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or on multiple commodities which are
identified and discussed later in this
document. Interregional Research
Parts per
Project Number 4 (IR–4) requested these
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tolerances under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
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tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetroxocane, in or on
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Corn, field, grain .......................
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Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob
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Corn, sweet, stover ..................
Fruit, citrus, group 10 ...............
Grass, forage ............................
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Lettuce ......................................
Peppermint, oil ..........................
Peppermint, tops ......................
Spearmint, oil ............................
Spearmint, tops ........................
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Taro, leaves ..............................
Tomato ......................................
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registration as defined in § 180.1(l) are
established for residues of the
molluscicide metaldehyde, including its
metabolites and degradates, in or on the
following commodities. Compliance
with the specified tolerance level is to
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
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[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0905; FRL–9902–39]
Etofenprox; Pesticide Tolerances
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This regulation establishes
tolerances for residues of etofenprox in
SUMMARY:
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The docket for this action,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0905, is
available at https://www.regulations.gov
or at the Office of Pesticide Programs
Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket)
in the Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West
Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. The
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 OPP
Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review
the visitor instructions and additional
information about the docket available
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
ADDRESSES:
Lois
Rossi, Registration Division (7505P),
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 305–7090; email address:
RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are an agricultural
producer, food manufacturer, or
pesticide manufacturer. The following
list of North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) codes is
not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
provides a guide to help readers
determine whether this document
applies to them. Potentially affected
entities may include:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
• Animal production (NAICS code
112).
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
311).
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
code 32532).
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B. How can I get electronic access to
other related information?
You may access a frequently updated
electronic version of EPA’s tolerance
regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through
the Government Printing Office’s e-CFR
site at https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/textidx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/
40tab_02.tpl.
C. How can I file an objection or hearing
request?
Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21
U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an
objection to any aspect of this regulation
and may also request a hearing on those
objections. You must file your objection
or request a hearing on this regulation
in accordance with the instructions
provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure
proper receipt by EPA, you must
identify docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2011–0905 in the subject line on
the first page of your submission. All
objections and requests for a hearing
must be in writing, and must be
received by the Hearing Clerk on or
before January 27, 2014. Addresses for
mail and hand delivery of objections
and hearing requests are provided in 40
CFR 178.25(b).
In addition to filing an objection or
hearing request with the Hearing Clerk
as described in 40 CFR part 178, please
submit a copy of the filing (excluding
any Confidential Business Information
(CBI)) for inclusion in the public docket.
Information not marked confidential
pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be
disclosed publicly by EPA without prior
notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your
objection or hearing request, identified
by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–
2011–0905, by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be CBI or
other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
Additional instructions on commenting
or visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is
available at https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
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II. Summary of Petitioned-For
Tolerance
In the Federal Register of December 8,
2011 (76 FR 76674) (FRL–9328–8), EPA
issued a document pursuant to FFDCA
section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3),
announcing the filing of a pesticide
petition (PP 1E7925) by Interregional
Research Project No. 4 (IR–4), 500
College Road East, Suite 201 W,
Princeton, NJ 08540. The petition
requested that 40 CFR 180.620 be
amended by establishing tolerances for
residues of the insecticide etofenprox,
[2-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropyl 3phenoxybenzyl ether], in or on food and
feed commodities at 0.5 parts per
million (ppm). That document
referenced a summary of the petition
prepared by Mitsui, the registrant,
which is available in the docket,
https://www.regulations.gov. There were
no comments received in response to
the notice of filing.
Currently there are two products that
contain etofenprox registered for
mosquito control. However, the existing
registrations do not allow treatments on
or over agricultural areas. IR–4
submitted this petition to establish
tolerances for residues of etofenprox in
or on food and feed commodities so that
the registration can be modified to allow
repeated applications (aerial and
ground) over agricultural crops, pasture
and rangeland.
Based upon review of the data
supporting the petition, EPA has
modified the level at which tolerances
are being established. The reason for
this change is explained in Unit IV.C.
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III. Aggregate Risk Assessment and
Determination of Safety
Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA
allows EPA to establish a tolerance (the
legal limit for a pesticide chemical
residue in or on a food) only if EPA
determines that the tolerance is ‘‘safe.’’
Section 408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA
defines ‘‘safe’’ to mean that ‘‘there is a
reasonable certainty that no harm will
result from aggregate exposure to the
pesticide chemical residue, including
all anticipated dietary exposures and all
other exposures for which there is
reliable information.’’ This includes
exposure through drinking water and in
residential settings, but does not include
occupational exposure. Section
408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to
give special consideration to exposure
of infants and children to the pesticide
chemical residue in establishing a
tolerance and to ‘‘ensure that there is a
reasonable certainty that no harm will
result to infants and children from
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aggregate exposure to the pesticide
chemical residue. . . .’’
Consistent with FFDCA section
408(b)(2)(D), and the factors specified in
FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), EPA has
reviewed the available scientific data
and other relevant information in
support of this action. EPA has
sufficient data to assess the hazards of
and to make a determination on
aggregate exposure for etofenprox
including exposure resulting from the
tolerances established by this action.
EPA’s assessment of exposures and risks
associated with etofenprox follows.
A. Toxicological Profile
EPA has evaluated the available
toxicity data and considered its validity,
completeness, and reliability as well as
the relationship of the results of the
studies to human risk. EPA has also
considered available information
concerning the variability of the
sensitivities of major identifiable
subgroups of consumers, including
infants and children.
In mammals, the major targets of
etofenprox are the liver, thyroid, kidney,
and hematopoietic system. Results from
subchronic and chronic feeding studies
in rats indicate that males may be more
sensitive to treatment-related effects of
etofenprox than females. All subchronic
and chronic toxicity including
carcinogenicity studies showed adverse
effects (organ weights, histopathology,
biochemistry, hematology, and clinical
chemistry) in two or more of the target
organs/systems. Additionally, decreases
in body weights and food consumption
were observed in most of the studies.
In a mouse carcinogenicity study, the
kidney was the most sensitive target
organ, especially in males, and many
deaths were attributed to renal lesions.
Males showed a positive trend in renal
cortical adenomas alone and in
combined carcinomas and adenomas;
however, tumor incidence was within
the historical control range. Other
effects included decreased body and
thymus gland weights, and increased
liver, spleen, and pituitary gland
weights. Microscopic changes included
centrilobular hepatocyte enlargement.
Relevant toxicity studies showed no
quantitative or qualitative evidence of
increased susceptibility in offspring. A
prenatal developmental toxicity study
in rabbits showed no quantitative or
qualitative evidence of increased
susceptibility in offspring, in that the
developmental effects were seen at
doses that resulted in maternal toxicity,
including death. There was no
indication of increased susceptibility of
offspring in the 1-generation/
developmental study in rats. In the
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developmental portion of the study,
effects were seen in maternal animals,
while no effects were observed in the
offspring. In the 2-generation
reproductive toxicity study in rats, there
was also no evidence of increased
susceptibility of offspring.
Although etofenprox exposure does
result in some neurotoxic effects, these
effects only occur at high doses. An
acute neurotoxicity study in the adult
rat revealed no treatment-related effects.
The subchronic neurotoxicity study in
the rat showed decreased body weight
gains, increased liver weights in all dose
groups, and increased incidence of
rearing behavior in males and abnormal
gait in females. The developmental
neurotoxicity study in rats showed
increased rearing behavior in mothers at
the highest dose tested (HDT). In
offspring, eye abnormalities were
observed at the high-dose level and
effects on motor/locomotor activity and
auditory startle response observed at the
high-dose level.
The immunotoxicity studies in the rat
and mouse were both negative for
immunotoxicity.
The cancer classification for
etofenprox is ‘‘Not likely to be
carcinogenic to humans at doses that do
not alter rat thyroid hormone
homeostasis.’’ This decision was based
on the following considerations:
i. Treatment-related thyroid follicular
cell tumors were seen in both male and
female rats at a dose level considered to
be adequate, and not excessive, to assess
carcinogenicity;
ii. No treatment-related tumors were
seen in male or female mice when tested
at a dose that was considered adequate
to assess carcinogenicity;
iii. There is no mutagenicity concern
for etofenprox based in vivo or in vitro
assays;
iv. The non-neoplastic toxicological
evidence (i.e., thyroid growth and
thyroid hormonal changes) indicates
that etofenprox disrupts the thyroidpituitary hormonal status; and
v. Rats are substantially more
sensitive than humans to the
development of thyroid follicular cell
tumors in response to thyroid hormone
imbalance. The overall weight-of-theevidence was considered sufficient to
indicate that etofenprox induced
thyroid follicular tumors through an
antithyroid mode of action.
Specific information on the studies
received and the nature of the adverse
effects caused by etofenprox as well as
the no-observed-adverse-effect-level
(NOAEL) and the lowest-observedadverse-effect-level (LOAEL) from the
toxicity studies can be found at https://
www.regulations.gov in the document
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titled ‘‘Etofenprox: Section 3 Aggregate
Human Health Risk Assessment for a
Label Amendment to Remove
Application Restriction Over Crop,
Range, and Pasture land,’’ pp. 36–41
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–
0905.
B. Toxicological Points of Departure/
Levels of Concern
Once a pesticide’s toxicological
profile is determined, EPA identifies
toxicological points of departure (POD)
and levels of concern to use in
evaluating the risk posed by human
exposure to the pesticide. For hazards
that have a threshold below which there
is no appreciable risk, the toxicological
POD is used as the basis for derivation
of reference values for risk assessment.
PODs are developed based on a careful
analysis of the doses in each
toxicological study to determine the
dose at which no adverse effects are
observed (the NOAEL) and the lowest
dose at which adverse effects of concern
are identified (the LOAEL). Uncertainty/
safety factors are used in conjunction
with the POD to calculate a safe
exposure level—generally referred to as
a population-adjusted dose (PAD) or a
reference dose (RfD)—and a safe margin
of exposure (MOE). For non-threshold
risks, the Agency assumes that any
amount of exposure will lead to some
degree of risk. Thus, the Agency
estimates risk in terms of the probability
of an occurrence of the adverse effect
expected in a lifetime. For more
information on the general principles
EPA uses in risk characterization and a
complete description of the risk
assessment process, see https://
www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/
riskassess.htm.
A summary of the toxicological
endpoints for etofenprox used for
human risk assessment is shown in the
Table of this unit.
TABLE—SUMMARY OF TOXICOLOGICAL DOSES AND ENDPOINTS FOR ETOFENPROX FOR USE IN HUMAN HEALTH RISK
ASSESSMENT
Exposure/scenario
Point of departure
and uncertainty/safety factors
RfD, PAD, LOC for
risk assessment
Study and toxicological effects
Acute dietary (All populations) ..
