IR-4 PMC Meeting

October 27-28, 2009

IR-4 HQ, Princeton, NJ

Van R. Starner

(as of 10/26/09)

Overview

• FUW 2009 Summary

• 2009 NRPM Process

• 2010 Field Residue Program Plans

• FUW/NRPM Plans - 2010

FUW & NRPM Review/2010 Research Plan

• Marriott at Key Center – downtown Cleveland, OH

• Attendance: ~160 registered (vs ~200 in ‘08, ~180 in ‘07)

• 4th year of project nomination process - projects were nominated as priority “A”, “B” or “C” – FUW prioritization focused on projects that received at least one “A” nomination

• Opportunity was given for additional projects to be discussed as “A” nominations (if they were missed during nomination process in August)

FUW 2009 Summary

• Projects discussed: entomology ~70, weed science ~65, pathology ~120 (2008 total was ~320); “A” priorities assigned: entomology 17, weed science 18, pathology 20 (21)

• Numerous projects were given “A” nominations for efficacy/crop safety only; each discipline discussed these and gave high priority (“P”) for 4 or 5 projects

• Each discipline held general discussion sessions prior to starting priority setting, following company presentations (now available on website)

• 22 projects were not nominated for the third year in a row = workshop drops; in 2 years we’ve “moth-balled” >140 projects!

FUW 2009 Summary (cont’d)

From ~17 respondents:

- the 2-day format worked well again and the new nomination process/database continue to be great improvements and make prioritization very efficient

- good to have EPA there to provide updates and answer questions

- discipline discussion sessions need a better focus, more relevant to help in the project prioritization process; limit the length of these, or possibly eliminate them to allow more time for discussions during the prioritization process

- consider requiring a minimum amount of efficacy and use pattern information before approving an “A” priority

FUW 2009 Summary (cont’d)

• Starting 9/23/09 RFC began entering field trial assignments in theTentative/Scheduled

Studies list through the new database (in other years, we’ve completed this

process during the second morning of the face-to-face NRPM); LRD had

the same capability, but began their entries the week of Oct. 19

• 10/6/09 Deadline for receipt of Priority Upgrade Proposals (PUPs) and expected

Regional Upgrade projects; distribution of materials to RFC, HQ, AAFC

• 10/13/09 Conf. call among RFC, AAFC, HQ discipline managers and supervisors;

reviewed FUW “A” priorities, “Red A’s”, “Int’l Red A’s”; discussed/approved

Regional upgrade and PUP projects; determined other residue projects to

move onto the 2010 field research plans (before, we’ve completed this

process during the first morning of the face-to-face NRPM); decided next

steps in determining efficacy/crop safety trials to conduct in 2010

2009 NRPM Process & 10/29/09 Meeting

Thursday October 29• 8:00 a.m. – noon RFC/HQ Discipline Managers & SD/Lab

Research Directors/AAFC, etc. – will

finalize field and lab sites for 2010 food

use research plan

• 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. review of 2009 food use project

nomination/FUW/NRPM processes;

efficacy/crop safety research plans

• 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. RFC to discuss ornamentals projects and

2010 research plans/budgets with C. Palmer

2009 NRPM Process & 10/29/09 Meeting

Product/commodity PR# Product/Commodity PR#

Tolfenpyrad/avocado 10427 Bifenazate/banana 10002Tolfenpyrad/blueberry 10380 Acetamiprid/caneberry 09050Flonicamid/dry bean 10475 Anthraquinone/canola 10365Flonicamid/tomato 08556 Fenpyroximate/cherry 10438Metaldehyde/edible-pod bean 10334 Spirotetramat/red clover 10426Metaldehyde/edible-pod pea 10333 Cyantraniliprole/GH cucumber

10313Methoxyfenozide/date* 10154 Bifenthrin/grape 10074Etoxazole/grasses 09667 Abamectin/strawberry 08019Naled/citrus** 10220

Total 13 chemistries

*May be replaced by spirodiclofen/date (10482) if methoxyfenozide ChemSAC proposal is successful**After FUW, this “A” priority was rescinded by the Southern Region

2010 Field Program – “A” Priorities

17 FUW Entomology “A” Residue Priorities

Product/commodity PR# Product/Commodity PR#

Quinclorac/asparagus 08295 Fluazifop-p-butyl/caneberry 03947Quinclorac/blueberry 10435 Fluazifop-p-butyl/grasses 09825Quinclorac/caneberry 10436 Fluazifop-p-butyl/lettuce 02072Fomesafen/dry pea 10476 Fluazifop-p-butyl/rhubarb 02404Fomesafen/strawberry 10439 Clopyralid/radish 10437Napropamide/ginseng 06263 Clopyralid/pear 03624Quizalofop/grape 10031 Flufenacet+Metribuzin/hay 10372Pendimethalin/mint 10314 Glyphosate/dry bulb onion 08056Simazine/peach* 01927 Prohexadione calcium/straw 07773

