerance spreadsheet.  Visual inspection of the lognormal probability plot provided in the spreadsheet indicates that the dataset is reasonably lognormal.  The result from the approximate Shapiro-Francia test statistic (Figure I-7) confirmed that the assumption of lognormality should not be rejected.

σ) is used for the tolerance recommendation.  In this case the CA method would set the tolerance level at 0.11 ppm (Figure I-8) or 0.15 ppm (Figure I-7) based on rounding guidelines.  However, based on previously established tolerances from this subgroup and Codex MRLs on carrot; and because no combined residue exceeded the previously established group tolerance at 0.1 ppm, the tolerance of 0.1 ppm for the trifloxystrobin in/on radish, root is recommended by ARIA as part of the vegetable, root, except sugar beet, subgroup 1B.

Table I-7:

Regulator:	EPA

Chemical:	Trifloxystrobin

Crop:	Radish roots

PHI:	7 Days

App. Rate:

	Submitter:

Residues

	0.040

	0.040

	0.074

	0.060

	0.058

	0.080

	0.056

	0.068

	0.076

	0.068

	0.058

	0.074

Figure I-7:

Figure I-8:

EPA

Trifloxystrobin

	Radish roots

	7 Days

Mean	Std. Dev.

	xbar	s	xbar + 3S

0.06	0.01	0.11

cc. Breann Hanson, Debra Rate

Trifloxystrobin	Summary of Analytical Chemistry and Residue Data	DP Num: 332104

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56687-56690]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22317]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP13-485-000]

Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Texas Gas Abandonment Project
and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of the Texas Gas Abandonment Project
involving abandonment of facilities by Texas Gas Transmission, LLC
(Texas Gas) located in numerous counties in Kentucky, Tennessee,
Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana. The Commission will use this EA
in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in
the public convenience and necessity.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested
agencies on the project. Your input will help the Commission staff
determine what issues they need to evaluate in the EA. Please note that
the scoping period will close on October 9, 2013.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and local government
representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
    Texas Gas provided landowners with a fact sheet prepared by the
FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do
I Need To Know?''. This fact sheet addresses a number of typically-
asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to
participate in the Commission's proceedings. It is also available for
viewing on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov).

Summary of the Proposed Project

    Texas Gas proposes to abandon in-place and ultimately transfer to a
corporate affiliate, Bluegrass Pipeline Company, LLC (Bluegrass),
portions of its existing looped \1\ Mainline System (MLS) 26-2 and MLS
26-1 pipelines and its Bastrop-Eunice System (BAE) 26-1 pipeline,
including auxiliary and associated facilities in numerous counties in
Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Texas Gas
clarified that the pipeline proposed for abandonment consists mostly of
a contiguous pipeline designated as either MLS 26-2, MLS 26-1, or BAE
26-1, depending on what additional Texas Gas pipelines are located in
the same right-of-way, and that certain segments along the pipeline
were selected for abandonment based upon the suitability for future
transportation of natural gas liquids. Texas Gas states it has
experienced a decline in its customer base and throughput volumes over
the last few years as a direct result of the emergence of gas supplies
nearer its market areas and the construction of new pipeline
infrastructure in the Midwest. Consequently, Texas Gas states, it has
attempted to solicit interest in customers acquiring new or additional
capacity on its system. However, Texas Gas received no requests for
long-term firm service. Due to this lack of market demand for firm
services, Texas Gas concluded that the facilities proposed for
abandonment are no longer needed.
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    The Texas Gas Abandonment Project would abandon by transfer about
567.8 miles of 26-inch-diameter pipeline consisting of:
     246.5 miles of the MLS 26-2 Pipeline from the Hardinsburg
Compressor Station at milepost (MP) 530.4 in Breckenridge County,
Kentucky

