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cumulative effects of pyriproxyfen and
other substances that may have a
common mechanism of toxicity, there
are currently no available data or other
reliable information indicating that any
toxic effects produced by pyriproxyfen
would be cumulative with those of other
chemical compounds. Thus, only the
potential risks of pyriproxyfen have
been considered in this assessment of
aggregate exposure and effects.
E. Safety Determination
1. U.S. population—i. Chronic dietary
exposure and risk to adult subpopulations. The results of the chronic
dietary exposure assessment described
above demonstrate that estimates of
chronic dietary exposure for all existing,
pending and proposed uses of
pyriproxyfen are well below the chronic
RfD of 0.35 mg/kg/day. The estimated
chronic dietary exposure from food for
the overall U.S. population and many
non-child/infant subgroups is from
0.006 to 0.0245 mg/kg bwt/day, 1.7 to
7.0% of the RfD. Addition of the small
but worse case potential chronic
exposure from drinking water
(calculated above) increases exposure by
only 0.00002 mg/kg bwt/day and does
not change the maximum occupancy of
the RfD significantly. Generally, the
Agency has no cause for concern if total
residue contribution is less than 100%
of the RfD. It can be concluded that
there is a reasonable certainty that no
harm will result to the overall U.S.
population or any non-child/infant
subgroups from aggregate, chronic
dietary exposure to pyriproxyfen
residues.
ii. Acute dietary exposure and risk to
adult sub-populations. No acute dietary
endpoint and dose were identified in
the toxicology data base for
pyriproxyfen; therefore, it can be
concluded that there is a reasonable
certainty that no harm will result to the
overall U.S. population or any nonchild/infant subgroups from aggregate,
acute dietary exposure to pyriproxyfen
residues.
iii. Non-dietary exposure and
aggregate risk to adult sub-populations.
Acute, short-term, and intermediateterm dermal and inhalation risk
assessments for residential exposure are
not required due to the lack of
significant toxicological effects
observed. The results of a chronic
residential post-application exposure
and risk assessment for pet collar uses
demonstrate that potential risks from
pet collar uses do not exceed the
Agency’s level of concern. The
estimated chronic term margin of
exposure (MOE) for adults was 5,700.
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2. Infants and children—i. Safety
factor for infants and children. In
assessing the potential for additional
sensitivity of infants and children to
residues of pyriproxyfen, FFDCA
section 408 provides that EPA shall
apply an additional margin of safety, up
to 10-fold, for added protection for
infants and children in the case of
threshold effects unless EPA determines
that a different margin of safety will be
safe for infants and children.
The toxicological data base for
evaluating pre-natal and post-natal
toxicity for pyriproxyfen is complete
with respect to current data
requirements. There are no special
prenatal or postnatal toxicity concerns
for infants and children, based on the
results of the rat and rabbit
developmental toxicity studies or the 2generation reproductive toxicity study
in rats. Valent concludes that reliable
data support use of the standard 100fold uncertainty factor and that an
additional uncertainty factor is not
needed for pyriproxyfen to be further
protective of infants and children.
ii. Chronic dietary exposure and risk
to infants and children. Using the
conservative exposure assumptions
described above, the percentage of the
RfD that will be utilized by chronic
dietary (food only) exposure to residues
of pyriproxyfen ranges from 0.013 mg/
kg bwt/day children 6–12 years old, up
to 0.0245 mg/kg bwt/day for infants (0
years of age), 3.8 and 7.0% of the RfD,
respectively. Adding the worse case
potential incremental exposure to
infants from pyriproxyfen in drinking
water (0.9 x 10-4 mg/kg bwt/day) does
not materially increase the aggregate,
chronic dietary exposure and only
increases the occupancy of the RfD by
0.009%. EPA generally has no concern
for exposures below 100% of the RfD
because the RfD represents the level at
or below which daily aggregate dietary
exposure over a lifetime will not pose
appreciable risks to human health.
Valent concludes that, there is a
reasonable certainty that no harm will
result to infants and children from
aggregate, chronic dietary exposure to
pyriproxyfen residues.
iii. Acute dietary exposure and risk
infants and children. No acute dietary
endpoint and dose were identified in
the toxicology data base for
pyriproxyfen; therefore, Valent believes
that there is a reasonable certainty that
no harm will result to infants and
children from aggregate, acute dietary
exposure to pyriproxyfen residues.
iv. Non-dietary exposure and
aggregate risk infants and children.
