Implementing the Pesticide Registration
Improvement Act - Fiscal Year 2013

Tenth Annual Report

March 1, 2014


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Table III

Number of PRIA Actions Completed in fiscal year 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013

Key to the table

•	R - Conventional Pesticides

•	A - Antimicrobial Pesticides

•	B - Biopesticides

•	EUP - Experimental Use Permit

•	PIP - Plant-Incorporated Protectants

•	SAP - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel

•	SCLP - Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones

PRIA
Category

Description of Category

Number Completed PRIA Decisions

Average Decision Time in Days

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

FY 2013

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

FY 2013

R01

New active ingredient, food use

3







1106







R010

New active ingredient, food use



11

51

20



703

910

731

R020

New active ingredient, food use, reduced risk





6







587



R06

New active ingredient, non-food use, outdoor

4







1433







R060

New active ingredient, non-food use, outdoor

29

2





686

1069





R10

New active ingredient, non-food use, outdoor, submitted after EUP

3







1199







R110

New active ingredient, non-food use, indoor





3

3





630

1024

R120

New active ingredient, non-food use; indoor; reduced risk

2







755







R123

New active ingredient, seed treatment only







2







718

R124

Conditional ruling on pre-application study waivers; applicant-initiated

2

3

1

5

179

164

164

175

R140

Additional food use; indoor; food/food handling



3

7

6



399

548

455

R150

New use, first food use



2

11





1224

673



R17

New use, each additional new food use

4

4





1146

2098





R170

New use, additional food use

105

59

108

138

453

508

467

524

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PRIA
Category

Description of Category

Number Completed PRIA Decisions

Average Decision Time in Days

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

FY 2013

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

FY 2013

R180

New use, additional food use; reduced risk

13

6



27

336

595



277

R19

New use, additional new food uses, bundled, 6 or more

10



3



1829



1548



R190

New use, additional food uses; 6 or more submitted in one application

36

43

59

32

464

529

519

526

R200

New use, additional food uses; 6 or more submitted in one
application; reduced risk

19

9

5

17

324

591

328

425

R210

Additional food use; experimental use permit application; establish
temporary tolerance; no credit toward new use registration



2

3

2



368

341

389

R220

New use, additional food use; EUP; crop destruct basis; no credit
toward new use registration

1







181







R230

New use, additional use; non-food; outdoor

13

16

19

9

441

572

481

442

R250

New use, additional use; non-food; outdoor; EUP; no credit toward
new use registration

4

2



4

158

82



122

R260

New use; non-food; indoor

4

4

6

5

491

375

205

606

R270

New use; non-food; indoor; reduced risk

1

1





258

350





R272

Review of study protocol; applicant-initiated; excludes DART, pre-
registration conferences, rapid response review, DNT protocol review,
protocols needing HSRB review

20

43

22

21

64

76

72

99

R273

Additional use; seed treatment; limited uptake into raw agricultural
commodities; includes crops with established tolerances (e.g., for soil
or foliar application); includes food or non-food uses

8

7

6

3

373

390

588

300

R274

New uses, additional uses; seed treatment only; 6 or more submitted
in one application; limited uptake into raw agricultural commodities;
includes crops with established tolerances (e.g., for soil or foliar
application); includes food and/or non-food uses

2

5





586

470





R28

Import tolerance, new active ingredient or first food use

1







1155







R280

Establish import tolerance; new active ingredient or first food use



3

2

1



572

694

632

R29

Import tolerance, additional new food use



1







2485





R290

Establish import tolerance; additional food use

5

4

4

7

480

496

431

357

R292

Amend an established tolerance (e.g., decrease or increase);

22

7

6

14

399

311

385

324

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PRIA
Category

Description of Category

Number Completed PRIA Decisions

Average Decision Time in Days

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

FY 2013

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

FY 2013



domestic or import; applicant-initiated

















R295

Establish tolerance(s) for residues in one rotational crop in response
to a specific rotational crop application; applicant-initiated

1



5



506



448



R300

New product; identical or substantially similar in composition and use
to a registered product; no data review or only product chemistry data;
cite-all data citation, or selective data citation where applicant owns all
required data, or applicant submits specific authorization letter from
data owner. Category also includes 100% re-package of registered
end-use or manufacturing-use product that requires no data
submission nor data matrix.

