Crystal City,
Virginia
July 19-22, 2010
[updated 7/9/10]
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Monday
The Pesticide |
Tuesday Division Overviews |
Wednesday Division
Overviews,
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Thursday Label Accountability & Other Labeling Issues |
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7:30 Continental Breakfast & Registration, Conference Theater, Ballroom Level
8:15 8:45 9:45
10:00
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Overview of important elements for pesticide registration |
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PRNs: What are they and what is there legal status? |
Bob Perlis, assistant general counsel for pesticides, U.S. EPA, Office of General Counsel
11:00
Development of a Pesticide Product: From Research to Registration –
Part 1 - The Registrant Perspective
John Jachetta, regulatory sciences
and government affairs business leader, Dow AgroSciences, LLC
12:00
Lunch
in the Chesapeake Grill, 20th Floor
1:00
Group
Photo, location TBA
1:15
Development of a Pesticide Product: From Research to Registration –
Part 2 - Pesticide Review Process
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Risk Management I |
Rich Dumas, senior policy adviser, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division
2:30
Break
2:45
Development of a Pesticide Product: from Research to Registration -
Part 3 - Pesticide Review Process
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Risk Management II |
Rich Dumas, senior policy adviser, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division
3:30
*State
Presentations (6):
Howard Brown, DC; Ralden Chang, HI;
Judy Glass, KS; Bobby Simoneaux, LA;
Dale Scott, TX; & Erik Johansen, WA
4:30
Adjourn
8:00
The Registration Division
| Overview of RD's mission / organization |
John Hebert product manager, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Registration Division, Insecticide-Rodenticide Branch
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Review of distributor product names |
Venus Eagle & John Hebert, product managers, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Registration Division, Insecticide-Rodenticide Branch
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NAFTA labeling |
Lois Rossi, division director, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Registration Division
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Public Participation Process |
Diane Isbell, special assistant, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Registration Division
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IR-4 |
Barbara Madden, minor use officer, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Registration Division, Risk Integration, Minor Use, Emergency Response Branch
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Pet Product Issues |
Kimberly Nesci, special assistant, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Registration Division
9:30
Break
9:45
*State
Presentations (4):
Susan Godwin, AL; Kent
Zitzelberger, AR; Steven Antunes-Kenyon, MA; &
Cary Hamilton, NM
10:30
The
Pesticide Re-evaluation Division
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Overview of PRD's mission / organization |
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Registration review – what’s different? |
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Endocrine disruptor work |
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Aggregate and cumulative risk assessments for pyrethroids and others |
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Cancellation/Existing Stock policies |
Neil Anderson, chief, U.S. EPA, Office of
Pesticide Programs, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division, Risk Management Implementation Branch 1
Rich Dumas, senior policy adviser, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs,
Pesticide Re-evaluation Division
11:30
Lunch
in the Chesapeake Grill, 20th Floor
12:30
Overview of the Section 18 Process
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Demonstrate process from start to finish with real-life product |
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More explanation of the significant economic loss criteria |
Brian Verhougstraete,
pesticide registration program manager, Michigan Department of
Agriculture
Dan Rosenblatt, chief, U.S. EPA, Registration Division, Risk
Integration, Minor Use and Emergency Response Branch
1:00
Overview of the Section 24(c) Process
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Demonstrate process from start to finish with real-life product |
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New policy guidance from RD |
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Processing of 24(c)s to be consolidated in one Branch in RD |
Erik Johansen,
special pesticide registration program coordinator, Washington State
Department of Agriculture, Pesticide
Management Division
Dan Rosenblatt, chief, U.S. EPA,
Office of Pesticide Programs, Registration
Division, Risk Integration, Minor Use and Emergency Response Branch
Jim Tompkins, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs,
Registration Division
2:00
Break
2:15
Facilitated Discussion on Section 18
and Section 24(c) Processes
Erik Johansen, special pesticide
registration program coordinator, Washington State
Department of Agriculture, Pesticide
Management Division
Brian Verhougstraete, pesticide
registration program manager, Michigan Department of Agriculture
3:15
State Presentations (8):
Rose Kachadoorian, OR; David Rousseau, NH; Micah Raub, VA; Michael Sears,
NY; Ben Miller, ID; Mary Tomlinson, ME; Darryl Slade, MO; & Ryan Williams,
OK
8:00
The
Antimicrobial Division
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Overview of AD’s mission / organization |
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False/misleading brand names PRN |
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Nanotechnology |