to MP 283.9 in Tipton County, Tennessee;
     2.6 miles of the MLS 26-1 Pipeline from MP 242.0 in DeSoto
County, Mississippi to the Southaven Header at MP 239.4;
     124.1 miles of the MLS 26-2 Pipeline from MP 228.4 in
DeSoto County, Mississippi to the east header of the Mississippi River
crossing at MP 104.3 in Washington County, Mississippi;
     2.9 miles of the MLS 26-1 Pipeline from the east header of
the Mississippi River crossing at MP 104.3 in Washington County,
Mississippi to the west header of the crossing at MP 101.5 in Chicot
County, Arkansas;
     45.8 miles of the MLS 26-2 Pipeline from the west header
of the Mississippi River crossing at MP 101.5 in Chicot County,
Arkansas to the discharge end of the Bastrop Compressor Station at MP
55.7 in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana;
     45.8 miles of the BAE 26-1 Pipeline from the suction end
of the Bastrop Compressor Station at MP 0.0 in Morehouse Parish,
Louisiana to a block valve at the end of the 36-inch-diameter pipeline
loop at MP 45.8 in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana;
     48.5 miles of the BAE 26-1 Pipeline from a block valve at
the end of the 36-inch-diameter pipeline loop at MP 78.1 in La Salle
Parish, Louisiana to the north header of the Red River crossing at MP
126.6 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana; and
     54.1 miles of the BAE 26-1 Pipeline from the south header
of the Red River crossing at MP 129.1 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana to
the discharge header of the Eunice Compressor Station at MP 183.2 in
Acadia Parish, Louisiana.
    Texas Gas would also abandon by transfer all ancillary and
associated facilities such as valves, catholic protection, pig
launchers/receivers, and control equipment; and abandon minor
facilities at 140 sites across the systems, all of which would require
ground disturbing activities.
    Texas Gas states that following abandonment authority it would
continue to provide natural gas transportation service on its remaining
30- and 26-inch-diameter loop line facilities and that Bluegrass would
convert the abandoned facilities to natural gas liquids (NGL)
transportation service.
    The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix
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    \2\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in
the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to all those
receiving this notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov
using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the Commission's Public
Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call
(202) 502-8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to
the last page of this notice.
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Land Requirements for Construction

    Texas Gas' abandonment activities would require ground disturbance
of approximately 20.8 acres at 140 sites and would involve the
following: Disconnection of the 26-inch-diameter pipeline from the
suction and discharge piping at 10 compressor stations; reconfiguration
of the compressor stations' piping to maintain station function and
reconnection of the 26-inch-diameter pipeline; isolation of mainline
valves, mainline valves with cross-over pipeline segments, and headers
by removing short segments of 26-inch-diameter pipeline containing
these facilities and reconnecting the 26-inch-diameter pipeline;
replacement of 74 customer and interconnecting taps by their removal
from the 26-inch-diameter pipeline and installing new taps at adjacent
existing Texas Gas-owned pipelines; and abandonment by removal of 9
other unused taps. The area of ground disturbance at each of the 140
sites would average about 0.148 acre. Upon conclusion of the
abandonment activities, the disturbed acreage would be restored.

Facilities To Be Constructed Following Abandonment

    Texas Gas indicates that following transfer of the facilities,
Bluegrass would perform activities that are not under the jurisdiction
of the FERC. Although FERC doesn't have the regulatory authority to
modify or deny the construction of these facilities, we will disclose
available information regarding the construction impacts in our EA.
These activities would include:
    Northeast Connector Project--Bluegrass would construct facilities
to undertake the transportation of NGL between producing areas in West
Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio and Texas Gas' existing Hardinsburg
Compressor Station in Breckenridge County, Kentucky. The facilities
would include:
     About 217 miles of 20-inch-diameter pipeline in
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio;
     one new pump station in Highland County, Ohio; and
     about 394 miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline in Ohio and
Kentucky.
    Conversion Project--Bluegrass would construct facilities related to
the conversion of the facilities abandoned by Texas Gas including:
     About 2 miles of 26-inch-diameter pipeline near Texas Gas'
existing Greenville Compressor Station in Washington County,
Mississippi;
     about 32 miles of 26-inch-diameter pipeline adjacent to
Texas Gas' existing facilities in Ouachita, Caldwell, and LaSalle
Parishes, Louisiana;
     about 2.5 miles of 26-inch-diameter pipeline adjacent to
Texas Gas' existing facilities in Rapides Parish, Louisiana;
     about 91 miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline in Tipton
County, Tennessee; Mississippi and Crittenden Counties, Arkansas; and
DeSoto County, Mississippi;
     three NGL pump stations near Texas Gas' existing
Slaughters, Covington, and Columbia compressor stations in Webster
County, Kentucky; Tipton County, Tennessee; and Caldwell Parish,
Louisiana, respectively; and
     pipeline replacements at numerous sites along the pipeline
segments proposed for abandonment by Texas Gas.
    Louisiana Extension Project--Bluegrass would construct a pipeline
for the transportation of NGL in Louisiana, consisting of 59 miles of
24-inch-diameter pipeline between Texas Gas' Eunice Compressor Station
in Acadia Parish and existing fractionation and underground storage
facilities in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
    Louisiana Fractionation and Storage Facilities--A separate, as yet
unidentified, joint venture entity is also contemplating increasing
both fractionation and underground storage capability in Calcasieu
Parish, Louisiana.