277

231

194

157

84

79

73

92

R301

New product; identical or substantially similar in composition and use
to a registered product; registered source of active ingredient;
selective data citation only for data on product chemistry and/or acute
toxicity and/or public health pest efficacy, where applicant does not
own all required data and does not have a specific authorization letter
from data owner.

36

40

24

59

123

138

131

108

R310

New end-use or manufacturing-use product; requires review of data
package within RD; includes reviews and/or waivers of data for only:

•	product chemistry and/or

•	acute toxicity and/or

•	public health pest efficacy

167

250

225

178

204

198

190

186

R311

New product; requires approval of new food-use inert; applicant-
initiated; excludes approval of safeners

2



3

1

406



353

365

R312

New Product; requires approval of new non-food use inert; applicant
initiated







1







179

R313

New product; requires amendment to existing inert tolerance
exemption (e.g., adding post-harvest use); applicant-initiated

1

2





654

279





R314

New end use product, 2 or more registered active ingredients never
before registered as this combination in a formulated product; new
product label is substantially similar to labels of currently registered
products which separately contain respective component active
ingredients







10







236

R315

New end use, non-food animal product with 2 animal safety studies







2







63

3


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PRIA
Category

Description of Category

Number Completed PRIA Decisions

Average Decision Time in Days

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

FY 2013

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

FY 2013

R32

New product, non-fast track, new physical form (excludes selective
citations)

1







797







R320

New product; new physical form; requires data review in science
divisions

17

15

15

14

347

371

380

382

R330

New manufacturing-use product; registered active ingredient;
selective data citation

8

6

6

12

360

320

354

313

R331

New product; repack of identical registered end-use product as a
manufacturing-use product; same registrant uses only

4

6

2

23

72

65

22

61

R333

New product with unregistered source of Al;cite-all or selective data
citation where applicant owns all required data







1







220

R334

New product with unregistered source of Al; selective data citation







1







5

R340

Amendment requiring data review within RD (e.g., changes to
precautionary label statements, or source changes to an unregistered
source of active ingredient)

162

218

228

193

113

116

116

108

R350

Amendment requiring data review in science divisions (e.g., changes
to REI, or PPE, or PHI, or use rate, or number of applications; or add
aerial application; or modify GW/SW advisory statement)

81

67

43

54

266

276

284

279

R351

Amendment adding new unregistered source of Al







15







147

R37

Cancer reassessment, applicant initiated

1







1185







R370

Cancer reassessment; applicant-initiated



2

1

2



534

535

349

A380

Food use; establish tolerance exemption



4







392





A400

New active ingredient; non-food use; outdoor; FIFRA §2(mm)







1







1692

A41

New active ingredient, non-food use, outdoor, other uses





2







1798



A42

New active ingredient, non-food use, indoor, FIFRA sec. 2(mm) uses





1







1864



A420

New active ingredient, non-food use, indoor FIFRA §2(mm) uses





3

4





736

1204

A460

Additional food use; establish tolerance exemption

5

2

4

1

620

432

740

-5

A470

New food use, additional food use; establish tolerance

















A480

New use, additional use; non-food; outdoor; FIFRA §2(mm) uses

3

2



7

356

151



406

A490

New use, additional use; non-food; outdoor; uses other than FIFRA

1





1

363





1239

4


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PRIA
Category

Description of Category

Number Completed PRIA Decisions

Average Decision Time in Days

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

FY 2013

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

FY 2013



§2 (mm)

















A500

New use, additional use; non-food; indoor; FIFRA §2(mm) uses

19

1

6

9

309

273

244

365

A510

Additional use; non-food; indoor; uses other than FIFRA section
2(mm)