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Silver/copper alloy – pesticides vs. devices |
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H1N1 Issues |
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25(b) antimicrobials |
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Treated Articles – clear distinction of what is considered a treated article and what falls outside the definition |
Joan Harrigan-Farrelly, division
director, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Antimicrobial Division
Dennis Edwards, chief, U.S. EPA,
Office of Pesticide Programs, Antimicrobial Division,
Regulatory Management Branch 1
9:30
Break
9:45
The Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division
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Overview of BPPD’s mission / organization |
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PIPs |
Anna Gross, biologist, U.S. EPA,
Office of Pesticide Programs, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention
Division
Gina Casciano, biologist, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs,
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division
10:45
State Presentations (6):
Brian Verhougstraete, MI; Nila Hines, MN; Charles Moses, NV; Alford Lay, TN;
Matthew Sunseri, WI; &Grant Bishop, WV
11:45
Lunch
in the Chesapeake Grill, 20th Floor
12:45
Soil Fumigant Label Issues
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Overview of EPA’s risk conclusions (with some incident data) |
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Buffer zone requirements: how did EPA arrive at the label requirements? Possible changes? |
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Status of label changes |
Jeff Dawson, U.S.
EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Health Effects Division
Steven Weiss, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide
Programs, Pesticide
Re-evaluation Division
1:45
Endangered Species: Where are We?
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Status of Bulletins Live |
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ESA and potential impacts to EPA and FIFRA partners |
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How to get state/tribal/territory involvement in decision-making |
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Update on lawsuits/actions taken |
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Sec 18s – what information does EPA want with respect to risk issues? |
Rick Keigwin,
division director, U.S. EPA, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs,
Pesticide Re-evaluation Division
Arty Williams, associate division director, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Fate and Effects Division
2:45
Break
3:05
Load shuttle and depart for
Potomac Yards & Ariel Rios Building – Room
2138
3:45
Compliance Issues
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Overview of OECA’s mission / organization |
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State label reviewers role? |
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E-commerce Issues |
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Import/export issues or concerns? |
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Imposter products |
Al Havinga, acting
director, U.S. EPA, Agriculture Division, Office of Compliance,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance
Don Lott, associate director, U.S. EPA, Office of Civil
Enforcement, Waste
and Chemicals Enforcement Division
4:45
Adjourn, shuttle back to Hyatt departing at 5:10 pm or explore on your own
and take subway back to Hyatt
8:00
Label Accountability Workgroup Update & SLITS demo
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Label Review Manual Update/QC Procedures for PMs |
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SLITS demo |
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Preview of Label Review Product for Label Reviewers – 3 hours of label review principles and core elements of LMR |
Jim Roelofs, state
liaison specialist, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Field and
External Affairs Division
Linda Arrington, acting branch chief, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide
Programs, Financial Management and Planning Branch, Information Technology &
Resource Management Division
9:15
Break
9:30
Depart for Site Visit to OPP Headquarters
Tour guides, TBA
12:00
Lunch
in the Chesapeake Grill, 20th Floor
1:00
Labeling Issues
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Design for the Environment |
Michael Hardy, special assistant to the deputy office director, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs
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Spray Drift PRN |
William L. Jordan, senior policy adviser, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs
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Web-distributed Labeling |
Michelle DeVaux, environmental protection specialist, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Field and External Affairs Division
2:30
Break
2:45
Minimum Risk Pesticides
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Overview of current status |
Menyon Adams, biologist, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division
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Overview of potential changes |
Kathryn Boyle, senior
policy analyst, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Field and External
Affairs Division
Niva Kramek,
environmental protection specialist, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide
Programs, Field and External Affairs Division
3:30
Wrap-Up
Dea Zimmerman, PREP coordinator & regional and
state liaison, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Field and External
Affairs Division, Government and International Services Branch
6:00
Graduation Dinner in the Arlington/Fairfax Rooms, 3rd floor
8:00
Adjourn