No adverse effects attributable to a single dose were observed in oral toxicity studies, including developmental
toxicity studies in rats and rabbits. Therefore, an acute reference dose was not established.
Chronic dietary (All populations)
NOAEL = 3.7 mg/kg/
day.
UFA = 10x
UFH = 10x
FQPA SF = 1x
NOAEL = 20 mg/kg/
day.
UFA = 10x
UFH = 10x
FQPA SF = 1x
NOAEL = 3.7 mg/kg/
day.
UFA = 10x
UFH = 10x
FQPA SF = 1x
Inhalation study .......
NOAEL = 10.6 mg/
kg/day.
UFA = 10x
UFH = 10x
FQPA SF = 1x
Incidental oral short- and intermediate-term (1 to 30 days
and 1 to 6 months).
Incidental oral long-term (> 6
months).
Inhalation short- and intermediate-term (1 to 30 days
and 1 to 6 months).
Cancer (Oral, dermal, inhalation).
cRfD = 0.037 mg/kg/
day.
cPAD = 0.037 mg/
kg/day
Combined Chronic Toxicity/Carcinogenicity Study in Rat.
LOAEL = 25.5 mg/kg/day based on increased thyroid weights.
Related to increased liver weights and histopathology
changes in liver and thyroid that occurred at the higher dose.
LOC for MOE = 100
Subchronic Oral Toxicity in Rat.
LOAEL = 120 mg/kg/day based on decreased body weight
gain, increased liver and thyroid weights with corresponding
histopathology, changes in hematology and clinical chemistry.
Combined Chronic Toxicity/Carcinogenicity Study in Rat.
LOAEL = 25.5 mg/kg/day based on increased thyroid weights.
Related to increased liver weights and histopathology
changes in liver and thyroid that occurred at the higher dose.
LOC for MOE = 100
LOC for MOE = 100
13-Week Inhalation Toxicity in Rat.
LOAEL = 52.3 mg/kg/day based on organ weight changes and
histopathological changes in liver, adrenals and thyroid.
Classification: ‘‘Not likely to be carcinogenic to humans at doses that do not alter rat thyroid hormone homeostasis.’’
FQPA SF = Food Quality Protection Act Safety Factor. LOAEL = lowest-observed-adverse-effect-level. LOC = level of concern. mg/kg/day =
milligram/kilogram/day. MOE = margin of exposure. NOAEL = no-observed-adverse-effect-level. PAD = population adjusted dose (a = acute, c =
chronic). RfD = reference dose. UF = uncertainty factor. UFA = extrapolation from animal to human (interspecies). UFH = potential variation in
sensitivity among members of the human population (intraspecies).
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C. Exposure Assessment
1. Dietary exposure from food and
feed uses. In evaluating dietary
exposure to etofenprox, EPA considered
exposure under the petitioned-for
tolerances as well as all existing
etofenprox tolerances in 40 CFR
180.620. EPA assessed dietary
exposures from etofenprox in food as
follows:
i. Acute exposure. Quantitative acute
dietary exposure and risk assessments
are performed for a food-use pesticide,
if a toxicological study has indicated the
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possibility of an effect of concern
occurring as a result of a 1-day or single
exposure. No such effects were
identified in the toxicological studies
for etofenprox; therefore, a quantitative
acute dietary exposure assessment is
unnecessary.
ii. Chronic exposure. In conducting
the chronic dietary exposure assessment
EPA used the food consumption data
from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA’s) National Health
and Nutrition Examination Survey,
What We Eat in America (NHANES/
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WWEIA). The assessment assumed
tolerance level residues for all
commodities, incorporated estimated
percent crop treated (PCT) values, and
used the Dietary Exposure Evaluation
Model Food Commodity Intake Database
(DEEM–FCID) default processing
factors. The submitted crop field trial
data were conducted at a rate (0.07 lb ai/
A) 10X greater than the proposed
application rate of at 0.007 lb ai/A per
site for mosquito control. The number
and locations of field trials were in
accordance with the initial
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recommendations put forth by the EPA.
EPA recommended field trials be
conducted at the 1x and 10x rates and
indicated that if there were residues
detected in the samples collected above
the limit of quantification (LOQ) at both
1x and 10x rates, then a tolerance would
be required at the level observed at the
1x rate. However, the available crop
field trial data do not reflect the number
of applications proposed or the use of
ground application equipment.
Therefore, the Agency considered an
analysis submitted by IR–4 of different
modeled runs to estimate the residues
resulting from multiple aerial
applications using the Terrestrial
Residue Exposure (TREX) model
following repeated ultra low volume
(ULV) applications to estimate an upper
bound tolerance value. The EPA also
evaluated the proposed multiple
application scenarios using AGricultural
DISPersal (AGDISP) 8.25 and assumed
the same application parameters (e.g.,
drop size distribution, application
material, and application height) as
considered in the TREX analysis. A
deposition rate of 33% was assumed for
aerial and ground ULV applications,
which corresponds to a residue value of
4.8 ppm (to represent the worst case)
with a wind speed of 1 mph. These
analysis result in estimated an upper
bound value of 4.77 ppm for ground and
aerial applications. Therefore, the EPA
determined that a tolerance of 5 ppm,
which is based on conservative
assumptions, is adequate to cover the
expected residues. The proposed
tolerance of 5 ppm on food and feed
commodities significantly increases the
dietary burdens of etofenprox in
livestock and necessitates establishing
tolerances on livestock commodities.
Specific information on the TREX and
AGDISP analyses can be found at
https://www.regulations.gov in the
document titled ‘‘Spray Drift Analysis
for the Etofenprox Label Amendment
(Petition No. 1E7925)’’ docket ID
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0905.
iii. Cancer. Based on the data
summarized in Unit III.A., EPA has
concluded that etofenprox does not pose
a cancer risk to humans at doses that do
not alter rat thyroid hormone
homeostasis. Because the cPAD is
protective of etofenprox’s effect on
thyroid hormones and dietary exposure
to etofenprox for the purpose of
assessing cancer risk would be the same
or lower than dietary exposure relevant
to other chronic endpoints, a dietary
exposure assessment for the purpose of
assessing cancer risk is unnecessary.
iv. Anticipated residue and PCT
information. Section 408(b)(2)(F) of
FFDCA states that the Agency may use
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data on the actual percent of food
treated for assessing chronic dietary risk
only if:
• Condition a: The data used are
reliable and provide a valid basis to
show what percentage of the food
derived from such crop is likely to
contain the pesticide residue.
• Condition b: The exposure estimate
does not underestimate exposure for any
significant subpopulation group.
• Condition c: Data are available on
pesticide use and food consumption in
a particular area, the exposure estimate
does not understate exposure for the
population in such area.
In addition, the Agency must provide
for periodic evaluation of any estimates
used. To provide for the periodic
evaluation of the estimate of PCT as
required by FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(F),
EPA may require registrants to submit
data on PCT.
In most cases, EPA uses available data
from United States Department of
Agriculture/National Agricultural
Statistics Service (USDA/NASS),
proprietary market surveys, and the
National Pesticide Use Database for the
chemical/crop combination for the most
recent 6–7 years. EPA uses an average
PCT for chronic dietary risk analysis.
The average PCT figure for each existing
use is derived by combining available
public and private market survey data
for that use, averaging across all
observations, and rounding to the
nearest 5%, except for those situations
in which the average PCT is less than
one. In those cases, 1% is used as the
average PCT and 2.5% is used as the
maximum PCT. EPA uses a maximum
PCT for acute dietary risk analysis. The
maximum PCT figure is the highest
observed maximum value reported
within the recent 6 years of available
public and private market survey data
for the existing use and rounded up to
the nearest multiple of 5%.
The Agency estimated the PCT for
proposed uses of etofenprox as a
mosquito adulticide which may result
in residues on food and feed
commodities. The PCT estimates are for
35 agricultural crops which may be
exposed to mosquito adulticide
applications of etofenprox. The
agricultural crops included in the
analysis are apples, pears, oranges, rice,
field com, wheat, and 29 crops grown
predominantly in California. The EPA
relied on national and state level usage
data for the most widely used mosquito
insecticides to develop percent crop
treated estimates for new uses. The
general approach to estimating PCT was
to assume that all etofenprox mosquito
adulticide applications will be made
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randomly across the landscape without
regard to land use patterns. Except for
area wide vector control programs, this
approach is highly conservative in that
mosquito adulticide applications are
generally made to populated urban and
suburban areas. However, because of the
inherent drift of mosquito adulticides
into non-target areas, it is realistic to
assume that some residues of etofenprox
may be found on agricultural crops in
the urban-agricultural interface. Using
this approach, PCT estimates including
residues on rice, which is a registered
use, are as follows:
Apples: 1%; almonds: 5%; apricots:
5%; artichokes: 5%; avocados: 5%;
broccoli: 5%; Brussels sprouts: 5%;
carrots: 5%; cauliflower: 5%; celery:
5%; chicory: 5%; dates: 5%; field corn:
1%; figs: 5%; garlic: 5%; grapes: 5%;
honeydew melon: 5%; kiwifruit: 5%;
lemons: 5%; nectarines: 5%; olives: 5%;
oranges: 15%; pears: 1%; persimmons:
5%; pistachios: 5%; plums: 5%; pluots:
5%; pomegranates: 5%; prunes: 5%;
raisins: 5%; rice: 3%; tomatoes: 5%;
walnuts: 5%; wheat: 1%; all other crops:
(including livestock commodities, milk,
and eggs) 3%.
The Agency used the market leader
approach to develop upper bound
percent crop treated estimates for this
new use. Under the market leader
approach, this upper bound is estimated
as the percent of the crop treated by the
most widely used pesticide for the new
use. The EPA’s usual application of the
market leader approach for deriving
PCT traditionally focuses on broad
categories of pesticides (e.g.,
insecticides, fungicides, or herbicides)
applied directly to crops for control of
agricultural pests. In this case, however,
EPA determined that this would not be
appropriate because mosquito
adulticides fill a unique niche in the
pesticide marketplace. The amount of
general insecticide use on crops has no
rational relationship to the amount of
mosquito adulticide use. Instead of
using the insecticides applied directly
on these crops, EPA chose the most
widely used mosquito adulticide in the
states/regions that the crop is grown in.
For occasional area wide vector control
programs for West Nile Virus (WNV) or
Vector-borne encephalitis (Western
Equine Encephalitis, Eastern Equine
Encephalitis, or St. Louis Encephalitis)
this approach provides an accurate
estimate of the PCT for agricultural
crops.