1

1





496

748





A520

Experimental use permit application

1

4

1



321

403

274



A521

Review of public health efficacy study protocol within AD; per AD
Internal Guidance for the Efficacy Protocol Review Process;
applicant-initiated; Tier 1

4

11

8

12

208

143

177

204

A522

Review of public health efficacy study protocol outside AD by
members of AD Efficacy Protocol Review Expert Panel; applicant-
initiated; Tier 2

3



3

1

797



622

829

A530

New product; identical or substantially similar in composition and use
to a registered product; no data review or only product chemistry data;
cite-all data citation, or selective data citation where applicant owns all
required data, or applicant submits specific authorization letter from
data owner. Category also includes 100% re-package of registered
end-use or manufacturing-use product that requires no data
submission nor data matrix.

57

55

89

64

97

95

91

112

A531

New product; identical or substantially similar in composition and use
to a registered product; registered source of active ingredient;
selective data citation only for data on product chemistry and/or acute
toxicity and/or public health pest efficacy, where applicant does not
own all required data and does not have a specific authorization letter
from data owner.

8

19

19

14

124

186

128

119

A532

New product; identical or substantially similar in composition and use
to a registered product; registered active ingredient; unregistered
source of active ingredient; cite-all data citation except for product
chemistry; product chemistry data submitted

19

15

15

17

124

130

143

139

A54

New product, non-fast track, FIFRA sec. 2 (mm) uses

1







1261







A540

New end use product; FIFRA §2(mm) uses only

65

66

69

74

190

159

193

192

A550

New end-use product; uses other than FIFRA §2(mm); non-FQPA
product

1

7

7

8

270

179

218

263

5


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PRIA
Category

Description of Category

Number Completed PRIA Decisions

Average Decision Time in Days

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

FY 2013

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

FY 2013

A560

New manufacturing-use product; registered active ingredient;
selective data citation

2

8

7

7

530

262

385

368

A570

Label amendment requiring data submission

120

151

99

108

145

136

180

129

A572

New product or amendment (REI, PPE, use rate changes)







1







38

B59

New active ingredient, food use, with exemption,
microbial/biochemical

8







914







B590

New active ingredient; food use; establish tolerance exemption,
microbial/biochemical

18

10

38

21

634

734

692

771

B60

New active ingredient, non-food use, microbial/biochemical

















B600

New active ingredient; non-food use, microbial/biochemical

6

6

14

9

392

681

541

469

B610

Food use; EUP; establish temporary tolerance exemption,
microbial/biochemical

2







222







B620

Non-food use; experimental use permit application



2

3

2



103

143

326

B621

Extend or amend EUP, microbial/biochemical



4

8

3



69

37

33

B63

New use, first food use, with tolerance exemption
microbial/biochemical,



3







1233





B630

First food use; establish tolerance exemption, microbial/biochemical



12







614





B631

Amend established tolerance exemption, microbial/biochemical

1

2

6

4

471

389

243

393

B641

Amend established tolerance





1







276



B650

New use; non-food, microbial/biochemical





2







209



B660

New product; identical or substantially similar in composition and use
to a registered product; no data review or only product chemistry data;
cite-all data citation, or selective data citation where applicant owns all
required data, or applicant submits specific authorization letter from
data owner. Category also includes 100% re-package of registered
end-use or manufacturing-use product that requires no data
submission nor data matrix. Microbial/biochemical

11

12

22

6

106

61

85

85

B670

New product; registered source of active ingredient; all Tier I data for
product chemistry, toxicology, non-target organisms, and product
performance must be addressed with product specific data or with

11

16

13

17

188

262

189

211

6


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PRIA
Category

Description of Category

Number Completed PRIA Decisions

Average Decision Time in Days

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

FY 2013

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

FY 2013



request for data waivers supported by scientific rationales,
microbial/biochemical

















B671

New product; food use; unregistered source of active ingredient;
requires amendment of established tolerance or tolerance exemption;
all Tier I data requirements for product chemistry, toxicology, non-
target organisms, and product performance must be addressed with
product-specific data or with request for data waivers supported by
scientific rationales, microbial/biochemical