Total 11 chemistries

*After FUW, Mfg. confirmed data are not needed for this “A” priority, per DCI

2010 Field Program – “A” Priorities (cont’d)

18 FUW Weed Science “A” Residue Priorities

Product/commodity PR# Product/Commodity PR#

Metrafenone/hops 10466 MCW2*/cucumber 10461Metrafenone/summer squash 10478 MCW2*/pepper, bell/non bell 10462Metrafenone/tomato 10467 MCW2*/summer squash 10460Metconazole/dry bean 10388 MCW2*/tomato 10463Metconazole/sunflower 10390 Mandipropamid/snap bean 10324Difenoconazole/ginseng 10446 Mandipropamid/GH tomato 10485Difenoconazole/potato PH 10131 Propiconazole/avocado 09914Difen+Cyprodinil/artichoke 10387 Fluopicolide/basil 10121Cyazofamid/chives 10265 Pyrimethanil/GH cucumber 10284Chlorothalonil/mustard greens 05423 Fluazinam/spinach 06890Triflumizole/GH tomato 09299

Total 13 chemistries

*After FUW, Mfg. informed IR-4 they are doing fruiting and cucurbit vegetable MOR work in-house in 2010, so IR-4 will not do these “A” priority studies

2010 Field Program – “A” Priorities (cont’d)

21 FUW Pathology “A” Residue Priorities

Summary of FUW “A” Priorities

• Total 50 residue studies• Total trials: ~300-350 (avg. 6-7/study)• Total 37 chemistries• Includes 6 processing studies• Includes 11 joint studies with Canada

PR# Commodity Product Trials09976 apple/pear (PH) difenconazole Reg. 1, 10-3, 11,

1210173 potato fenpyroximate Reg. 309532 lima bean cyazofamid 3 CA -09 trials (‘10 $s) 10360 collards permethrin Reg. 6 (rereg)10359 tomato (small fruit) permethrin any 3 trials (rereg)08850* wild rice lambda-cyhalothrin MN - 3, CA - 1 07261 lima bean dimethomorph 2 trials07247 mustard greens dimethomorph 2 trials10082* flax malathion ND - 110091 canola diquat SD - 1A9026 flax cyfluthrin SD - 101682 carrot prometryn Reg. 5, 10, 1103618 parsley prometryn Reg. 10B9367 citrus (added 10/26/09) methoxyfenocide FL – 3 (orange)

*includes a processing study

2010 Field Program – “Red A” trials

EPA-requested, Carryover Residue Trials

2010 Field Program – “Int’l Red A” Studies

US Residue Data Needed to Support Codex MRLs

PR# Product/Commodity (# trials) Reason

10490 Spinetoram/hops (4) tolerance converted from spinosad tolerance

10491 Chlorantraniliprole/hops (4) tolerance being covered by IR-4 2009 “all-crops” residue study

10083 Chlorantraniliprole/artichoke (4) tolerance being covered by IR-4 2009 “all-crops” residue study

10362 Chlorantraniliprole/pomegranate (4) tolerance being covered by IR-4 2009 “all-crops” residue study

Summary of “Red A” Trials/Studies

• Total 4 “Int’l Red A” studies + 32 residue trials – total 48 trials

• Includes 2 processing studies• Includes 12 chemistries (9 are different

than in “A” studies)

2010 Field Program (cont’d)

Regional upgrade, PUP and Priority “B” Residue Studies

PR# Commodity Product10470 caneberry methoxyfenozide10285 pepper glyphosate10367 almond chlorothalonil 10376$$ cherry clothianidin 10377$$ plum clothianidin 10278 asparagus carfentrazone-ethyl 10370 cherry metrafenone10126 tomato (GH) pyrifluquinazone09981 blueberry flubendiamide07127 guava cyprodonil+fludioxinil

$$mfg. sponsored study

2010 Field Program (cont’d)

Regional upgrade, PUP and Priority “B” Residue Studies

PR# Commodity Product10383 okra clethodim10458 tomato trifloxysulfuron06312 strawberry glyphosate10468 peach fenpyroximate 10469 plum fenpyroximate 02083 blueberry fluazifop-butyl 10366 sunflower (ST) anthraquinone10389 dry pea metconazole06385 radish propiconazole00148 radish chlorothalonil10477 cantaloupe metrafenone

Summary of Upgraded & Priority B Studies

• Total 21 residue studies• Total trials ~126-147 (avg. 6-7/study)• Total 17 chemistries (6 are different than

in “A”/“Red A” studies)• Includes 3 processing studies• Includes 3 joint studies with Canada

Summary of All 2010 Residue Studies

• Total 71 residue studies• Total trials: ~426-497 (avg. 6-7/study) + 48 “Red A” trials• Trials assigned to-date – 682 (state - 515;

ARS - 115; Canada – 52; includes 30 eff./crop safety trials)

• Total 52 different chemistries• Includes 11 processing studies• Includes 14 joint studies with Canada (CN as SD proposed for 4 studies

[10216 pyrifluquinazone/tomato (GH), 10284 pyrimethanil/cucumber (GH), 09981 flubendiamide/blueberry, 07773 prohexadione calcium/strawberry)

2010 Field Trial Budget/Costs

1) July ’09 PMC-approved allocation of $2.25 million for the 2010 food use field program

2) $5,000 per state residue trial3) $3,000 per state performance trial4) $33,000 for a performance “A”

study

The 2010 FUW is set for: September 14-15 (Weeds, Diseases, Insects,

respectively): JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa, Summerlin, NV

The 2010 NRPM: sometime within

October 26-28 (Tues.-Thur.), IR-4 Headquarters

**For 2011 FUW** not yet exploring any particular venue

FUW/NRPM Plans - 2010