These estimates represent the upper
bound of use expected during the
pesticide’s initial five years of
registration; that is, PCT for etofenprox
is a threshold of use that EPA is
reasonably certain will not be exceeded
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for each registered use site. The PCT
recommended for use in the chronic
dietary assessment is calculated as the
average PCT of the market leader or
leaders, (i.e., the one(s) with the greatest
PCT) on that site over the three most
recent years of available data. The
comparisons are only made among
pesticides of the same pesticide type
(e.g., the market leader for insecticides
on the use site is selected for
comparison with a new insecticide).
The market leader included in the
estimation may not be the same for each
year since different pesticides may
dominate at different times. Typically,
EPA uses USDA National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) as the source
of data because it is publicly available
and directly reports values for PCT.
When a specific use site is not reported
by USDA/NASS, EPA uses proprietary
data and calculates the PCT given
reported data on acres treated and acres
grown. If no data are available, EPA may
extrapolate PCT from other crops
(proxies), if the crop management and
pest spectrum are substantially similar.
A retrospective analysis to validate this
approach shows few cases where the
PCT for the market leaders were
exceeded. Further review of these cases
identified factors contributing to the
exceptionally high use of a new
pesticide. Given the results of this
review, to evaluate whether the PCT for
etofenprox could be exceeded, EPA
considered whether there may be
unusually high mosquito pressure or
disease transmission potential; whether
the market leaders are well established
for that use; and whether pest resistance
issues with past market leaders provide
etofenprox with significant market
potential. Given currently available
information, EPA concludes it is
unlikely that actual PCT for etofenprox
will exceed the estimated PCT for new
uses during the next five years.
Specific information on the
methodology to estimate PCT can be
found at https://www.regulations.gov in
the document titled ‘‘BEAD Estimate of
the Percent Crop Treated for New Use
(PCTn) of Etofenprox when used as a
Mosquito Adulticide in Agricultural
Areas’’ docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2011–0905.
The Agency believes that the three
conditions discussed in Unit III.C.1.iv.
have been met. With respect to
Condition a, PCT estimates are derived
from Federal and private market survey
data, which are reliable and have a valid
basis. The Agency is reasonably certain
that the percentage of the food treated
is not likely to be an underestimation.
As to Conditions b and c, regional
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consumption information for significant
subpopulations is taken into account
through EPA’s computer-based model
for evaluating the exposure of
significant subpopulations including
several regional groups. Use of this
consumption information in EPA’s risk
assessment process ensures that EPA’s
exposure estimate does not understate
exposure for any significant
subpopulation group and allows the
Agency to be reasonably certain that no
regional population is exposed to
residue levels higher than those
estimated by the Agency. Other than the
data available through national food
consumption surveys, EPA does not
have available reliable information on
the regional consumption of food to
which etofenprox may be applied in a
particular area.
2. Dietary exposure from drinking
water. The Agency used screening level
water exposure models in the dietary
exposure analysis and risk assessment
for etofenprox in drinking water. These
simulation models take into account
data on the physical, chemical, and fate/
transport characteristics of etofenprox.
Further information regarding EPA
drinking water models used in pesticide
exposure assessment can be found at
https://www.epa.gov/oppefed1/models/
water/index.htm.
Based on the Tier 1 Rice Model and
Screening Concentration in Ground
Water (SCI–GROW) models, the
estimated drinking water concentrations
(EDWCs) of etofenprox for chronic
exposures are estimated to be 1.2 ppb
for surface water and 3.0 × 10¥3 ppb for
ground water.
Modeled estimates of drinking water
concentrations were directly entered
into the dietary exposure model. For
chronic dietary risk assessment, the
water concentration of value 1.2 ppb
was used to assess the contribution to
drinking water.
3. From non-dietary exposure. The
term ‘‘residential exposure’’ is used in
this document to refer to nonoccupational, non-dietary exposure
(e.g., for lawn and garden pest control,
indoor pest control, termiticides, and
flea and tick control on pets).
Etofenprox is currently registered for the
following uses that could result in
residential exposures: Cat and dog spoton treatments, as a bed bug treatment,
as indoor space and crack and crevice
sprays, and as indoor and outdoor
foggers. EPA assessed residential
exposure using the following
assumptions: Adults can potentially be
exposed to etofenprox residues during
residential application of etofenprox,
including indoor surface-directed and
aerosol space spray and outdoor fogger
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use. Handler exposure is expected to be
short-term in duration and because
there was no adverse dermal effect
identified for etofenprox, risk was
assessed only for exposure via the
inhalation route. There is also potential
for post-application exposure for
individuals as a result of being in an
environment that has been previously
treated with etofenprox. Because of the
registered indoor uses, intermediateterm post application exposures are
possible. However, since the short- and
intermediate-term endpoints and PODs
for inhalation and oral routes are the
same, the short-term exposure and risk
estimates are considered to be protective
of potential intermediate-term exposure
and risk. Because adverse dermal
toxicity effects were not identified for
etofenprox, only short- and
intermediate-term post-application
inhalation exposures were assessed for
adults and short- and intermediate-term
post-application inhalation and
incidental oral exposures were assessed
for children. Additionally, long-term
post-application incidental oral
exposure to children from petting
treated cats or dogs was also assessed.
The worst-case residential short-term
exposure for adults is from postapplication inhalation exposure from
treatment of flying insects. The worstcase residential short-term exposure for
children 1 to 2 years old is from
combined inhalation and oral hand-tomouth post-application exposures from
treatment of flying insects. EPA
typically combines exposures for
treatments to control the same pests (e.g.
flea treatment on surfaces and on pets)
because such treatments could
reasonably be expected to occur on the
same day. But a similar presumption is
not generally followed for exposures for
treatments to control different pests. For
etofenprox, EPA has not combined
short-term exposures from use of
etofenprox to control flying insects and
its use to control fleas, ticks, and bed
bugs. Several factors support this
approach for etofenprox. First, EPA’s
manner of estimating short-term
residential exposures is very
conservative. When assessing individual
short-term residential post-application
exposure scenarios, EPA assumes
exposure occurs at the level of zero-day
residues (i.e., day of application
residues) on each day of the short-term
exposure period (1–30 days), instead of
incorporating information on residue
decline values. EPA also assumes that
an individual performs the same postapplication activities, intended to
represent high-end exposures as
described in the Residential SOPs, for
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the same amount of time every day over
the short-term exposure period, rather
than averaging post-application activity
levels and exposures over that period.
Second, these exposure estimates are
then compared to points of departure
that are typically based on weeks of
dosing in test animals. Longer exposure
periods generally produce lower points
of departure. For etofenprox, the shortterm risk assessment is particularly
conservative because the point of
departure for the short-term (1 to 30days) risk assessment is based on a
toxicity study involving continuous
exposure over 90 days. Third, usage
survey data indicate that concurrent use
of separate pesticide products that
contain the same active ingredient to
treat the same or different pests does not
typically occur. Combining conservative
exposure estimates with a conservative
point of departure for an event that is
itself improbable (co-occurrence of use
of the same pesticide to control different
pests) would unrealistically overstate
exposure.
Further information regarding EPA
standard assumptions and generic
inputs for residential exposures may be
found at https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/
trac/science/trac6a05.pdf.
4. Cumulative effects from substances
with a common mechanism of toxicity.
Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of FFDCA
requires that, when considering whether
to establish, modify, or revoke a
tolerance, the Agency consider
‘‘available information’’ concerning the
cumulative effects of a particular
pesticide’s residues and ‘‘other
substances that have a common
mechanism of toxicity.’’
Unlike other pesticides for which EPA
has followed a cumulative risk approach
based on a common mechanism of
toxicity, EPA has not made a common
mechanism of toxicity finding as to
etofenprox. Although etofenprox shares
some structural characteristics with
synthetic pyrethroids, it is not included
in the pyrethroid cumulative
assessment. Naturally occurring
pyrethrins and the synthetic pyrethroids
(collectively called ‘pyrethroids’) are
grouped for purposes of cumulative risk
assessed based on the following shared
characteristics:
i. Common structure. Pyrethrins and
pyrethroids share a common structure;
acid and alcohol moieties joined
through an ether linkage;
ii. Sodium channel disruption. In
vitro studies demonstrate the ability of
pyrethroids to modify mammalian
sodium channel kinetics, leading to
alterations in membrane excitability and
firing potentials;
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iii. Neurotoxic effects. Pyrethroid
toxicity is manifested through
neurological syndromes described as
either T (fine tremors), CS
(choreoathetosis and salivation), or
some combination thereof, depending
on the structure. Open literature
supports a correlation between the
modification in sodium channel kinetics
and the resulting syndrome.
Etofenprox is not included in the
pyrethroid common mechanism
grouping or included in the cumulative
risk assessment because etofenprox does
not exhibit these key characteristics.
Etofenprox is an ether compound;
pyrethroids are esters. Etofenprox
exposure does not result in the
neurotoxic syndromes typical of
pyrethroids and no available data
suggest the molecular target for
etofenprox is the sodium channel.
For the purposes of this tolerance
action, therefore, EPA has not assumed
that etofenprox has a common
mechanism of toxicity with other
pyrethroids. For information regarding
EPA’s efforts to determine which
chemicals have a common mechanism
of toxicity and to evaluate the
cumulative effects of such chemicals,
see the policy statements released by
EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs
concerning common mechanism
determinations and procedures for
cumulating effects from substances
found to have a common mechanism on
EPA’s Web site at https://www.epa.gov/
pesticides/cumulative/.
D. Safety Factor for Infants and
Children
1. In general. Section 408(b)(2)(C) of
FFDCA provides that EPA shall apply
an additional tenfold (10X) margin of
safety for infants and children in the
case of threshold effects to account for
prenatal and postnatal toxicity and the
completeness of the database on toxicity
and exposure unless EPA determines
based on reliable data that a different
margin of safety will be safe for infants
and children. This additional margin of
safety is commonly referred to as the
FQPA Safety Factor (SF). In applying
this provision, EPA either retains the
default value of 10X, or uses a different
additional safety factor when reliable
data available to EPA support the choice
of a different factor.
2. Prenatal and postnatal sensitivity.
There is no indication of increased
quantitative or qualitative susceptibility
of the developing offspring in toxicology
database for etofenprox. Developmental
effects were seen at doses that caused
maternal toxicity. No developmental
effects were seen in the rat 1-generation/
developmental study. In the 2-
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generation reproduction toxicity study,
toxicity in the offspring occurred at the
level of parental toxicity (increased
organs weights and associated
pathological changes occurred in both
the pups and parents). In the
developmental neurotoxicity study in
rats, the observed eye abnormalities
associated with body injuries could not
be disassociated from possible altered,
treatment-related maternal behavior.
