2007 Annual Report 1a.Objectives (from AD-416) Conduct laboratory and field tests to provide residue data needed to establish a tolerance on a specific commodity or to support a crop group tolerance. To determine this tolerance, it is required that the magnitude of the residue in or on the commodity be determined as per EPA Series 860 Guidelines. 1b.Approach (from AD-416) Research to support registrations of minor use pesticides. Apply pesticides according to IR-4 protocol guidelines. Obtain performance data, phytotoxicity, yield and efficacy from treated and untreated field plots. Ship samples to laboratories for residue analyses. Protocols will be employed using appropriate Standard Operating Procedures and conducted under provisions outlined in 40CFR part 160 in accordance with EPA's Good Laboratory Practice Standards. Formerly 0500-00007-053-00D (9/04) and 0500-00007-074-00D (11/2005). 3.Progress Report During FY 2007, field plots were grown following good local agricultural practices. They were sprayed as scheduled using test equipment that simulates commercial equipment. The crops were samples were harvested according to an approved protocol and properly stored until shipment to a designated laboratory. Testing was conducted on strawberries, cool season vegetables, beans and herbs. All of the milestones were met in FY 2007 for the 21 projects. This field site will conduct yearly approximately 30 to 50 field residue trials on minor use crops over the next three years. The facility will provide treated and untreated samples to the laboratories for residue analysis, while continuing to produce quality scientific data in order to meet EPA's Good Laboratory Practice requirements for the IR-4 program. The same milestones will be utilized over the three year period. 4.Accomplishments Minor Crop Chemical Protectant Residue Tests: Crop residue data are lacking for minor crops, and the crop protection industry has little economic incentive to pursue pest control product registrations on minor crops due to their high value and low acreage. The IR-4 program, a cooperative Federal-State-Industry effort, designs and coordinates field-based research to generate this kind of information. Twenty-one tests assigned by the program director in FY2007 were completed. Plant residue analyses from these tests provide the basic data necessary for crop chemical protection registration. NP 304 (Crop Protection and Quarantine), Component 8, Problem Area A. 5.Significant Activities that Support Special Target Populations None 6.Technology Transfer