Comprehensive Combo

Draft Agenda

Hosted by the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

Fort Myers, Florida

May 3-7, 2009

[updated 4/21/10]

Day One
Monday, May 3, 2010

Federal Updates & Policies

p  Class Location – Cayo Costa Room, Main Level
8:00 a.m. Registration/Refreshments
8:15 Welcome and Course Overview
    Course goals: This course is designed to provide new and experienced managers of pesticide programs with the latest information on a variety of topics concerning important emerging issues within the FIFRA program.  he diverse nature of this course with topics relating to science, technology and policy, will help meet the needs of new and experienced managers.

Dea Zimmerman, PREP coordinator & regional and state liaison, U.S. EPA, Government and International Services Branch, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs;
Bruce Nicely, bureau chief, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Bureau of Compliance Monitoring;
Jennifer Caulfield, program assistant & PREP logistical coordinator, UC Davis Extension; &
Suzanne Forsyth, academic coordinator & PREP program manager, UC Davis Extension
8:45 Icebreaker & Introductory Exercise
 
9:45 Break
10:00 Overview of OPP/OECA/Regional Offices
bulletOrganizational structures
bulletHow decisions are made
bulletHow the Offices interact

Dan Helfgott, branch chief, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Field and External Affairs Division, Government and International Services Branch; &
Al Havinga, branch chief, U.S. EPA, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Office of Compliance, Agriculture Branch
10:45

The FIFRA Cooperative Agreement Relationship
bulletWhat does primacy mean?
bulletHow priorities are determined in the guidance process
bulletThe grant negotiation process

Dan Helfgott, U.S. EPA, OPP;
Al Havinga, U.S. EPA, OECA; &
Royan Teter, section chief, U.S. EPA, Region 7, Water, Wetlands, and Pesticides Division, Toxics and Pesticides Branch, Pesticides Section
11:45 Lunch in the Judge Landis Room, Main Level
12:45 p.m. Group Photo
1:00 State/Tribal/Territory Addresses (5):
Robert Blankenburg, AK; Tony Cofer, AL; Jason Robertson, AR; Neil Abbott, Ak-Chin; Gary Christian, AZ
2:15 Break
2:30

Roundtable Discussion: What’s Driving your Workload and how do you Balance Priorities?
bulletHow to better communicate needs, what others have done that's worked
Facilitated by Dea Zimmerman, U.S. EPA, OPP
3:30 State/Tribal/Territory Addresses (3):

Scott Heinley, CO; Craig Bryant, FL; Derrick Lastinger, GA
4:15 Adjourn

 

Day Two
Tuesday, May 4, 2010

FIFRA & Clean Water Issues

p  Class Location – Cayo Costa Room, Main Level
8:00 a.m. NPDES Permit Issues for Pesticide Applications
bulletOverview of the draft permit elements
Susan Lewis, associate director, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Biological and Economic Analysis Division
9:00 Break
9:15 NPDES Permit Issues, continued
bulletQuestion/answer session

Susan Lewis, associate director, U.S. EPA, OPP, BEAD
Facilitated by Davis Daiker, environmental administrator, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
10:30 Break
10:45  State/Tribal/Territory Addresses (4):
Hector Duran, Colorado River; Gary King, MI; Reina Camacho, MP; Cary Giguere, VT

Mosquito District Field Tour
11:45

Adjourn & load bus
12:00 n. Depart for field trip to Lee County; box lunch on the bus
1:00 p.m. Arrive at Lee County Mosquito Control District
bulletNPDES & aquatic applications
bulletTour of research facility
bulletAerial tour
Wayne Gayle, director, Lee County Mosquito Control District
4:00 Load bus and depart for Fort Myers
5:15 Arrive at hotel

 

Day Three
Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Tools and Challenges for our Enforcement Program

p  Class Location – Cayo Costa Room, Main Level
8:00 a.m.