3. Conclusion. EPA has determined
that reliable data show the safety of
infants and children would be
adequately protected if the FQPA SF
were reduced to 1x. That decision is
based on the following findings:
i. The toxicity database for etofenprox
is complete.
ii. An acute neurotoxicity study in the
adult rat revealed no treatment-related
effects. The subchronic neurotoxicity
study in the rat showed decreased body
weight gains, increased liver weights in
all dose groups, and increased incidence
of rearing behavior and abnormal gait,
all in the absence of histopathological
changes. The developmental
neurotoxicity study in rats showed
increased rearing behavior in mothers.
In offspring, eye lesions (including
sclera and lens hemorrhage), which are
sometimes associated with aggressive
maternal behavior, were observed prior
to weaning at the highest dose tested.
Effects on motor/locomotor activity and
auditory startle response were also
observed in the high-dose treatment
groups on PND 58. These latter isolated,
post-ontogenic effects of treatment are
not presumed to occur following a
single dose.
Evidence of neurotoxicity was also
observed in other studies. In a
subchronic mouse study piloerection,
hunched posture, lethargy, body
tremors, and an unsteady gait were
noted in both sexes above the limit
dose. The rat developmental study
showed increased salivation in all
treatment groups of the F0 generation
and decreased (non-statistically
significant) mobility (both sexes) and
rearing behavior (males) in the F1
generation. In the 2-generation
reproduction study F1 pups exhibited
clinical signs of body tremors, lethargy,
unsteady gait, and abnormal movements
during most of the lactation period at
the high dose.
However, residual concern for
neurotoxicity is low based on the
following:
a. Signs of neurotoxicity in the
database occur only at the high dose
level in each study;
b. The studies show clear and welldefined NOAELs;
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c. The signs of neurotoxicity are wellcharacterized in terms of their effects in
offspring; and
d. The PODs used for risk assessment
are protective of neurotoxicity seen in
the database.
No systemic toxicity was observed in
the 28-day dermal study in rabbits up to
1,000 mg/kg/day. In this study, clinical
signs were evaluated and signs such as
piloerection, hunched posture, lethargy,
body tremors, an unsteady gait and
salivation, seen in the oral repeated
dose studies discussed in this unit, were
not observed. With neurotoxic signs
occurring only at high doses in the oral
studies and a dermal absorption factor
(DAF) of 7% for etofenprox, neurotoxic
manifestations via the dermal route are
not expected below the limit dose.
Therefore, concern for neurotoxicity
following dermal exposure is low.
iii. As discussed in this unit, there is
no indication of increased quantitative
or qualitative susceptibility of the
developing offspring in the toxicology
database for etofenprox.
iv. There are no residual uncertainties
identified in the exposure databases.
The chronic dietary exposure
assessment utilizes tolerance residue
levels for all commodities based on
conservative modeled estimates. The
residue level of 5 ppm is considered an
upper bound estimate for both ground
and aerial applications that assume the
conservative deposition onto
surrounding crops following a ULV
mosquito adulticide application. The
dietary assessment also assumes
conservative, upper-bound PCT
estimates for the proposed uses. By
using these screening level assessments,
actual exposures/risks are not expected
to be underestimated. EPA made
conservative (protective) assumptions in
the ground and surface water modeling
used to assess exposure to etofenprox in
drinking water. EPA used similarly
conservative assumptions to assess postapplication exposure of children as well
as incidental oral exposure of toddlers.
These assessments will not
underestimate the exposure and risks
posed by etofenprox.
E. Aggregate Risks and Determination of
Safety
EPA determines whether acute and
chronic dietary pesticide exposures are
safe by comparing aggregate exposure
estimates to the acute PAD (aPAD) and
chronic PAD (cPAD). For linear cancer
risks, EPA calculates the lifetime
probability of acquiring cancer given the
estimated aggregate exposure. Short-,
intermediate-, and chronic-term risks
are evaluated by comparing the
estimated aggregate food, water, and
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residential exposure to the appropriate
PODs to ensure that an adequate MOE
exists.
1. Acute risk. An acute aggregate risk
assessment takes into account acute
exposure estimates from dietary
consumption of food and drinking
water. No adverse effect resulting from
a single oral exposure was identified
and no acute dietary endpoint was
selected. Therefore, etofenprox is not
expected to pose an acute risk.
2. Chronic risk. Using the exposure
assumptions described in this unit for
chronic exposure, EPA has concluded
that chronic exposure to etofenprox
from food and water will utilize 32% of
the cPAD for children 1–2 years old, the
population group receiving the greatest
exposure.
There is potential chronic/long-term
exposure to etofenprox via dietary
(which is considered background
exposure) and residential (which is
considered primary) exposure pathways
for children 1 to < 2 years old. Chronic/
long-term exposure to etofenprox for
adults is expected via the dietary
(background exposure) and residential
(primary) exposure pathways; however,
there is no dermal hazard identified for
etofenprox, incidental oral exposure is
not expected for adults, and inhalation
exposure is not expected for adults from
treating pets; therefore, chronic/longterm risk is best represented by the risk
from dietary exposure described in this
unit.
The aggregate long-term MOE for
children 1 to < 2 years old, including
dietary exposure (food and water) and
incidental oral exposures from contact
with treated pets is 180. Because EPA’s
level of concern for etofenprox is a MOE
of 100 or below, this MOE is not of
concern.
3. Short- and intermediate-term risk.
Short- and intermediate-term aggregate
exposure takes into account short- and
intermediate-term residential exposure
plus chronic exposure to food and water
(considered to be a background
exposure level). Etofenprox is currently
registered for uses that could result in
short- and intermediate-term residential
exposure, and the Agency has
determined that it is appropriate to
aggregate chronic exposure through food
and water with short- and intermediateterm residential exposures to
etofenprox.
As noted in Unit III.C.3., because the
short- and intermediate-term endpoints
and PODs for inhalation and oral routes
are the same, the short-term exposure
and risk estimates are considered to be
protective of potential intermediateterm exposure and risk.
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Using the exposure assumptions
described in this unit for short-term
exposures, EPA has concluded the
combined short-term food, water, and
residential exposures result in aggregate
MOEs of 420 for children 1- < 2 years
old, and 1,700 for adults. Because EPA’s
level of concern for etofenprox is a MOE
of 100 or below, these MOEs are not of
concern.
4. Aggregate cancer risk for U.S.
population. Based on the data
summarized in Units III.A. and
III.C.1.iii., EPA has concluded that
etofenprox does not pose a cancer risk
to humans.
5. Determination of safety. Based on
these risk assessments, EPA concludes
that there is a reasonable certainty that
no harm will result to the general
population or to infants and children
from aggregate exposure to etofenprox
residues.
IV. Other Considerations
A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology
For crop commodities, adequate
enforcement methodology (liquid
chromatography/mass spectrometry/
mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)) is
available to enforce the tolerance
expression. For livestock commodities,
adequate enforcement methodology (gas
chromatography/mass spectrometry
(GC/MS)) is available to enforce the
tolerance expression.
The methods may be requested from:
Chief, Analytical Chemistry Branch,
Environmental Science Center, 701
Mapes Rd., Ft. Meade, MD 20755–5350;
telephone number: (410) 305–2905;
email address: residuemethods@
epa.gov.
B. International Residue Limits
In making its tolerance decisions, EPA
seeks to harmonize U.S. tolerances with
international standards whenever
possible, consistent with U.S. food
safety standards and agricultural
practices. EPA considers the
international maximum residue limits
(MRLs) established by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as
required by FFDCA section 408(b)(4).
The Codex Alimentarius is a joint
United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization/World Health
Organization food standards program,
and it is recognized as an international
food safety standards-setting
organization in trade agreements to
which the United States is a party. EPA
may establish a tolerance that is
different from a Codex MRL; however,
FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that
EPA explain the reasons for departing
from the Codex level.
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Codex has established etofenprox
MRLs on several crop and livestock
commodities at levels that range from
0.01–8.0 ppm. These MRLs are different
than the tolerances established for
etofenprox in the United States. Codex
and U.S. MRLs/tolerances could not be
harmonized due to differences in the
use pattern used to derive the
tolerances. Codex MRLs were based on
field trial data from foliar and granular
use of etofenprox to kill crop pests in
agricultural fields whereas the U.S.
tolerances were based on aerial
application over crops to kill
mosquitoes. Different application
amounts, frequencies, and techniques
are used for these different use patterns
and thus harmonization with Codex
cannot be achieved.
C. Revisions to Petitioned-For
Tolerances
The proposed tolerance at 0.5 ppm
was estimated using limited field trial
data. These data were determined to be
insufficient to support the proposed use
pattern. Subsequently, the applicant
submitted modeling results using the
Terrestrial Residue Exposure Model
(TREX) which estimated residues
following repeated ULV applications
and concluded residues were likely to
peak at 1.5 ppm following repeated
aerial applications to agricultural crops.
EPA estimated an upper-bound crop
residue estimate of 5.0 ppm following
repeated ULV aerial and ground
applications. In addition, based on the
Agency review, it was determined that
tolerances were required on livestock
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V. Conclusion
Therefore, tolerances are established
for residues of etofenprox, [2-(4ethoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropyl 3phenoxybenzyl ether], in or on food
commodities at 5.0 ppm; feed
commodities at 5.0 ppm; eggs at 0.40
ppm; hog fat at 4.0 ppm; hog meat at
0.20 ppm; hog, meat byproducts at 4.0
ppm; fat of cattle, goat, horse, and sheep
at 10.0 ppm; meat of cattle, goat, horse,
and sheep at 0.40 ppm; meat byproducts
of cattle, goat, horse, and sheep at 10.0
ppm; milk at 0.60 ppm; poultry, fat at
1.0 ppm; poultry, meat at 0.01 ppm; and
poultry, meat byproducts at 1.0 ppm.
VI. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
This final rule establishes tolerances
under FFDCA section 408(d) in
response to a petition submitted to the
Agency. The Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) has exempted these types
of actions from review under Executive
Order 12866, entitled ‘‘Regulatory
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Planning and Review’’ (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993). Because this final rule
has been exempted from review under
Executive Order 12866, this final rule is
not subject to Executive Order 13211,
entitled ‘‘Actions Concerning
Regulations That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use’’ (66
FR 28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive
Order 13045, entitled ‘‘Protection of
Children from Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997). This final rule does not
contain any information collections
subject to OMB approval under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), nor does it require
any special considerations under
Executive Order 12898, entitled
‘‘Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low-Income
Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16,
1994).
Since tolerances and exemptions that
are established on the basis of a petition
under FFDCA section 408(d), such as
the tolerance in this final rule, do not
require the issuance of a proposed rule,
the requirements of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.), do not apply.
