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Reregistration Notification
Network (RNN) Archives
The OPMP Monthly, formerly the Reregistration Notification
Network (RNN), is a publication of the Office of Pest Management Policy
(OPMP) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The OPMP Monthly
is a cooperative effort of National Pesticide Impact Assessment Program
of the USDA-NAPIAP, Interregional
Project No. 4 (IR-4), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (USEPA), and the American Crop
Protection Association (ACPA).
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AGENDA |
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MARCH 20, 2000 |
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10:00 |
Welcome |
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Workgroup Mission |
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Q&As from workgroup |
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10:30 |
Workgroup members presentation (approximately 7 minutes each) |
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Why is inert disclosure important to you? |
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What do you expect to get out of this group? |
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12:00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
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1:00 |
Workgroup members presentations (continued) |
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2:15 |
Statutory Framework |
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Requirements under FOIA and EPA regulations |
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Q&As from workgroup |
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3:00 |
AFTERNOON BREAK |
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3:15 |
National Pesticide Telecommunication Network |
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Consumer Labeling Initiative |
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Incident Data |
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Q&As from workgroup |
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4:00 |
Public comment period |
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4:45 |
Meeting closes |
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MARCH 21, 2000 |
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9:00 |
Background on Inert Regulation: OPP's listing policy |
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Q&As from workgroup |
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9:30 |
Workgroup discussion |
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12:00 |
Next steps |
EPA distributes its Pesticide Program Updates to external stakeholders and citizens who have expressed an ongoing interest in OPP activities and decisions. This update service is part of EPA' s continuing effort to improve public access to critical information.
For information about ongoing activities in the Office of Pesticide Programs, visit our home page.
Or call or write us directly at:
Communication Services Branch
Office of Pesticide Programs (7506C)
US Environmental Protection Agency
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
703-305-5017
On March 1, EPA released the revised risk assessments for the organophosphate pesticides ethyl parathion and fenitrothion. The release of the risk assessments was announced in a Federal Register notice (Volume 65, No. 41, Pages 11050-11052), which is available on the Government Printing Office web site. EPA has made the risk assessment documents available in the OPP docket. Information on visiting the docket or contacting the docket by telephone (703-305-5805) or by mail is included in the Federal Register notice. EPA plans to post the revised risk assessments for these chemicals on the OPP web site in the near future. In the interim, the documents also can be obtained electronically by contacting Karen Angulo. No technical briefings were held for these chemicals because of their limited use patterns.
The Federal Register notice also announces an opportunity for a 60-day public participation period during which the public may submit risk management and mitigation ideas, and recommendations and proposals for transition related to ethyl parathion and fenitrothion. Comments must be received by May 1, 2000, identified by docket number OPP-34171A for ethyl parathion, and OPP-34197A for fenitrothion.
For more information, contact Karen Angulo at 703-308-8004.
For information about ongoing activities in the Office of Pesticide Programs, visit our home page.
Or call or write us directly at:
Communication Services Branch
Office of Pesticide Programs (7506C)
US Environmental Protection Agency
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
703-305-5017
This report provides useful recommendations on how to strengthen the scientific basis for the decision making at EPA, said Stephen L. Johnson, Associate Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances. EPA continues to take strong steps to ensure the best possible regulation of biotech products, and we will take into account these recommendations as our program to protect public health and the environment moves forward.
The Scientific Advisory Panel is an independent peer review body to provide scientific advice to EPA, with the members selected on the basis of their professional qualifications to assess the impact of pesticides on public health and the environment. The panel report is available on the web at: http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap
EPA received a report of a worker death associated with exposure to the liquid form of 2,4-DCP in October 1998. Investigation of the fatality showed that a similar worker death had occurred in 1992 at a facility outside of the United States. The Agency identified other facilities that had reported past or present use of 2,4-DCP and sent out an early alert letter about the hazard in April 1999. All of the cases have involved workers getting their skin splashed with the molten form of 2,4-DCP, followed quickly by collapse and death.
To raise awareness about the hazard and to provide recommendations for protecting workers, EPA worked with OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety to develop an advisory, which is being sent to: past and current users of the chemical; selected trade associations; labor unions; professional associations; government agencies and international contacts.
The Federal Register notice also announces an opportunity for a 60-day public participation period during which the public may submit risk management and mitigation ideas, and recommendations and proposals for transition related to acephate and methamidophos. Comments must be received by April 24, 2000 identified by docket number OPP-34164B for acephate and OPP-34166B for methamidophos.
For more information, contact Karen Angulo at 703-308-8004.
EPA published the original supplemental Federal Register notice on October 21, 1999, opening a 60-day comment period on four issues affecting the 1994 proposed rule on containers and containment. The 1994 proposed rule sought to establish standards for the design, care and management of pesticide containers and containment structures. The four issues currently open for public comment are: (1) narrowing the scope of the container standards to focus on the pesticides and containers that pose a relatively greater risk; (2) implementing the exemption for antimicrobial pesticides as set forth in the Food Quality Protection Act; (3) adopting the Department of Transportation (DOT) packaging standards for pesticides that are not considered hazardous materials by DOT and; (4) defining "small business" in terms of pesticide formulators, dealers and commercial applicators as identified in the small entity impact analysis.
The comment period applies only to the supplemental notice described above. EPA will use the 1994 proposed rule, the 1999 supplemental notice, and related public comments to develop the final rule.
This extension will be published in the Federal Register and will be available on the Internet. The October 21, 1999 supplemental Federal Register notice (Volume 64, No. 203, Pages 56918-56944) is available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. For additional information, please contact Nancy Fitz at 703-305-7385.
WHO: EPA and the CLI partnersNote: The press conference will be held at the EPA booth in Hall B. The information line for the flower show is 215-988-8899. More information on the flower show is found at: http://www.philaflowershow.com. For more information, call Bonnie Smith at EPA Region III in Philadelphia, PA at 215-814-5543.
WHAT: Press Conference to launch "Read the Label FIRST!", a consumer campaign on safer product use.
WHEN: Monday, March 6, at 8:30 a.m.
WHERE: The Philadelphia Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
For information about ongoing activities in the Office of Pesticide Programs, visit our home page.
Or call or write us directly at:
Communication Services Branch
Office of Pesticide Programs (7506C)
US Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
703-305-5017