7







529







B672

New product; non-food use or food use having established tolerance
or tolerance exemption; unregistered source of active ingredient; no
data compensation issues; all Tier I data requirements for product
chemistry, toxicology, non-target organisms, and product performance
must be addressed with product-specific data or with request for data
waivers supported by scientific rationales, microbial/biochemical

11

6

16

11

404

334

374

358

B673

New product; unregistered source; citation of TGAI data previously
reviewed







1







192

B680

Label amendment requiring data submission, microbial/biochemical

12

20

13

12

169

103

89

115

B681

Label amendment; unregistered source of active ingredient;
supporting data require scientific review, microbial/biochemical

7

5

6

3

227

263

281

183

B682

Protocol review; applicant-initiated; excludes time for HSRB review
(pre-application), microbial/biochemical

1

1

4

2

84

52

64

79

B690

SCLP, new active ingredient; food or non-food use

5

1

1



167

169

140



B700

SCLP, experimental use permit application; new active ingredient or
new use







1







120

B710

SCLP, new product; identical or substantially similar in composition
and use to a registered product; no data review or only product
chemistry data; cite-all data citation, or selective data citation where
applicant owns all required data, or applicant submits specific
authorization letter from data owner. Category also includes 100% re-
package of registered end-use or manufacturing-use product that
requires no data submission nor data matrix

1



1



92



67



B720

SCLP, new product; registered source of active ingredient; all Tier I

3

3

2



107

130

141



7


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PRIA
Category

Description of Category

Number Completed PRIA Decisions

Average Decision Time in Days

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

FY 2013

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

FY 2013



data for product chemistry, toxicology, non-target organisms, and
product performance must be addressed with product specific data or
with request for data waivers supported by scientific rationales

















B721

SCLP, new product; unregistered source of active ingredient

5

4

2

2

185

185

160

176

B730

SCLP, label amendment requiring data submission

2

3

1

1

129

158

122

111

B740

Plant-incorporated protectants (PIP), EUP; registered active
ingredient; non-food/feed or crop destruct basis; no Scientific Advisory
Panel (SAP) review required



2







208





B771

PIP, experimental use permit application; new active ingredient;
establish temporary tolerance or tolerance exemption; no SAP review
required

2





1

370





280

B772

PIP, amend or extend EUP; minor changes to experimental design;
established temporary tolerance or tolerance exemption is unaffected



3

1

2



54

90

90

B773

PIP, amend or extend existing experimental use permit; minor
changes to experimental design; extend established temporary
tolerance or tolerance exemption



4







177





B800

PIP, new active ingredient; establish permanent tolerance or
tolerance exemption based on temporary tolerance or tolerance
exemption; no SAP review required

1



8



357



773



B84

PIP, register new active ingredient, set tolerance or exemption, SAP

2







1052







B851

New active ingredient, different genetic event of previously approved
Al; same crop; no tolerance action required no SAP





1







394



B870

PIP, new use



1







269





B880

PIP, new product; no SAP review required

20

5

6

7

395

274

259

270

B881

PIP, new product; SAP review required

1

3

3



697

458

456



B900

PIP, amendment (except #B890); no SAP review required; (e.g., new
IRM requirements that are applicant initiated; or amending a
conditional registration to extend the registration expiration date with
additional data submitted)

1

6

1

4

181

179

178

142

B902

PIP protocol review







1







84

8


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PRIA
Category

Description of Category

Number Completed PRIA Decisions

Average Decision Time in Days

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

FY 2013

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

FY 2013

B903

Inert ingredient tolerance exemption; reviewed in BPPD







1







184

1002

Amend currently approved inert tolerance; new data







2







254

1003

Amend currently approved inert tolerance; no new data







1







273

1008

Approval of new polymer inert; food use







4







124

M006

Gold Seal letter







561







-13

M007

Extend exclusive use of data 3(c)(1)(F)(ii)







1







226



TOTAL

1517

1554

1574

2048

















































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