Acute, short-term, and intermediateterm dermal and inhalation risk
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assessments for residential exposure are
not required due to the lack of
significant toxicological effects
observed. The results of a chronic
residential post-application exposure
and risk assessment for pet collar uses
demonstrate that potential risks from
pet collar uses do not exceed the
Agency’s level of concern. The
estimated chronic term MOE for
children was 1,425.
F. International Tolerances
There are presently no existing Codex
maximum residue levels for
pyriproxyfen.
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AGENCY
[OEI–2005–2006; FRL–7951–5]
Office of Environmental Information;
Announcement of Comment Period for
Environmental Sampling, Analysis and
Results Draft Data Standards
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice of Data Availability &
Comment Period.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice of availability for
public review for a 90 day comment
period is hereby given for the Draft
Environmental Sampling, Analysis and
Results (ESAR) Data Standards.
The Draft Environmental Sampling,
Analysis, and Results Data Standards
are a collection of 14 standards that are
based on the business processes used to
collect and analyze environmental data.
The collection is comprised of an
Overview, four primary standards and
nine supporting components. The
fourteen ESAR data standards are
designed to provide implementation
flexibility and improve the exchange of
environmental data across the nation.
States and U.S. EPA completed a
technical review of these data standards
in the Spring of 2004. That review lead
to the formation of Air, Waste, and
Water teams, which reviewed the
comments and produced this final
collection of draft data standard
documents. Reviewers will see that the
standards may not use the specific
terminology for a given environmental
program. In order to make the standards
work for the broadest audience, terms
were specifically chosen for relevance to
the broadest audience. Similarly, the
standards do not address all details of
each environmental program. These
standards, when final, are intended to
serve as a foundation for information
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exchange across environmental media
(water, air, waste). Media or program
specific data elements may need to be
added in an exchange.
Reviewers please note that the draft
data standards are based on and
incorporate related efforts such as other
data standards, electronic data
deliverables, and systems data
dictionaries in media specific areas
including: the EDSC data standard
‘‘Reporting Water Quality Results for
Chemical and Microbiological
Analytes;’’ exchange specifications such
as the ‘‘Staged Electronic Data
Deliverable’’ (SEDD); data dictionaries
such as the Air Quality Monitoring
System (AQS); as well as specifications
from the National Environmental
Laboratory Accrediting Council
(NELAC) and the Laboratory
Information Management System
(LIMS).
Comments must be submitted on
or before November 12, 2005.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Spencer; Environmental
Protection Agency; 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, MC 2822T; Washington, DC
20460; Phone: 202–566–1651; Fax: 202–
566–1624; E-mail:
Spencer.linda@epa.gov.
These
standards were developed by the
Environmental Data Standards Council
(EDSC). The EDSC is a partnership of
among EPA, States, and Tribes which
promotes the efficient sharing of
environmental information through the
cooperative development of data
standards.
The standards are intended for use in
environmental data exchanges among
States, Tribal entities and the U.S. EPA.
They are not meant to dictate or to limit
data an agency chooses to collect for its
own internal purposes. Adoption of a
data standard should not be interpreted
to mean that revisions to databases or
information systems are required. What
the adoption does mean is that formats
for sharing data with Exchange Network
(EN) partners will change because the
Exchange Network has adopted Shared
Schema Components based on the data
standards. The SSCs are available on the
Exchange Network Web site at https://
www.exchangenetwork.net.
The draft data standards and
‘‘Frequently Asked Questions’’
document can be found on EDSC’s Web
site https://www.envdatastandards.net/
and are available through the Docket
system as indicated below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. General Information
A. How Can I Get Copies Of These
Documents and Other Related
Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an
official public docket for this action
under Docket ID No. OEI–2005–2006.
The official public docket is the
collection of materials that is available
for public viewing at the OEI Docket in
the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA
West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA
Docket Center Public Reading Room is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
and the telephone number for the OEI
Docket is (202) 566–1752.
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electronically through the EPA Internet
under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the public
docket is available through EPA’s
electronic public docket and comment
system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA
Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/
to view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the
official public docket, and to access
those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically.