The EA Process

    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could
result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us
to discover and address concerns the public may have about proposals.
This process is referred to as ``scoping.'' The main goal of the
scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important
environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. We will
consider all filed comments during the preparation of the EA.
    In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the abandonment of the proposed project under these general headings:
     Geology and soils;
     Land use;
     Water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;

     Cultural resources;
     Vegetation and wildlife;
     Air quality and noise;
     Endangered and threatened species;
     Public safety; and
     Cumulative impacts.
    We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed
project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
    The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. The EA
will be available in the public record through eLibrary. Depending on
the comments received during the scoping process, we may also publish
and distribute the EA to the public for an allotted comment period. We
will consider all comments on the EA before making our recommendations
to the Commission. To ensure we have the opportunity to consider and
address your comments, please carefully follow the instructions in the
Public Participation section below.
    With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law
and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues of
this project to formally cooperate with us in the preparation of the EA
\3\. Agencies that would like to request cooperating agency status
should follow the instructions for filing comments provided under the
Public Participation section of this notice.
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cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
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Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act

    In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation
with applicable State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO), and to
solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested
Indian tribes, and the public on the project's potential effects on
historic properties.\4\ We will define the project-specific Area of
Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPOs as the project
develops. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum
encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include
construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor
stations, and access roads). Our EA for this project will document our
findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status
of consultations under section 106.
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    \4\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic
Places.
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Public Participation

    You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project. Your comments should focus on
the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and
measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific
your comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that your
comments are timely and properly recorded, please send your comments so
that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before
October 9, 2013.
    For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to
submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances please
reference the project docket number CP13-485-000 with your submission.
The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert
staff available to assist you at<PHONE_NUMBER> or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for interested persons to
submit brief, text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically using the eFiling
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a
variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission.
New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on
``eRegister.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select
``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426.

Environmental Mailing List

    The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; and
local libraries and newspapers. This list also includes all affected
landowners (as defined in the Commission's regulations) who are
existing right-of-way grantors, whose property may be used temporarily
for project purposes, or who own homes within certain distances of
aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits comments on the project.
We will update the environmental mailing list as the analysis proceeds
to ensure that we send the information related to this environmental
review to all individuals, organizations, and government entities
interested in and/or potentially affected by the proposed project.
    If we publish and distribute the EA, copies will be sent to the
environmental mailing list for public review and comment. If you would
prefer to receive a paper copy of the document instead of the CD
version or would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please
return the attached Information Request (appendix 2).

Becoming an Intervenor

    In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want
to become an ``intervenor'' which is an official party to the
Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard
by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a
request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are in
the User's Guide under the ``e-filing'' link on the Commission's Web
site.

Additional Information

    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC Web site at www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number,
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP13-
485-000). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching

proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these
filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to
www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
    Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the
Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.

    Dated: September 6, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 34695-34696]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0110]

Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management
and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0071

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Thirty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the
U.S. Coast Guard is forwarding an Information Collection Request (ICR),
abstracted below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension
of its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0071,
Recreational Boat Potential Safety Defect Report; without change. Our
ICR describes the information we seek to collect from the public.
Review and comments by OIRA ensure we only impose paperwork burdens
commensurate with our performance of duties.