This final rule directly regulates
growers, food processors, food handlers,
and food retailers, not States or tribes,
nor does this action alter the
relationships or distribution of power
and responsibilities established by
Congress in the preemption provisions
of FFDCA section 408(n)(4). As such,
the Agency has determined that this
action will not have a substantial direct
effect on States or tribal governments,
on the relationship between the national
government and the States or tribal
governments, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government or between
the Federal Government and Indian
tribes. Thus, the Agency has determined
that Executive Order 13132, entitled
‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999) and Executive Order 13175,
entitled ‘‘Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR
67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply
to this final rule. In addition, this final
rule does not impose any enforceable
duty or contain any unfunded mandate
as described under Title II of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
This action does not involve any
technical standards that would require
Agency consideration of voluntary
consensus standards pursuant to section
12(d) of the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995
(NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).
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VII. Congressional Review Act
Pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), EPA will
submit a report containing this rule and
other required information to the U.S.
Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller
General of the United States prior to
publication of the rule in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ‘‘major
rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: November 13, 2013.
G. Jeffrey Herndon,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office
of Pesticide Programs.
Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is
amended as follows:
PART 180—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 180
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
2. In § 180.620, revise the table in
paragraph (a) to read as follows:
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§ 180.620 Etofenprox; tolerances for
residues.
(a) * * *
Parts per
million
Commodity
Cattle, fat ................................
Cattle, meat ............................
Cattle, meat byproducts .........
Egg .........................................
All food commodities (including feed commodities) not
otherwise listed in this subsection .................................
Goat, fat ..................................
Goat, meat ..............................
Goat, meat byproducts ...........
Hog, fat ...................................
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Poultry, meat byproducts ........
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0905; FRL-9902-39]
Etofenprox; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
etofenprox in or on multiple commodities which are identified and
discussed later in this document. Interregional Research Project Number
4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective November 27, 2013. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before January 27, 2014,
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0905, is available at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The 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 OPP Docket is (703) 305-
5805. Please review the visitor instructions and additional information
about the docket available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois Rossi, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-7090; email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Potentially affected entities may include:
Crop production (NAICS code 111).
Animal production (NAICS code 112).
Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
B. How can I get electronic access to other related information?
You may access a frequently updated electronic version of EPA's
tolerance regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through the Government
Printing Office's e-CFR site at https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40tab_02.tpl.
C. How can I file an objection or hearing request?
Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an
objection to any aspect of this regulation and may also request a
hearing on those objections. You must file your objection or request a
hearing on this regulation in accordance with the instructions provided
in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, you must identify
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0905 in the subject line on the first
page of your submission. All objections and requests for a hearing must
be in writing, and must be received by the Hearing Clerk on or before
January 27, 2014. Addresses for mail and hand delivery of objections
and hearing requests are provided in 40 CFR 178.25(b).
In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the
Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of
the filing (excluding any Confidential Business Information (CBI)) for
inclusion in the public docket. Information not marked confidential
pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by EPA without
prior notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your objection or hearing
request, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0905, by one of
the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Additional
instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
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II. Summary of Petitioned-For Tolerance
In the Federal Register of December 8, 2011 (76 FR 76674) (FRL-
9328-8), EPA issued a document pursuant to FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21
U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a pesticide petition (PP
1E7925) by Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4), 500 College
Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540. The petition requested
that 40 CFR 180.620 be amended by establishing tolerances for residues
of the insecticide etofenprox, [2-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropyl 3-
phenoxybenzyl ether], in or on food and feed commodities at 0.5 parts
per million (ppm). That document referenced a summary of the petition
prepared by Mitsui, the registrant, which is available in the docket,
https://www.regulations.gov. There were no comments received in response
to the notice of filing.
Currently there are two products that contain etofenprox registered
for mosquito control. However, the existing registrations do not allow
treatments on or over agricultural areas. IR-4 submitted this petition
to establish tolerances for residues of etofenprox in or on food and
feed commodities so that the registration can be modified to allow
repeated applications (aerial and ground) over agricultural crops,
pasture and rangeland.
Based upon review of the data supporting the petition, EPA has
modified the level at which tolerances are being established. The
reason for this change is explained in Unit IV.C.
III. Aggregate Risk Assessment and Determination of Safety
Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA allows EPA to establish a
tolerance (the legal limit for a pesticide chemical residue in or on a
food) only if EPA determines that the tolerance is ``safe.'' Section
408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA defines ``safe'' to mean that ``there is a
reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure
to the pesticide chemical residue, including all anticipated dietary
exposures and all other exposures for which there is reliable
information.'' This includes exposure through drinking water and in
residential settings, but does not include occupational exposure.
Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to give special
consideration to exposure of infants and children to the pesticide
chemical residue in establishing a tolerance and to ``ensure that there
is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to infants and
children from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue. . .
.''
Consistent with FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), and the factors
specified in FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), EPA has reviewed the available
scientific data and other relevant information in support of this
action. EPA has sufficient data to assess the hazards of and to make a
determination on aggregate exposure for etofenprox including exposure
resulting from the tolerances established by this action. EPA's
assessment of exposures and risks associated with etofenprox follows.
A. Toxicological Profile
EPA has evaluated the available toxicity data and considered its
validity, completeness, and reliability as well as the relationship of
the results of the studies to human risk. EPA has also considered
available information concerning the variability of the sensitivities
of major identifiable subgroups of consumers, including infants and
children.
In mammals, the major targets of etofenprox are the liver, thyroid,
kidney, and hematopoietic system. Results from subchronic and chronic
feeding studies in rats indicate that males may be more sensitive to
treatment-related effects of etofenprox than females. All subchronic
and chronic toxicity including carcinogenicity studies showed adverse
effects (organ weights, histopathology, biochemistry, hematology, and
clinical chemistry) in two or more of the target organs/systems.
Additionally, decreases in body weights and food consumption were
observed in most of the studies.
In a mouse carcinogenicity study, the kidney was the most sensitive
target organ, especially in males, and many deaths were attributed to
renal lesions. Males showed a positive trend in renal cortical adenomas
alone and in combined carcinomas and adenomas; however, tumor incidence
was within the historical control range. Other effects included
decreased body and thymus gland weights, and increased liver, spleen,
and pituitary gland weights. Microscopic changes included centrilobular
hepatocyte enlargement.
Relevant toxicity studies showed no quantitative or qualitative
evidence of increased susceptibility in offspring. A prenatal
developmental toxicity study in rabbits showed no quantitative or
qualitative evidence of increased susceptibility in offspring, in that
the developmental effects were seen at doses that resulted in maternal
toxicity, including death. There was no indication of increased
susceptibility of offspring in the 1-generation/developmental study in
rats. In the developmental portion of the study, effects were seen in
maternal animals, while no effects were observed in the offspring. In
the 2-generation reproductive toxicity study in rats, there was also no
evidence of increased susceptibility of offspring.
Although etofenprox exposure does result in some neurotoxic
effects, these effects only occur at high doses. An acute neurotoxicity
study in the adult rat revealed no treatment-related effects. The
subchronic neurotoxicity study in the rat showed decreased body weight
gains, increased liver weights in all dose groups, and increased
incidence of rearing behavior in males and abnormal gait in females.
The developmental neurotoxicity study in rats showed increased rearing
behavior in mothers at the highest dose tested (HDT). In offspring, eye
abnormalities were observed at the high-dose level and effects on
motor/locomotor activity and auditory startle response observed at the
high-dose level.
The immunotoxicity studies in the rat and mouse were both negative
for immunotoxicity.
The cancer classification for etofenprox is ``Not likely to be
carcinogenic to humans at doses that do not alter rat thyroid hormone
homeostasis.'' This decision was based on the following considerations:
i. Treatment-related thyroid follicular cell tumors were seen in
both male and female rats at a dose level considered to be adequate,
and not excessive, to assess carcinogenicity;
ii. No treatment-related tumors were seen in male or female mice
when tested at a dose that was considered adequate to assess
carcinogenicity;
iii. There is no mutagenicity concern for etofenprox based in vivo
or in vitro assays;
iv. The non-neoplastic toxicological evidence (i.e., thyroid growth
and thyroid hormonal changes) indicates that etofenprox disrupts the
thyroid-pituitary hormonal status; and
v. Rats are substantially more sensitive than humans to the
development of thyroid follicular cell tumors in response to thyroid
hormone imbalance. The overall weight-of-the-evidence was considered
sufficient to indicate that etofenprox induced thyroid follicular
tumors through an antithyroid mode of action.
Specific information on the studies received and the nature of the
adverse effects caused by etofenprox as well as the no-observed-
adverse-effect-level (NOAEL) and the lowest-observed-adverse-effect-
level (LOAEL) from the toxicity studies can be found at https://www.regulations.gov in the document
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titled ``Etofenprox: Section 3 Aggregate Human Health Risk Assessment
for a Label Amendment to Remove Application Restriction Over Crop,
Range, and Pasture land,'' pp. 36-41 docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-
0905.
B. Toxicological Points of Departure/Levels of Concern
Once a pesticide's toxicological profile is determined, EPA
identifies toxicological points of departure (POD) and levels of
concern to use in evaluating the risk posed by human exposure to the
pesticide. For hazards that have a threshold below which there is no
appreciable risk, the toxicological POD is used as the basis for
derivation of reference values for risk assessment. PODs are developed
based on a careful analysis of the doses in each toxicological study to
determine the dose at which no adverse effects are observed (the NOAEL)
and the lowest dose at which adverse effects of concern are identified
(the LOAEL). Uncertainty/safety factors are used in conjunction with
the POD to calculate a safe exposure level--generally referred to as a
population-adjusted dose (PAD) or a reference dose (RfD)--and a safe
margin of exposure (MOE). For non-threshold risks, the Agency assumes
that any amount of exposure will lead to some degree of risk. Thus, the
Agency estimates risk in terms of the probability of an occurrence of
the adverse effect expected in a lifetime. For more information on the
general principles EPA uses in risk characterization and a complete
description of the risk assessment process, see https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/riskassess.htm.
A summary of the toxicological endpoints for etofenprox used for
human risk assessment is shown in the Table of this unit.
Table--Summary of Toxicological Doses and Endpoints for Etofenprox for Use in Human Health Risk Assessment
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Point of departure
Exposure/scenario and uncertainty/ RfD, PAD, LOC for Study and toxicological effects
safety factors risk assessment
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Acute dietary (All populations).. No adverse effects attributable to a single dose were observed in oral
toxicity studies, including developmental toxicity studies in rats and
rabbits. Therefore, an acute reference dose was not established.
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Chronic dietary (All populations) NOAEL = 3.7 mg/kg/ cRfD = 0.037 mg/kg/ Combined Chronic Toxicity/
day. day. Carcinogenicity Study in Rat.
