Registration & Reregistration

Draft Agenda

University of California, Davis

April 19-23, 2005

[updated 3/31/05]

Day One
Tuesday, April 19, 2005

The Registration Process

Class Location – Putah Creek Lodge (bus pick-up at hotel 8:00 a.m.)

8:15 a.m. Registration/Refreshments
8:30 Welcome and Course Overview
Course Goal: for participants to come away with a fuller understanding of the registration/reregistration process in the context of the state/tribal/federal relationship
John Ward, PREP coordinator, Government and International Services Branch, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. EPA;
Jim Smith, continuing education specialist, UC Davis Extension;
Jennifer Thompson, program representative, UC Davis Extension; and
Suzanne Forsyth, PREP program manager, UC Davis Extension.
9:00 Icebreaker & Introductory Exercise
 
10:00 Break
10:15 EPA Organization & Relationship Between State/Region/OPP/OECA
bulletWho does what?
John Ward
11:00 Overview of the Pesticide Registration Division
bulletEPA’s Mission
bulletWhat is a Pesticide Anyhow?
bulletOrganization
bulletApplicable Statutes
bulletFunctions
bulletWho Makes Pesticide Registration Decisions?
bulletRegistration Process
Donald Stubbs, chief, Herbicide Branch, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, U.S. EPA
11:45 Lunch at Putah Creek Lodge
12:30 p.m. Group Photo
12:45 More Registration Topics
bulletThe Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA)
bullet24(c)s
bulletLiability Disclaimer
bulletExisting Stocks
bulletLabeling
bulletNotification
bulletECRs (from OPP perspective)
bulletSLITS
Don Stubbs & Linda Arrington, ombudsman, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, U.S. EPA
2:15 Break
2:30 Federal and State Perspectives on Section 18

Linda Arrington; Charlie Clark, Florida; Lee Davis, North Carolina; and Robin Rosenbaum, Michigan
3:30 Facilitated Discussion on Section 18s and 24(c)s
Facilitated by Don Stubbs
4:30 Adjourn

Day Two
Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Special Review and Reregistration

Class Location – Putah Creek Lodge (bus pick-up at hotel 7:40 a.m.)

8:00 a.m. Overview of the Special Review/Reregistration Process
bulletReregistration
bulletRisk Assessment
bulletRisk Management
Rich Dumas, senior policy advisor, Special Review and Reregistration Division, OPP, U.S. EPA
10:00 Break
10:15 Issues for States in Registration (State segments)
TBA, 9 State Segments

Facilitated by John Ward
11:30 Lunch at Putah Creek Lodge
     
12:30 p.m.  

Overview of the Special Review/Reregistration Process, continued
    Rich Dumas
     
1:30   Issues for States in Registration (State segments), continued
     TBA, 4 State Segments
Facilitated by John Ward
2:00 Break
2:15 Endangered Species
bulletFIFRA vs. ESA
bulletThe Endangered Species Act (ESA)
bulletEPA’s Endangered Species Protection Program (ESPP)
bulletAlternative Consultation Agreement
bulletHow Do We Protect Endangered Species?
Don Stubbs
3:15  

Issues for States in Registration (State segments), continued
TBA, 9 State Segments
Facilitated by John Ward
4:30

Adjourn & bus pick-up
4:30-8:30 p.m. On Your Own: Davis Farmers’ Market & Picnic in the Park Street Fair (located between 3rd & 5th Streets, and B & C Streets)

 

Day Three
Thursday, April 21, 2005

Antimicrobial Division

Class Location – Putah Creek Lodge (bus pick-up at hotel 7:40 a.m.)

8:00 a.m. Overview of the Antimicrobial Division
bulletWhat is a pesticide? EPA vs. FDA (examples)
bulletLabeling
bulletAD approach to regulating mold (health impacting)
bulletCCA, field monitoring of voluntary program (issues with replacement)
bulletTreated articles
bulletAntimicrobial testing
bulletPrions
Dennis Edwards, chief, Regulatory Management Branch, Antimicrobial Division, OPP, U.S. EPA
9:45 Break
10:00

Issues for States in Registration (State segments), continued

TBA, 5 State Segments
Facilitated by John Ward
10:45

Overview of the Antimicrobial Division, continued
Dennis Edwards
11:30 Lunch at Putah Creek Lodge

Field Trip

12:30 p.m.   Load bus and depart for field trip
     
2:30 The Olive Fruit Fly: Pest Management Strategies, Conventional and Organic
Ted Hall, Long Meadow Ranch, St. Helena
4:30 Load bus and depart for Napa
5:00 Group dinner at Zinsvalley, Napa
7:00   Load bus and return to Davis
8:30 Arrive in Davis

 

Day Four
Friday, April 22, 2005

Other Topics

Class Location – Putah Creek Lodge (bus pick-up at hotel 7:40 a.m.)

8:00 a.m. Compliance Issues
bulletHow does EPA ensure product compliance?
bulletHow does product enforcement work?
bulletWhat's expected of States re product compliance?
bulletE-Commerce
bulletExisting Stock
    Facilitated by John Ward
     
9:00 Overview of the IR-4 Program
Rebecca Sisco, regional field coordinator, Western Region IR-4 Program, UC Davis
10:00   Break

 

Biopesticides Division
10:15 Overview of the Biopesticide Division
bulletHow does BPPD register/reregister pesticides
bulletWhat is a biopesticide? (examples)
Phil Hutton, associate director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, U.S. EPA
11:45 Lunch at Putah Creek Lodge
12:45 p.m. Overview of the Biopesticide Division, continued
bulletChemicals in process
bulletPIPS (products registered & in pipeline) EUP monitoring
Phil Hutton
1:30 Break
1:45 Teleconference with OECA
Jack Neylan & Rick Colbert, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, U.S. EPA
2:45 Break
3:00 E-Labels
Jim Gray, pesticide registration coordinator, North Dakota Department of Agriculture
4:30 Adjourn and bus pick-up

Day Five
Saturday, April 22, 2005

Labeling Issues

Class Location – Putah Creek Lodge (bus pick-up at hotel 7:40 a.m.)

8:00 a.m. Soybean Rust (Sec 18) & Other Minor Legumes
Don Stubbs and Charlie Clark, Florida
9:00 Labeling - Breakout Sessions on Processing a Label at State Level
bulletDetermining what's a pesticide and what isn't
bulletRisk mitigation language
bulletDiscussion of Label Review Manual; how it's used by product managers/ how
it's used by States
bulletHow to resolve label issues with EPA
Facilitated by Cary Hamilton, New Mexico; Robin Rosenbaum, Michigan; and Patricia Kandziora, Wisconsin
9:30 Break
9:45 Labeling - Breakout Sessions, continued
11:30 Lunch at Putah Creek Lodge
12:30 p.m. Labeling - Breakout Sessions, continued
2:00 Break
2:15 Labeling - Breakout Sessions, continued
3:30 Wrap-Up
John Ward
4:00 Adjourn & bus pick-up

6:00 Bus pick up at hotel for Graduation Dinner
6:15 Graduation Dinner at the International House, Davis
8:15 Load bus and return to hotel