40 CFR 158.540 - Plant protection data requirements.

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Title 40: Protection of Environment

CHAPTER I: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

SUBCHAPTER E: PESTICIDE PROGRAMS

PART 158: DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION

Subpart D: Data Requirement Tables

158.540 - Plant protection data requirements.

(a) Table. Sections 158.50 and 158.100 through 158.102 describe how to use this table to determine the plant protection data requirements and the substance to be tested.

Key: CR=Conditionally required; TGAI=Technical grade of the active ingredient; EP=End-use product; TEP=Typical end-use product.(b) Notes. The following notes are referenced in column two of the table contained in paragraph (a) of this section.(1) Data are required for Special Review and certain public health situations.(2) Data are required for pesticides to be used in forests and natural grasslands. For herbicide used in forest site preparation; the acquatic plant growth tests will be required. Data are required to support products to be used in other locations when any of the following conditions are met:(i) Phytotoxicity problems concerning the product arise and open literature data are not available to address the problems.(ii) The product may pose hazards to endangered or threatened species.(iii) Special Review has been initiated on the product.(3) Required if a 25 percent or greater detrimental effect was found in 1 or more plant species in the corresponding test of the previous tier.(4) Required if a 50 percent or greater detrimental effect was found on any plant species in the corresponding test of the previous tier.

Kind of data required

(b) Notes

General use patterns

Terrestrial

Food crop

Nonfood

Aquatic

Food crop

Nonfood

Greenhouse

Food crop

Nonfood

Forestry

Domestic outdoor

Indoor

Test substance

Data to support MP

Data to support EP

Guidelines reference No.

Target area phytotoxicity

(1)

EP

EP

121-1

Nontarget area phytotoxicity

Tier I:

Seed germination/seedling emergence

(2)

R

R

R

TGAI

TGAI

122-1

Vegetative vigor

(2)

R

R

R

TGAI

TGAI

122-1

Aquatic plant growth

(2)

R

R

R

TGAI

TGAI

122-2

Tier II:

Seed germination/seedling emergence

(3)

CR

CR

CR

TGAI

TGAI

123-1

Vegetative vigor

(3)

CR

CR

CR

TGAI

TGAI

123-1

Aquatic plant growth

(4)

CR

CR

CR

TGAI

TGAI

123-2

Tier III:

Terrestrial field

(3)

CR

CR

CR

TEP

TEP

124-1

Aquatic field

(4)

CR

CR

CR

TEP

TEP

124-2

[49 FR 42881, Oct. 24, 1984. Redesignated at 53 FR 15993, May 4, 1988, and amended at 58 FR 34203, June 23, 1993]

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