UFA = 10x........... cPAD = 0.037 mg/kg/ LOAEL = 25.5 mg/kg/day based on
UFH = 10x........... day. increased thyroid weights.
FQPA SF = 1x........ Related to increased liver
weights and histopathology
changes in liver and thyroid that
occurred at the higher dose.
Incidental oral short- and NOAEL = 20 mg/kg/day LOC for MOE = 100.. Subchronic Oral Toxicity in Rat.
intermediate-term (1 to 30 days UFA = 10x........... LOAEL = 120 mg/kg/day based on
and 1 to 6 months). UFH = 10x........... decreased body weight gain,
FQPA SF = 1x........ increased liver and thyroid
weights with corresponding
histopathology, changes in
hematology and clinical
chemistry.
Incidental oral long-term (> 6 NOAEL = 3.7 mg/kg/ LOC for MOE = 100.. Combined Chronic Toxicity/
months). day. Carcinogenicity Study in Rat.
UFA = 10x........... LOAEL = 25.5 mg/kg/day based on
UFH = 10x........... increased thyroid weights.
FQPA SF = 1x........ Related to increased liver
weights and histopathology
changes in liver and thyroid that
occurred at the higher dose.
Inhalation short- and Inhalation study.... LOC for MOE = 100.. 13-Week Inhalation Toxicity in
intermediate-term (1 to 30 days NOAEL = 10.6 mg/kg/ Rat.
and 1 to 6 months). day.. LOAEL = 52.3 mg/kg/day based on
UFA = 10x........... organ weight changes and
UFH = 10x........... histopathological changes in
FQPA SF = 1x........ liver, adrenals and thyroid.
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Cancer (Oral, dermal, inhalation) Classification: ``Not likely to be carcinogenic to humans at doses that do
not alter rat thyroid hormone homeostasis.''
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FQPA SF = Food Quality Protection Act Safety Factor. LOAEL = lowest-observed-adverse-effect-level. LOC = level
of concern. mg/kg/day = milligram/kilogram/day. MOE = margin of exposure. NOAEL = no-observed-adverse-effect-
level. PAD = population adjusted dose (a = acute, c = chronic). RfD = reference dose. UF = uncertainty factor.
UFA = extrapolation from animal to human (interspecies). UFH = potential variation in sensitivity among
members of the human population (intraspecies).
C. Exposure Assessment
1. Dietary exposure from food and feed uses. In evaluating dietary
exposure to etofenprox, EPA considered exposure under the petitioned-
for tolerances as well as all existing etofenprox tolerances in 40 CFR
180.620. EPA assessed dietary exposures from etofenprox in food as
follows:
i. Acute exposure. Quantitative acute dietary exposure and risk
assessments are performed for a food-use pesticide, if a toxicological
study has indicated the possibility of an effect of concern occurring
as a result of a 1-day or single exposure. No such effects were
identified in the toxicological studies for etofenprox; therefore, a
quantitative acute dietary exposure assessment is unnecessary.
ii. Chronic exposure. In conducting the chronic dietary exposure
assessment EPA used the food consumption data from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's (USDA's) National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey, What We Eat in America (NHANES/WWEIA). The assessment assumed
tolerance level residues for all commodities, incorporated estimated
percent crop treated (PCT) values, and used the Dietary Exposure
Evaluation Model Food Commodity Intake Database (DEEM-FCID) default
processing factors. The submitted crop field trial data were conducted
at a rate (0.07 lb ai/A) 10X greater than the proposed application rate
of at 0.007 lb ai/A per site for mosquito control. The number and
locations of field trials were in accordance with the initial
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recommendations put forth by the EPA. EPA recommended field trials be
conducted at the 1x and 10x rates and indicated that if there were
residues detected in the samples collected above the limit of
quantification (LOQ) at both 1x and 10x rates, then a tolerance would
be required at the level observed at the 1x rate. However, the
available crop field trial data do not reflect the number of
applications proposed or the use of ground application equipment.
Therefore, the Agency considered an analysis submitted by IR-4 of
different modeled runs to estimate the residues resulting from multiple
aerial applications using the Terrestrial Residue Exposure (TREX) model
following repeated ultra low volume (ULV) applications to estimate an
upper bound tolerance value. The EPA also evaluated the proposed
multiple application scenarios using AGricultural DISPersal (AGDISP)
8.25 and assumed the same application parameters (e.g., drop size
distribution, application material, and application height) as
considered in the TREX analysis. A deposition rate of 33% was assumed
for aerial and ground ULV applications, which corresponds to a residue
value of 4.8 ppm (to represent the worst case) with a wind speed of 1
mph. These analysis result in estimated an upper bound value of 4.77
ppm for ground and aerial applications. Therefore, the EPA determined
that a tolerance of 5 ppm, which is based on conservative assumptions,
is adequate to cover the expected residues. The proposed tolerance of 5
ppm on food and feed commodities significantly increases the dietary
burdens of etofenprox in livestock and necessitates establishing
tolerances on livestock commodities.
Specific information on the TREX and AGDISP analyses can be found
at https://www.regulations.gov in the document titled ``Spray Drift
Analysis for the Etofenprox Label Amendment (Petition No. 1E7925)''
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0905.
iii. Cancer. Based on the data summarized in Unit III.A., EPA has
concluded that etofenprox does not pose a cancer risk to humans at
doses that do not alter rat thyroid hormone homeostasis. Because the
cPAD is protective of etofenprox's effect on thyroid hormones and
dietary exposure to etofenprox for the purpose of assessing cancer risk
would be the same or lower than dietary exposure relevant to other
chronic endpoints, a dietary exposure assessment for the purpose of
assessing cancer risk is unnecessary.
iv. Anticipated residue and PCT information. Section 408(b)(2)(F)
of FFDCA states that the Agency may use data on the actual percent of
food treated for assessing chronic dietary risk only if:
Condition a: The data used are reliable and provide a
valid basis to show what percentage of the food derived from such crop
is likely to contain the pesticide residue.
Condition b: The exposure estimate does not underestimate
exposure for any significant subpopulation group.
Condition c: Data are available on pesticide use and food
consumption in a particular area, the exposure estimate does not
understate exposure for the population in such area.
In addition, the Agency must provide for periodic evaluation of any
estimates used. To provide for the periodic evaluation of the estimate
of PCT as required by FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(F), EPA may require
registrants to submit data on PCT.
In most cases, EPA uses available data from United States
Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Service
(USDA/NASS), proprietary market surveys, and the National Pesticide Use
Database for the chemical/crop combination for the most recent 6-7
years. EPA uses an average PCT for chronic dietary risk analysis. The
average PCT figure for each existing use is derived by combining
available public and private market survey data for that use, averaging
across all observations, and rounding to the nearest 5%, except for
those situations in which the average PCT is less than one. In those
cases, 1% is used as the average PCT and 2.5% is used as the maximum
PCT. EPA uses a maximum PCT for acute dietary risk analysis. The
maximum PCT figure is the highest observed maximum value reported
within the recent 6 years of available public and private market survey
data for the existing use and rounded up to the nearest multiple of 5%.
The Agency estimated the PCT for proposed uses of etofenprox as a
mosquito adulticide which may result in residues on food and feed
commodities. The PCT estimates are for 35 agricultural crops which may
be exposed to mosquito adulticide applications of etofenprox. The
agricultural crops included in the analysis are apples, pears, oranges,
rice, field com, wheat, and 29 crops grown predominantly in California.
The EPA relied on national and state level usage data for the most
widely used mosquito insecticides to develop percent crop treated
estimates for new uses. The general approach to estimating PCT was to
assume that all etofenprox mosquito adulticide applications will be
made randomly across the landscape without regard to land use patterns.
Except for area wide vector control programs, this approach is highly
conservative in that mosquito adulticide applications are generally
made to populated urban and suburban areas. However, because of the
inherent drift of mosquito adulticides into non-target areas, it is
realistic to assume that some residues of etofenprox may be found on
agricultural crops in the urban-agricultural interface. Using this
approach, PCT estimates including residues on rice, which is a
registered use, are as follows:
Apples: 1%; almonds: 5%; apricots: 5%; artichokes: 5%; avocados:
5%; broccoli: 5%; Brussels sprouts: 5%; carrots: 5%; cauliflower: 5%;
celery: 5%; chicory: 5%; dates: 5%; field corn: 1%; figs: 5%; garlic:
5%; grapes: 5%; honeydew melon: 5%; kiwifruit: 5%; lemons: 5%;
nectarines: 5%; olives: 5%; oranges: 15%; pears: 1%; persimmons: 5%;
pistachios: 5%; plums: 5%; pluots: 5%; pomegranates: 5%; prunes: 5%;
raisins: 5%; rice: 3%; tomatoes: 5%; walnuts: 5%; wheat: 1%; all other
crops: (including livestock commodities, milk, and eggs) 3%.
The Agency used the market leader approach to develop upper bound
percent crop treated estimates for this new use. Under the market
leader approach, this upper bound is estimated as the percent of the
crop treated by the most widely used pesticide for the new use. The
EPA's usual application of the market leader approach for deriving PCT
traditionally focuses on broad categories of pesticides (e.g.,
insecticides, fungicides, or herbicides) applied directly to crops for
control of agricultural pests. In this case, however, EPA determined
that this would not be appropriate because mosquito adulticides fill a
unique niche in the pesticide marketplace. The amount of general
insecticide use on crops has no rational relationship to the amount of
mosquito adulticide use. Instead of using the insecticides applied
directly on these crops, EPA chose the most widely used mosquito
adulticide in the states/regions that the crop is grown in. For
occasional area wide vector control programs for West Nile Virus (WNV)
or Vector-borne encephalitis (Western Equine Encephalitis, Eastern
Equine Encephalitis, or St. Louis Encephalitis) this approach provides
an accurate estimate of the PCT for agricultural crops.
These estimates represent the upper bound of use expected during
the pesticide's initial five years of registration; that is, PCT for
etofenprox is a threshold of use that EPA is reasonably certain will
not be exceeded
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for each registered use site. The PCT recommended for use in the
chronic dietary assessment is calculated as the average PCT of the
market leader or leaders, (i.e., the one(s) with the greatest PCT) on
that site over the three most recent years of available data. The
comparisons are only made among pesticides of the same pesticide type
(e.g., the market leader for insecticides on the use site is selected
for comparison with a new insecticide). The market leader included in
the estimation may not be the same for each year since different
pesticides may dominate at different times. Typically, EPA uses USDA
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) as the source of data
because it is publicly available and directly reports values for PCT.
