HERBS UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION MEMORANDUM DATE: June 8, 2015, Updated March 21, 2017 SUBJECT: Crop Grouping – Part XVB: Analysis of the USDA IR-4 Petition to Amend the Crop Group Regulation 40 CFR § 180.41 (c) (26) and Commodity Definitions [40 CFR 180.1 (g)] Related to Crop Group 19 Herb and Spice Group. Emphasis on New Herb Crop Group 25. PC Code: NA DP Barcode: NA Decision No.: NA Registration No.: NA Petition No.: NA Regulatory Action: Crop Grouping Regulation Risk Assessment Type: None Case No.: NA TXR No.: NA CAS No.: NA MRID No.: MRID 474331-01 40 CFR: 180.41 (c) (26) and 180.1 (g) FROM: Bernard A. Schneider, Ph.D., Senior Plant Physiologist Chemistry and Exposure Branch Health Effects Division (7509P) TO: Pete Savoia, Chairperson, HED Chemistry Science Advisory Council (ChemSAC), Health Effects Division (7509P) and Members Jennifer Selwyn, and Monica Le, and Susan Wong, Health Canada, PMRA Alma Liliana Tovar Díaz, Deputy Director of Certification and Recognition Senasica-Sagarpa, Mexico Barbara Madden, Minor Use Officer, Minor Use and Emergency Response Branch (MUERB), Registration Division (7505P) Ramé Cromwell, Policy and Regulatory Services Branch (PRSB), Field and External Affairs Division cc: IR-4 Project, Bill Barney, Jerry Baron, Dan Kunkel, Debbie Carpenter, Van Starner ACTION REQUESTED: William P. Barney, Crop Grouping Project Coordinator, Tracey Switek, and Kathryn Homa, Assistant Coordinators, USDA Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4), State Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University and MI-Gyung Lee, Associate Professor, Food Science and Biotechnology Division, Andong National University, Republic of Korea has submitted a petition (May 29, 2008) on behalf of the IR-4 Project, and the Herb and Spice Workgroup of the International Crop Grouping Consulting Committee (ICGCC) to amend the Crop Group Regulation 40 CFR § 180.41 (c) (26) Crop Group 19, Herb and Spice Group, and propose additional herb and spice Commodity Definitions 40 CFR § 180.1(g). HED ChemSAC (March 18, 2015) approved a proposal entitled: “ChemSAC Recommendations on “Crop Grouping – Part XVA: Analysis of the USDA IR-4 Petition to Amend the Crop Group Regulation 40 CFR § 180.41 (c) (26) and Commodity Definitions [40 CFR § 180.1 (g)] Related to Crop Group 19 Herb and Spice Group. Original Combined Herbs and Spices” which would divide the Herb and Spice Group into two separate crop groups one for the Herb Crop Group 25 and one for the Spice Crop Group 26 based on the distinctions between herbs and spices. The above mentioned herb and spice crop group petition requested the following four herb proposals: 1. Amend the existing Herb amd Spice Crop Group in 40 CFR 180.41 (c) (26) that consists of the following 68 commodity entries: 1. Allspice, Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. (Myrtaceae) 2. Angelica, Angelica archangelica L. (Apiaceae) 3. Anise (anise seed), Pimpinella anisum L. (Apiaceae) 4. Anise, star, Illicium verum Hook. f. (Illiciaceae) 5. Annatto (seed), Bixa orellana L. (Bixaceae) 6. Balm (lemon balm), Melissa officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) 7. Basil, Ocimum basilicum L. (Lamiaceae) 8. Borage, Borago officinalis L. (Boraginaceae) 9. Burnet, Sanguisorba spp. (Rosaceae) 10. Camomile, Chamaemelumand Matricaria spp. (Asteraceae) 11. Caper buds, Capparis spinosa L. (Capparaceae) 12. Caraway, Carum carvi L. (Apiaceae) 13. Caraway, black, Nigella sativa L. (Ranunculaceae) 14. Cardamom, Amomum spp. (Zingiberaceae) 15. Cassia bark, Cinnamomum spp. (Lauraceae) 16. Cassia buds, Cinnamomum spp. (Lauraceae) 17. Catnip, Nepeta cataria L. (Lamiaceae) 18. Celery seed, Apiumgraveolens Var. dulce (Mill). Pers. (Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)) 19. Chervil (dried) Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm. (Apiaceae) 20. Chive, Allium schoenoprasum L. (Liliaceae) 21. Chive, Chinese, Allicum tuberosum Rottler ex Spreng. (Liliaceae) 22. Cinnamon, Cinnamomum verum J. Presl (Lauraceae) 23. Clary, Salvia sclarea L. (Lamiaceae) 24. Clove buds, Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry (Myrtaceae) 2 25. Coriander (cilantro or Chinese parsley) (leaf), Coriandrum sativum L. (Apiaceae) 26. Coriander (cilantro) (seed), Coriandrum sativum L. (Apiaceae) 27. Costmary, Tanacetum balsamita L. subsp. Balsamit (Asteraceae) 28. Culantro (leaf), Eryngium foetidum L. (Apiaceae) 29. Culantro (seed), Eryngium foetidum L. (Apiaceae) 30. Cumin, Cuminum cyminum L. (Apiaceae) 31. Curry (leaf), Bergera koenigii L. (Rutaceae) 32. Dill (dillweed), Anethum graveolens L. (Apiaceae) 33. Dill (seed), Anethum graveolens L. (Apiaceae) 34. Fennel (common), Foeniculum vulgare Mill. subsp. vulgare var. vulgare (Apiaceae) 35. Fennel, Florence (seed), Foeniculum vulgare Mill. subsp. vulgare var. azoricum (Mill.) Thell. (Apiaceae) 36. Fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum L. (Fabaceae) 37. Grains of paradise, Aframomum melegueta K. Schum. (Zingiberaceae) 38. Horehound, Marrubium vulgare L. (Lamiaceae) 39. Hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) 40. Juniper berry, Juniperus communis L. (Cupressaceae) 41. Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia Mill. (Lamiaceae) 42. Lemongrass, Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf, (Poaceae) 43. Lovage (leaf), Levisticum officinale W.D.J. Koch (Apiaceae) 44. Lovage (seed), Levisticum officinale W.D.J. Koch (Apiaceae) 45. Mace, Myristica fragrans Houtt. (Myristaceae) 46. Marigold, Calendula officinalis L. (Asteraceae) 47. Marjoram, (includes sweet or annual marjoram, wild marjoram or oregano, and pot marjoram), Origanum spp, (Lamiaceae) 48. Mustard (seed), Brassica juncea, B. hirta, B. nigra, Brassica spp. and Sinapis spp. (Brassicaceae) 49. Nasturtium, Tropaeolum spp, (Tropaeolaceae) 50. Nutmeg, Myristica fragrans Houtt. (Myristicaceae) 51. Parsley (dried), Petroselinum crispum ( Mill.) Fuss (Apiaceae) 52. Pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium L. (Lamiaceae) [Proposed for removal due to toxicity] 53. Pepper, black, Piper nigrum L. (Piperaceae) 54. Pepper, white, Piper nigrum L. (Piperaceae) 55. Poppy (seed), Papaver somniferum L. subsp. Somniferum (Papaveraceae) 56. Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) 57. Rue, Ruta graveolens L. (Rutaceae) [Proposed to transfer from Herbs to Spice] 58. Saffron, Crocus sativus L. (Iridaceae) 59. Sage, Salvia officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) 60. Savory, summer and winter, Satureja spp. (Lamiaceae) 61. Sweet bay (bay leaf), Laurus nobilis L. (Lauraceae) 62. Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare L. (Asteraceae) [Proposed for removal due to toxicity] 63. Tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus L. (Asteraceae) 64. Thyme, Thymus spp. (Lamiaceae) 65. Vanilla, Vanilla planifolia Jacks. (Orchidaceae) 66. Wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens L. (Ericaceae) 67. Woodruff, Galium odoratum (L.) Scop. (Rubiaceae) [Proposed for removal due to toxicity] 68. Wormwood, Artemisia absinthium L. (Asteraceae) [Proposed for removal due to toxicity] To an expanded crop group that consists of the following seventy-four commodities: 3 Proposed Herb Crop Group 25 1. Angelica (fresh leaf), Angelica archangelica L. (Apiaceae) [existing member] 2. Balm (fresh) and (dried), Melissa officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) [existing member] 3. Basil (fresh) and (dried), Ocimum basilicum L. (Lamiaceae) [existing member] 4. Borage (fresh) and (dried), Borago officinalis L. (Boraginaceae) [existing member] 5. Borage, Indian (fresh) and (dried), Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. (Lamiaceae) 6. Burnet (fresh) and (dried), Sanguisorba spp. (Rosaceae) [existing member] 7. Calamint (fresh) and (dried), Calamintha spp. (Lamiaceae) 8. Calendula (fresh) and (dried), Calendula officinalis L. (Asteraceae) [existing member] 9. Caraway (fresh leaf) and (dried leaf), Carum carvi L. (Apiaceae) [existing member] 10. Chamomile (dried) (Chamaemelum spp. and Matricaria spp.) (Asteraceae) [existing member] 11. Chamomile, German (Matricaria recutita L.) (Asteraceae) 12. Chamomile, Roman (Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All.) Asteraceae 13. Chervil (dried), Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm. (Apiaceae) 14. Chive (dried) Allium schoenoprasum L. (Liliaceae) [existing member] 15. Chive, Chinese (dried) Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Spreng. (Lilaceae) [existing member] 16. Cilantro, dried leaf, Coriandrum sativum L. (Apiaceae) 17. Clary (fresh) and( dried), Salvia sclarea L. (Lamiaceae) [existing member} 18. Coriander (fruit), Coriandrum sativum L. (Apiaceae) [existing member] 19. Coriander, Bolivian (fresh) and (dried), Porophyllum ruderale (Jacq.) Cass. (Apiaceae) 20. Coriander, Vietnamese (fresh), Persicaria odorata (Lour.) Sojak. (Apiaceae) 21. Costmary (fresh) and (dried), Tanacetum balsamita L. subsp. Balsamita (Asteraceae) [existing member] 22. Culantro (fresh leaf) and (dried leaf), Eryngium foetidum L. (Apiaceae) 23. Curry, Bergera koenigii L. (Rutaceae) 24. Dill (fresh leaf) and (dried leaf), Anethum graveolens L. (Apiaceae) [existing member] 25. Dokudami (fresh), Houttuynia cordata Thunb. (Saururaceae) 26. Epazote (fresh) and (dried), Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants (Chenopodiaceae) 27. Fennel (common) (fruit), Foeniculum vulgare Mill. subsp. vulgare var. vulgare (Apiaceae) [existing member] 28. Fennel (common) (fresh leaf) and (dried leaf), Foeniculum vulgare Mill. subsp. vulgare var. vulgare (Apiaceae) [existing member] 29. Fennel, Florence (fresh leaf) and (dried leaf), Foeniculum vulgare Mill. subsp. vulgare var. azoricum (Mill.) Thell. (Apiaceae) 30. Fennel, Florence (fruit), Foeniculum vulgare Mill. subsp. Vulgare var. azoricum (Mill.) Thell. (Apiaceae) 31. Fennel-flower (fresh) and (dried), Nigella hispanica L. (Ranunculaceae)