DATES: You may submit comments to the Coast Guard and OIRA on or before
July 7, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Comments to the Coast Guard should be submitted using the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Search for
docket number [USCG-2022-0110]. Written comments and recommendations to
OIRA for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30
days of publication of this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function.
    A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the internet
at https://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available
from: Commandant (CG-6P), Attn: Paperwork Reduction Act Manager, U.S.
Coast Guard, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7710,
Washington, DC 20593-7710.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.L. Craig, Office of Privacy
Management, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, or fax<PHONE_NUMBER>, for questions
on these documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    This notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an
application to OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a
Coast Guard collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains
information describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's
likely burden on the affected public, an explanation of the necessity
of the Collection, and other important information describing the
Collection. There is one ICR for each Collection.
    The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be
granted based on the Collection being necessary for the proper
performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard
would appreciate comments addressing: (1) the practical utility of the
Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information
subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the
Collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. These comments
will help OIRA determine whether to approve the ICR referred to in this
Notice.
    We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments
and related materials. Comments to Coast Guard or OIRA must contain the
OMB Control Number of the ICR. They must also contain the docket number
of this request, [USCG-2022-0110], and must be received by July 7,
2022.

Submitting Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be
submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public
comments, are in our online docket at https://www.regulations.gov and
can be viewed by following that website's instructions. Additionally,
if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will
be notified when comments are posted.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments to the Coast Guard will
be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will
include any personal information you have

provided. For more about privacy and submissions to the Coast Guard in
response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records
notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). For more about privacy and
submissions to OIRA in response to this document, see the https://www.reginfo.gov, comment-submission web page. OIRA posts its decisions
on ICRs online at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain after the
comment period for each ICR. An OMB Notice of Action on each ICR will
become available via a hyperlink in the OMB Control Number: 1625-0071.

Previous Request for Comments

    This request provides a 30-day comment period required by OIRA. The
Coast Guard published the 60-day notice (87 FR 12470, March 4, 2022)
required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). That notice elicited no comments.
Accordingly, no changes have been made to the Collection.

Information Collection Request

    Title: Recreational Boat Potential Safety Defect Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0071.
    Summary: The collection of information provides a means for
consumers and public (recreational boat owners, law enforcement,
boating law administrators, marine inspectors, passengers/occupants,
general public) who believe a recreational boat or designated
associated equipment contain substantial risk defects or fail to comply
with Federal safety standards to report the deficiencies to the Coast
Guard for investigation and possible remedy.
    Need: 46 U.S.C. 4310 gives the Coast Guard the authority to require
manufacturers of recreational boats and certain items of designated
associated equipment to notify owners and remedy: (1) defects that
create a substantial risk of personal injury to the public; and (2)
failures to comply with applicable Federal safety standards.
    Forms: CG-5578, Recreational Boat Potential Safety Defect Report.
    Respondents: Owners and users of recreational boats and items of
designated associated equipment.
    Frequency: One time.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has decrease from 12.04
hours to 7.84 hours a year, this is due to a decrease in the estimated
annual number of responses.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. et seq.,
chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: May 24, 2022.
Kathleen Claffie,
Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. Coast Guard.
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69639-69640]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24236]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2020-0001]

Notice of Adjustment of Disaster Grant Amounts

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FEMA gives notice of an adjustment to the threshold for Small
Project subgrants made to state, tribal, and local governments and
private nonprofit facilities for disasters declared on or after October
1, 2020.

DATES: This adjustment applies to major disasters and emergencies
declared on or after October 1, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tod Wells, Recovery Directorate,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207, as amended by the Sandy
Recovery Improvement Act, Public Law 113-2, provides that FEMA will
annually adjust the threshold for assistance provided under section
422, Simplified Procedures, relating to the Public Assistance program,
to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
published by the Department of Labor.
    FEMA gives notice that $132,800 is the threshold for any Small
Project subgrant made to state, tribal, and local governments or to the
owner or operator of an eligible private nonprofit facility under
section 422 of the Stafford Act for all major disasters or emergencies
declared on or after October 1, 2020.
    FEMA bases the adjustment on an increase in the Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers of 1.3 percent for the 12-month period
that ended in August 2020. This is based on information released by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics at the U.S. Department of Labor on September
11, 2020.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.036, Disaster
Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters).

Pete Gaynor,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2020-24236 Filed 11-2-20; 8:45 am]
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