When a specific use site is not reported by USDA/NASS, EPA uses
proprietary data and calculates the PCT given reported data on acres
treated and acres grown. If no data are available, EPA may extrapolate
PCT from other crops (proxies), if the crop management and pest
spectrum are substantially similar. A retrospective analysis to
validate this approach shows few cases where the PCT for the market
leaders were exceeded. Further review of these cases identified factors
contributing to the exceptionally high use of a new pesticide. Given
the results of this review, to evaluate whether the PCT for etofenprox
could be exceeded, EPA considered whether there may be unusually high
mosquito pressure or disease transmission potential; whether the market
leaders are well established for that use; and whether pest resistance
issues with past market leaders provide etofenprox with significant
market potential. Given currently available information, EPA concludes
it is unlikely that actual PCT for etofenprox will exceed the estimated
PCT for new uses during the next five years.
Specific information on the methodology to estimate PCT can be
found at https://www.regulations.gov in the document titled ``BEAD
Estimate of the Percent Crop Treated for New Use (PCTn) of Etofenprox
when used as a Mosquito Adulticide in Agricultural Areas'' docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0905.
The Agency believes that the three conditions discussed in Unit
III.C.1.iv. have been met. With respect to Condition a, PCT estimates
are derived from Federal and private market survey data, which are
reliable and have a valid basis. The Agency is reasonably certain that
the percentage of the food treated is not likely to be an
underestimation. As to Conditions b and c, regional consumption
information and consumption information for significant subpopulations
is taken into account through EPA's computer-based model for evaluating
the exposure of significant subpopulations including several regional
groups. Use of this consumption information in EPA's risk assessment
process ensures that EPA's exposure estimate does not understate
exposure for any significant subpopulation group and allows the Agency
to be reasonably certain that no regional population is exposed to
residue levels higher than those estimated by the Agency. Other than
the data available through national food consumption surveys, EPA does
not have available reliable information on the regional consumption of
food to which etofenprox may be applied in a particular area.
2. Dietary exposure from drinking water. The Agency used screening
level water exposure models in the dietary exposure analysis and risk
assessment for etofenprox in drinking water. These simulation models
take into account data on the physical, chemical, and fate/transport
characteristics of etofenprox. Further information regarding EPA
drinking water models used in pesticide exposure assessment can be
found at https://www.epa.gov/oppefed1/models/water/index.htm.
Based on the Tier 1 Rice Model and Screening Concentration in
Ground Water (SCI-GROW) models, the estimated drinking water
concentrations (EDWCs) of etofenprox for chronic exposures are
estimated to be 1.2 ppb for surface water and 3.0 x 10-3 ppb
for ground water.
Modeled estimates of drinking water concentrations were directly
entered into the dietary exposure model. For chronic dietary risk
assessment, the water concentration of value 1.2 ppb was used to assess
the contribution to drinking water.
3. From non-dietary exposure. The term ``residential exposure'' is
used in this document to refer to non-occupational, non-dietary
exposure (e.g., for lawn and garden pest control, indoor pest control,
termiticides, and flea and tick control on pets). Etofenprox is
currently registered for the following uses that could result in
residential exposures: Cat and dog spot-on treatments, as a bed bug
treatment, as indoor space and crack and crevice sprays, and as indoor
and outdoor foggers. EPA assessed residential exposure using the
following assumptions: Adults can potentially be exposed to etofenprox
residues during residential application of etofenprox, including indoor
surface-directed and aerosol space spray and outdoor fogger use.
Handler exposure is expected to be short-term in duration and because
there was no adverse dermal effect identified for etofenprox, risk was
assessed only for exposure via the inhalation route. There is also
potential for post-application exposure for individuals as a result of
being in an environment that has been previously treated with
etofenprox. Because of the registered indoor uses, intermediate-term
post application exposures are possible. However, since the short- and
intermediate-term endpoints and PODs for inhalation and oral routes are
the same, the short-term exposure and risk estimates are considered to
be protective of potential intermediate-term exposure and risk. Because
adverse dermal toxicity effects were not identified for etofenprox,
only short- and intermediate-term post-application inhalation exposures
were assessed for adults and short- and intermediate-term post-
application inhalation and incidental oral exposures were assessed for
children. Additionally, long-term post-application incidental oral
exposure to children from petting treated cats or dogs was also
assessed.
The worst-case residential short-term exposure for adults is from
post-application inhalation exposure from treatment of flying insects.
The worst-case residential short-term exposure for children 1 to 2
years old is from combined inhalation and oral hand-to-mouth post-
application exposures from treatment of flying insects. EPA typically
combines exposures for treatments to control the same pests (e.g. flea
treatment on surfaces and on pets) because such treatments could
reasonably be expected to occur on the same day. But a similar
presumption is not generally followed for exposures for treatments to
control different pests. For etofenprox, EPA has not combined short-
term exposures from use of etofenprox to control flying insects and its
use to control fleas, ticks, and bed bugs. Several factors support this
approach for etofenprox. First, EPA's manner of estimating short-term
residential exposures is very conservative. When assessing individual
short-term residential post-application exposure scenarios, EPA assumes
exposure occurs at the level of zero-day residues (i.e., day of
application residues) on each day of the short-term exposure period (1-
30 days), instead of incorporating information on residue decline
values. EPA also assumes that an individual performs the same post-
application activities, intended to represent high-end exposures as
described in the Residential SOPs, for
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the same amount of time every day over the short-term exposure period,
rather than averaging post-application activity levels and exposures
over that period. Second, these exposure estimates are then compared to
points of departure that are typically based on weeks of dosing in test
animals. Longer exposure periods generally produce lower points of
departure. For etofenprox, the short-term risk assessment is
particularly conservative because the point of departure for the short-
term (1 to 30-days) risk assessment is based on a toxicity study
involving continuous exposure over 90 days. Third, usage survey data
indicate that concurrent use of separate pesticide products that
contain the same active ingredient to treat the same or different pests
does not typically occur. Combining conservative exposure estimates
with a conservative point of departure for an event that is itself
improbable (co-occurrence of use of the same pesticide to control
different pests) would unrealistically overstate exposure.
Further information regarding EPA standard assumptions and generic
inputs for residential exposures may be found at https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/trac/science/trac6a05.pdf.
4. Cumulative effects from substances with a common mechanism of
toxicity. Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of FFDCA requires that, when
considering whether to establish, modify, or revoke a tolerance, the
Agency consider ``available information'' concerning the cumulative
effects of a particular pesticide's residues and ``other substances
that have a common mechanism of toxicity.''
Unlike other pesticides for which EPA has followed a cumulative
risk approach based on a common mechanism of toxicity, EPA has not made
a common mechanism of toxicity finding as to etofenprox. Although
etofenprox shares some structural characteristics with synthetic
pyrethroids, it is not included in the pyrethroid cumulative
assessment. Naturally occurring pyrethrins and the synthetic
pyrethroids (collectively called `pyrethroids') are grouped for
purposes of cumulative risk assessed based on the following shared
characteristics:
i. Common structure. Pyrethrins and pyrethroids share a common
structure; acid and alcohol moieties joined through an ether linkage;
ii. Sodium channel disruption. In vitro studies demonstrate the
ability of pyrethroids to modify mammalian sodium channel kinetics,
leading to alterations in membrane excitability and firing potentials;
iii. Neurotoxic effects. Pyrethroid toxicity is manifested through
neurological syndromes described as either T (fine tremors), CS
(choreoathetosis and salivation), or some combination thereof,
depending on the structure. Open literature supports a correlation
between the modification in sodium channel kinetics and the resulting
syndrome.
Etofenprox is not included in the pyrethroid common mechanism
grouping or included in the cumulative risk assessment because
etofenprox does not exhibit these key characteristics. Etofenprox is an
ether compound; pyrethroids are esters. Etofenprox exposure does not
result in the neurotoxic syndromes typical of pyrethroids and no
available data suggest the molecular target for etofenprox is the
sodium channel.
For the purposes of this tolerance action, therefore, EPA has not
assumed that etofenprox has a common mechanism of toxicity with other
pyrethroids. For information regarding EPA's efforts to determine which
chemicals have a common mechanism of toxicity and to evaluate the
cumulative effects of such chemicals, see the policy statements
released by EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs concerning common
mechanism determinations and procedures for cumulating effects from
substances found to have a common mechanism on EPA's Web site at https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/cumulative/.
D. Safety Factor for Infants and Children
1. In general. Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA provides that EPA
shall apply an additional tenfold (10X) margin of safety for infants
and children in the case of threshold effects to account for prenatal
and postnatal toxicity and the completeness of the database on toxicity
and exposure unless EPA determines based on reliable data that a
different margin of safety will be safe for infants and children. This
additional margin of safety is commonly referred to as the FQPA Safety
Factor (SF). In applying this provision, EPA either retains the default
value of 10X, or uses a different additional safety factor when
reliable data available to EPA support the choice of a different
factor.
2. Prenatal and postnatal sensitivity. There is no indication of
increased quantitative or qualitative susceptibility of the developing
offspring in toxicology database for etofenprox. Developmental effects
were seen at doses that caused maternal toxicity. No developmental
effects were seen in the rat 1-generation/developmental study. In the
2-generation reproduction toxicity study, toxicity in the offspring
occurred at the level of parental toxicity (increased organs weights
and associated pathological changes occurred in both the pups and
parents). In the developmental neurotoxicity study in rats, the
observed eye abnormalities associated with body injuries could not be
disassociated from possible altered, treatment-related maternal
behavior.
3. Conclusion. EPA has determined that reliable data show the
safety of infants and children would be adequately protected if the
FQPA SF were reduced to 1x. That decision is based on the following
findings:
i. The toxicity database for etofenprox is complete.
ii. An acute neurotoxicity study in the adult rat revealed no
treatment-related effects. The subchronic neurotoxicity study in the
rat showed decreased body weight gains, increased liver weights in all
dose groups, and increased incidence of rearing behavior and abnormal
gait, all in the absence of histopathological changes. The
developmental neurotoxicity study in rats showed increased rearing
behavior in mothers. In offspring, eye lesions (including sclera and
lens hemorrhage), which are sometimes associated with aggressive
maternal behavior, were observed prior to weaning at the highest dose
tested. Effects on motor/locomotor activity and auditory startle
response were also observed in the high-dose treatment groups on PND
58. These latter isolated, post-ontogenic effects of treatment are not
presumed to occur following a single dose.
Evidence of neurotoxicity was also observed in other studies. In a
subchronic mouse study piloerection, hunched posture, lethargy, body
tremors, and an unsteady gait were noted in both sexes above the limit
dose. The rat developmental study showed increased salivation in all
treatment groups of the F0 generation and decreased (non-
statistically significant) mobility (both sexes) and rearing behavior
(males) in the F1 generation. In the 2-generation
reproduction study F1 pups exhibited clinical signs of body
tremors, lethargy, unsteady gait, and abnormal movements during most of
the lactation period at the high dose.