Food Safety: Agency Roles and Responsibilities
bulletEPA
Mary Frances Lowe, senior program advisor, U.S. EPA
bulletUSDA - Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Dr. Bob Epstein, deputy administrator, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service
bulletFDA
Joanne King, consumer safety officer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
bulletUSDA - Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)
Dr. Armia Tawadrous, executive associate for regulatory operations, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service
9:00 Break
9:15 Food Safety
bulletQs and As
bulletHypothetical scenarios: what would your Agency do?

Dr. Bob Epstein & Dr. Armia Tawadrous, USDA & Joanne King, USFDA
Moderated by Mary Frances Lowe, U.S. EPA
10:15 Break
10:30 Public Health Update: Bed Bugs
bulletSection 18s for Propoxur
bulletTechnical issues: sulfuryl fluoride and heat treatments
bulletOutreach to restaurant and hotel industries
Michael Page, bureau chief, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control
11:30

State/Tribal/Territory Addresses (3):                                                        

Jim Childs, ID; Michael Odenthal, OR; Martin Pousson, LA
12:15 p.m. 

Lunch in the Judge Landis Room, Main Level

 

Soil Fumigant Decision Issues

1:15 Soil Fumigant Decision Issues
bulletOverview of the requirements
bulletOutreach/education activities and materials

 Cathryn O’Connell, team leader & Susan Bartow, chemical review manager, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division
2:45 Break
3:00 Roundtable Discussion: Challenges to Implementation of the Soil Fumigant Requirements
bulletInspector feedback from PIRT

Facilitated by Richard Pont, senior program advisor, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Worker Safety Branch
4:00 Adjourn

 

Day Four
Thursday, May 6, 2010

Soil Fumigant Field Tour

p  Class Location – Cayo Costa Room, Main Level
7:45 a.m. Meet in front of hotel
     
8:00   Load bus and depart for field site
   

Arrive at field site: Gargiulo Farm, Lee County
bulletTour and discussion of soil fumigation issues
bulletEquipment and overview
bulletPossible demonstration on fallow field
    Jeff McKay, field preparation coordinator, Gargiulo Farm
 
10:45

Load bus & return to hotel    

 
11:45 Arrive at hotel & lunch in the Sanibel Room, Main Level

Risk-Based Approaches to Inspections
1:00 p.m. State/Tribal/Territory Addresses (4):
  Lee Corte-Real, MA; Joe Spitzmueller, MN; Shannon Joyner, NC; David Rousseau, NH
2:00 Break
 
2:15 Roundtable Discussion: Risk-Based Approaches to Inspections
     
  Facilitated by John Ward, PREP Meister, emeritus
 
3:45

State/Tribal/Territory Addresses (3):
Anthony Lamanno, NY; Ryan Williams, OK; Burgess Cook, Jr., TX
 
4:30 Adjourn

 

Day Five
Friday, May 7, 2010

Building Partnerships

p  Class Location – Cayo Costa Room, Main Level
8:00 a.m. State/Tribal/Territory Addresses (4):
Bonnie Rabe, NM; Greg Minor, OH; Liza Fleeson, VA; Joel Kangiser, WA
9:00 Break
9:15 Partnerships and the Collaborative Approach
bulletDecision-making
bulletTo collaborate or not!
bulletAssessing and assessment tools
bulletEPA model of stakeholder involvement
Todd Peterson, biologist, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Pollution Prevention Division, Environmental Stewardship Branch
10:15 Break
10:30

Roundtable Discussion: Partnerships & Collaborations   

bulletWhat works?
bulletWhat kinds of collaborative efforts have worked and what have not?
11:30 Lunch next door in the Sanibel Room, Main Level

Professional Development for Pesticide Managers
12:30 p.m. Leadership is Making Others Great
bulletKey qualities of good leaders
bulletWhat makes communication effective
bulletLeaving a legacy
2:00 Break
2:15 Leadership is Making Others Great, continued
3:45 Break
4:00 Wrap-Up
Dea Zimmerman
4:30 Adjourn
6:00 Shuttle pick-up and depart for graduation dinner
6:15

Arrive at the University Grill, Fort Myers for graduation dinner
8:15 Load shuttles and return to hotel
8:30 Arrive at hotel