Although not all docket materials may
be available electronically, you may still
access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket
facility identified in Unit I.B. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the appropriate docket identification
number.
Dated: August 9, 2005.
Oscar Morales,
Division Director, Collection Strategies
Division, Office of Information Collection,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Service (CAS) No. 106–65–0), dimethyl
glutarate (DMG, CAS No. 1119–40–0),
and dimethyl adipate (DMA, CAS No.
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Dibasic Esters (DBEs). The companies
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toxicity testing that was intended to
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identified by EPA and the Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The
results of this testing can be used to
develop a more complete toxicological
profile of DBEs and to assess certain
potential human health risks posed by
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TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact:
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Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
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8174; e-mail address:
semeniuk.george@epa.gov.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OEI-2005-2006; FRL-7951-5]
Office of Environmental Information; Announcement of Comment
Period for Environmental Sampling, Analysis and Results Draft Data
Standards
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of Data Availability & Comment Period.
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SUMMARY: Notice of availability for public review for a 90 day comment
period is hereby given for the Draft Environmental Sampling, Analysis
and Results (ESAR) Data Standards.
The Draft Environmental Sampling, Analysis, and Results Data
Standards are a collection of 14 standards that are based on the
business processes used to collect and analyze environmental data. The
collection is comprised of an Overview, four primary standards and nine
supporting components. The fourteen ESAR data standards are designed to
provide implementation flexibility and improve the exchange of
environmental data across the nation. States and U.S. EPA completed a
technical review of these data standards in the Spring of 2004. That
review lead to the formation of Air, Waste, and Water teams, which
reviewed the comments and produced this final collection of draft data
standard documents. Reviewers will see that the standards may not use
the specific terminology for a given environmental program. In order to
make the standards work for the broadest audience, terms were
specifically chosen for relevance to the broadest audience. Similarly,
the standards do not address all details of each environmental program.
These standards, when final, are intended to serve as a foundation for
information
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exchange across environmental media (water, air, waste). Media or
program specific data elements may need to be added in an exchange.
Reviewers please note that the draft data standards are based on
and incorporate related efforts such as other data standards,
electronic data deliverables, and systems data dictionaries in media
specific areas including: the EDSC data standard ``Reporting Water
Quality Results for Chemical and Microbiological Analytes;'' exchange
specifications such as the ``Staged Electronic Data Deliverable''
(SEDD); data dictionaries such as the Air Quality Monitoring System
(AQS); as well as specifications from the National Environmental
Laboratory Accrediting Council (NELAC) and the Laboratory Information
Management System (LIMS).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 12, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Spencer; Environmental
Protection Agency; 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, MC 2822T; Washington, DC
20460; Phone: 202-566-1651; Fax: 202-566-1624; E-mail:
Spencer.linda@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These standards were developed by the
Environmental Data Standards Council (EDSC). The EDSC is a partnership
of among EPA, States, and Tribes which promotes the efficient sharing
of environmental information through the cooperative development of
data standards.
The standards are intended for use in environmental data exchanges
among States, Tribal entities and the U.S. EPA. They are not meant to
dictate or to limit data an agency chooses to collect for its own
internal purposes. Adoption of a data standard should not be
interpreted to mean that revisions to databases or information systems
are required. What the adoption does mean is that formats for sharing
data with Exchange Network (EN) partners will change because the
Exchange Network has adopted Shared Schema Components based on the data
standards. The SSCs are available on the Exchange Network Web site at
https://www.exchangenetwork.net.
The draft data standards and ``Frequently Asked Questions''
document can be found on EDSC's Web site https://
www.envdatastandards.net/ and are available through the Docket system
as indicated below.
I. General Information
A. How Can I Get Copies Of These Documents and Other Related
Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under Docket ID No. OEI-2005-2006. The official public docket is
the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the
OEI Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OEI
Docket is (202) 566-1752.
2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to view public comments,
access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket,
and to access those documents in the public docket that are available
electronically. Although not all docket materials may be available
electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.
Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate
docket identification number.
Dated: August 9, 2005.
Oscar Morales,
Division Director, Collection Strategies Division, Office of
Information Collection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
[FR Doc. 05-16113 Filed 8-16-05; 8:45 am]
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