However, residual concern for neurotoxicity is low based on the
following:
a. Signs of neurotoxicity in the database occur only at the high
dose level in each study;
b. The studies show clear and well-defined NOAELs;
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c. The signs of neurotoxicity are well-characterized in terms of
their effects in offspring; and
d. The PODs used for risk assessment are protective of
neurotoxicity seen in the database.
No systemic toxicity was observed in the 28-day dermal study in
rabbits up to 1,000 mg/kg/day. In this study, clinical signs were
evaluated and signs such as piloerection, hunched posture, lethargy,
body tremors, an unsteady gait and salivation, seen in the oral
repeated dose studies discussed in this unit, were not observed. With
neurotoxic signs occurring only at high doses in the oral studies and a
dermal absorption factor (DAF) of 7% for etofenprox, neurotoxic
manifestations via the dermal route are not expected below the limit
dose. Therefore, concern for neurotoxicity following dermal exposure is
low.
iii. As discussed in this unit, there is no indication of increased
quantitative or qualitative susceptibility of the developing offspring
in the toxicology database for etofenprox.
iv. There are no residual uncertainties identified in the exposure
databases. The chronic dietary exposure assessment utilizes tolerance
residue levels for all commodities based on conservative modeled
estimates. The residue level of 5 ppm is considered an upper bound
estimate for both ground and aerial applications that assume the
conservative deposition onto surrounding crops following a ULV mosquito
adulticide application. The dietary assessment also assumes
conservative, upper-bound PCT estimates for the proposed uses. By using
these screening level assessments, actual exposures/risks are not
expected to be underestimated. EPA made conservative (protective)
assumptions in the ground and surface water modeling used to assess
exposure to etofenprox in drinking water. EPA used similarly
conservative assumptions to assess post-application exposure of
children as well as incidental oral exposure of toddlers. These
assessments will not underestimate the exposure and risks posed by
etofenprox.
E. Aggregate Risks and Determination of Safety
EPA determines whether acute and chronic dietary pesticide
exposures are safe by comparing aggregate exposure estimates to the
acute PAD (aPAD) and chronic PAD (cPAD). For linear cancer risks, EPA
calculates the lifetime probability of acquiring cancer given the
estimated aggregate exposure. Short-, intermediate-, and chronic-term
risks are evaluated by comparing the estimated aggregate food, water,
and residential exposure to the appropriate PODs to ensure that an
adequate MOE exists.
1. Acute risk. An acute aggregate risk assessment takes into
account acute exposure estimates from dietary consumption of food and
drinking water. No adverse effect resulting from a single oral exposure
was identified and no acute dietary endpoint was selected. Therefore,
etofenprox is not expected to pose an acute risk.
2. Chronic risk. Using the exposure assumptions described in this
unit for chronic exposure, EPA has concluded that chronic exposure to
etofenprox from food and water will utilize 32% of the cPAD for
children 1-2 years old, the population group receiving the greatest
exposure.
There is potential chronic/long-term exposure to etofenprox via
dietary (which is considered background exposure) and residential
(which is considered primary) exposure pathways for children 1 to < 2
years old. Chronic/long-term exposure to etofenprox for adults is
expected via the dietary (background exposure) and residential
(primary) exposure pathways; however, there is no dermal hazard
identified for etofenprox, incidental oral exposure is not expected for
adults, and inhalation exposure is not expected for adults from
treating pets; therefore, chronic/long-term risk is best represented by
the risk from dietary exposure described in this unit.
The aggregate long-term MOE for children 1 to < 2 years old,
including dietary exposure (food and water) and incidental oral
exposures from contact with treated pets is 180. Because EPA's level of
concern for etofenprox is a MOE of 100 or below, this MOE is not of
concern.
3. Short- and intermediate-term risk. Short- and intermediate-term
aggregate exposure takes into account short- and intermediate-term
residential exposure plus chronic exposure to food and water
(considered to be a background exposure level). Etofenprox is currently
registered for uses that could result in short- and intermediate-term
residential exposure, and the Agency has determined that it is
appropriate to aggregate chronic exposure through food and water with
short- and intermediate-term residential exposures to etofenprox.
As noted in Unit III.C.3., because the short- and intermediate-term
endpoints and PODs for inhalation and oral routes are the same, the
short-term exposure and risk estimates are considered to be protective
of potential intermediate-term exposure and risk.
Using the exposure assumptions described in this unit for short-
term exposures, EPA has concluded the combined short-term food, water,
and residential exposures result in aggregate MOEs of 420 for children
1- < 2 years old, and 1,700 for adults. Because EPA's level of concern
for etofenprox is a MOE of 100 or below, these MOEs are not of concern.
4. Aggregate cancer risk for U.S. population. Based on the data
summarized in Units III.A. and III.C.1.iii., EPA has concluded that
etofenprox does not pose a cancer risk to humans.
5. Determination of safety. Based on these risk assessments, EPA
concludes that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result
to the general population or to infants and children from aggregate
exposure to etofenprox residues.
IV. Other Considerations
A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology
For crop commodities, adequate enforcement methodology (liquid
chromatography/mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)) is
available to enforce the tolerance expression. For livestock
commodities, adequate enforcement methodology (gas chromatography/mass
spectrometry (GC/MS)) is available to enforce the tolerance expression.
The methods may be requested from: Chief, Analytical Chemistry
Branch, Environmental Science Center, 701 Mapes Rd., Ft. Meade, MD
20755-5350; telephone number: (410) 305-2905; email address:
residuemethods@epa.gov.
B. International Residue Limits
In making its tolerance decisions, EPA seeks to harmonize U.S.
tolerances with international standards whenever possible, consistent
with U.S. food safety standards and agricultural practices. EPA
considers the international maximum residue limits (MRLs) established
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as required by FFDCA
section 408(b)(4). The Codex Alimentarius is a joint United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization food
standards program, and it is recognized as an international food safety
standards-setting organization in trade agreements to which the United
States is a party. EPA may establish a tolerance that is different from
a Codex MRL; however, FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that EPA explain
the reasons for departing from the Codex level.
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Codex has established etofenprox MRLs on several crop and livestock
commodities at levels that range from 0.01-8.0 ppm. These MRLs are
different than the tolerances established for etofenprox in the United
States. Codex and U.S. MRLs/tolerances could not be harmonized due to
differences in the use pattern used to derive the tolerances. Codex
MRLs were based on field trial data from foliar and granular use of
etofenprox to kill crop pests in agricultural fields whereas the U.S.
tolerances were based on aerial application over crops to kill
mosquitoes. Different application amounts, frequencies, and techniques
are used for these different use patterns and thus harmonization with
Codex cannot be achieved.
C. Revisions to Petitioned-For Tolerances
The proposed tolerance at 0.5 ppm was estimated using limited field
trial data. These data were determined to be insufficient to support
the proposed use pattern. Subsequently, the applicant submitted
modeling results using the Terrestrial Residue Exposure Model (TREX)
which estimated residues following repeated ULV applications and
concluded residues were likely to peak at 1.5 ppm following repeated
aerial applications to agricultural crops. EPA estimated an upper-bound
crop residue estimate of 5.0 ppm following repeated ULV aerial and
ground applications. In addition, based on the Agency review, it was
determined that tolerances were required on livestock commodities as
well.
V. Conclusion
Therefore, tolerances are established for residues of etofenprox,
[2-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropyl 3-phenoxybenzyl ether], in or on
food commodities at 5.0 ppm; feed commodities at 5.0 ppm; eggs at 0.40
ppm; hog fat at 4.0 ppm; hog meat at 0.20 ppm; hog, meat byproducts at
4.0 ppm; fat of cattle, goat, horse, and sheep at 10.0 ppm; meat of
cattle, goat, horse, and sheep at 0.40 ppm; meat byproducts of cattle,
goat, horse, and sheep at 10.0 ppm; milk at 0.60 ppm; poultry, fat at
1.0 ppm; poultry, meat at 0.01 ppm; and poultry, meat byproducts at 1.0
ppm.
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
This final rule establishes tolerances under FFDCA section 408(d)
in response to a petition submitted to the Agency. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted these types of actions from
review under Executive Order 12866, entitled ``Regulatory Planning and
Review'' (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Because this final rule has
been exempted from review under Executive Order 12866, this final rule
is not subject to Executive Order 13211, entitled ``Actions Concerning
Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or
Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive Order 13045, entitled
``Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). This final rule does not contain
any information collections subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), nor does it require any
special considerations under Executive Order 12898, entitled ``Federal
Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Populations'' (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
Since tolerances and exemptions that are established on the basis
of a petition under FFDCA section 408(d), such as the tolerance in this
final rule, do not require the issuance of a proposed rule, the
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.), do not apply.
This final rule directly regulates growers, food processors, food
handlers, and food retailers, not States or tribes, nor does this
action alter the relationships or distribution of power and
responsibilities established by Congress in the preemption provisions
of FFDCA section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency has determined that
this action will not have a substantial direct effect on States or
tribal governments, on the relationship between the national government
and the States or tribal governments, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government or between
the Federal Government and Indian tribes. Thus, the Agency has
determined that Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR
43255, August 10, 1999) and Executive Order 13175, entitled
``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR
67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply to this final rule. In addition,
this final rule does not impose any enforceable duty or contain any
unfunded mandate as described under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
This action does not involve any technical standards that would
require Agency consideration of voluntary consensus standards pursuant
to section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).
VII. Congressional Review Act
Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of
the rule in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule''
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: November 13, 2013.
G. Jeffrey Herndon,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:
PART 180--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
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2. In Sec. 180.620, revise the table in paragraph (a) to read as
follows:
Sec. 180.620 Etofenprox; tolerances for residues.
(a) * * *
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Parts per
Commodity million
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Cattle, fat............................................... 10.0
Cattle, meat.............................................. 0.40
Cattle, meat byproducts................................... 10.0
Egg....................................................... 0.40
All food commodities (including feed commodities) not 5.0
otherwise listed in this subsection......................
Goat, fat................................................. 10.0
Goat, meat................................................ 0.40
Goat, meat byproducts..................................... 10.0
Hog, fat.................................................. 4.0
Hog, meat................................................. 0.20
Hog, meat byproducts...................................... 4.0
Horse, fat................................................ 10.0
Horse, meat............................................... 0.40
Horse, meat byproducts.................................... 10.0
Milk...................................................... 0.60
Poultry, fat.............................................. 1.0
Poultry, meat............................................. 0.01
Poultry, meat byproducts.................................. 1.0
Rice, grain............................................... 0.01
Sheep, fat................................................ 10.0
Sheep, meat............................................... 0.40
Sheep, meat byproducts.................................... 10.0
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