N-\^ «*x^ US Environmental Protection Agency • ^^ ^«r Office of Pesticide Programs isSS) 0 Petition for Quinoxyfen July 2, 2008 ------- 9330 Zionsville Road Indianapolis. iN 46268-1054 3QWZE July 2, 2008 Document Processing Desk Office of Pesticide Programs (7504P) U. S. Environmental Protection Agency One Potomac Yard 2777 S, Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202 Attention: Cynthia Giles-Parker (7505P) Mary Waller /PM-21 (7SOSP) QU1NTF.C (AI: QUINOXYFEN) EPA REGISTRATION NUMBER: 62719-375 EXCLUSIVE USE PROTECTION FOR MINOR CROP RESIDUE STUDIES FOR QUINTEC FUNGICIDE REGISTRATIONS Dow AgroSciences has submitted residue studies to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to sujjport the establishment of quinoxyfen tolerances on several minor crops for Quintee* (62719-375} registrations. With this letter, we arc requesting exclusive use of residue data for minor crops submitted after the enactment of the Food Quality Protection Act of August 3, (996. Under FQPA, Title II - Minor Use Cmii:Prfltecljen..... Subtitle A - Minor Use Crop Protection, Sec, 210 (b) Exclusive Use of Minor Use Pesticides (2) (ii) stating " The period of exclusive data use provided under clause (i) shall be extended I additional year for each 3 minor uses registered after the time of enactment of this clause and within 7 years of the commencement of the exclusive use period, up to a total of 3 additional years far all minor uses registered by the administrator....". As required by this section of F1FRA, we are also notifying the Administrator that the residue data cited in this letter pertains solely to the minor use tolerances thai have been requested. In addition, with this letter, we are requesting 10 years of exclusive use of residue data submitted after the enactment of the Food' Quality Protection Act of August 3, 1996, as allowed under FIFRA 3(c) (i)(F){vi}. As required by this section of FIFRA. we are also notifying the Administrator that the residue data cited in this letter pertain solely to the minor use tolerances that have been requested. According to FIFRA 3(c)(l}(F)(vi): " With respect to data submitted after the date of enactment of this clause by an applicant or registrant to support an amendment adding a new use to an existing registration that does not retain any period of exclusive use, if such daia relates solely to a minor use of a pesticide, suck data shall not. without the written 'permission of the original data submitter, be considered by the Administrator to support an application for a minor K.W by another person during the period of 10 years following the date of submission of sack data," Therefore. Dow AgroSciences is requesting the additional protection for the 10 years of exclusive use protection for minor use studies which were developed solely to support an amendment to add new uses to the following existing quinoxyfen registration: Quintee- 62719-375 €f t'nuteniatt Of" Dow AgroScicnces LIE ------- Cynthia Giles-Parker (7S05P) Mary Waller /PM-21 (7505P) EPA REGISTRATION NUMBER; 62719-375 EXCLUSIVE USE PROTECTION FOR MINOR CROP RESIDUE STUDIES FOR QUINTEC FUNGICIDE REGISTRATIONS Page The studies for which we request exclusive use were submitted to EPA, as follows: 4538300! D277466 Quinoxyfen; Magnitude of the Residue on Hops - Petition IE6302{2001) 45383002 D285768 45703001 D285768 Quinoxyfen; Magnitude of the Residue on Grape (Vol 3 of 3) -Petition i£6302(2001) Quinoxyfen: Magnitude of the Residue on Cherry (Vol 2 of3) -Petition iE6302(2002) 45703002 D285768 Quinojtyfen; Magnitude of the Residue on Cherry {Vol 3) - Petition IE6302 (2002) 46053101 Qutnoxyfen: Magnitude of the Residue on Peppers (Bell & Non-Bell) - Petition 3B6755 (2005) 466U501 Quinoxyfen: Magnitude of the Residue on Lettuce - Petition (2005) 46611502 46612001 Quinoxyfen: Magnitude of the Residue on Strawberry - Petition SE6970 (2005) Quinoxyfen: Magnitude of the Residue on Cantaloupe - Petition (2005) 47340601 47340602 47340603 Qui»o\yfen: Magnitude of the Residue on Plum Petition 8E7325 (2007) Quinoxyfen: Magnitude of the Residue on Peach Petition 8E7325 (2007) Quinoxyfen: Magnitude of the Residue on Winter Squash - Petition 8E7325 (2007) 47340604 Quinoxyfen: Magnitude of the Residue on Artichoke • Petition 8E7325 (2007) ------- |