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July 20 - 23 Meeting Agenda

July 20, 21, 22 and 23, 1999
Sheraton Crystal City Hotel 
1800 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA
(703) 486-1111
OPP Docket Telephone: (703) 305-5805

Tuesday, July 20, 1999

  • 8:30  AM
Introduction of Panel Members - Ronald J. Kendall, Ph.D. (FIFRA SAP Chair)
  • 8:50  AM
Administrative Procedures by Designated Federal Official - Mr. Paul Lewis
  • 8:55 AM
Opening Remarks - Ms. Marcia E. Mulkey (Director, Office of Pesticide Programs, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, EPA)
  • 9:05 AM
Opening Remarks - Michael Firestone, Ph.D. (Acting Associate Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, EPA)

Session 1: Burkholderia cepacia: Risk Assessment of a Biopesticide with Affinities to a Human Opportunistic Pathogen

  • 9:15 AM
Introduction, Goals, and Objectives: Risk Assessment of B. cepacia Strain RAL-3, and Other Biopesticidial Bacteria Related to Human Opportunistic Pathogens - Douglas Gurian-Sherman, Ph.D. (Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA)
  • 9:25 AM
Taxonomy as a Possible Means of Distinguishing Human Pathogenic from Biological Control Strains of B. cepacia - Chris Wozniak, Ph.D. (Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA)
  • 9:45 AM
Use of Virulence and Pathogenicity Traits in the Risk Assessment of B. cepacia - Douglas Gurian-Sherman, Ph.D. (Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA)
  • 10:10 AM
BREAK
  • 10:30 AM
Human Host Susceptibility and the Use of Animal Models to Distinguish Opportunistic Pathogen B. cepacia from Non-Pathogenic Strains - William Schneider, Ph.D. (Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA)
  • 10:50 AM
Requirements for Strain Markers of Microbial Biopesticides: Monitoring Fate in the Environment Prior to and After Registration - Douglas Gurian-Sherman, Ph.D. (Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA)
  • 11:10 AM
Public Comments
  • 12:00 PM
LUNCH
  • 1:30 PM
Public Comments (continued)
  • 2:15 PM
Panel Discussion
  • 3:00 PM
BREAK
  • 3:15 PM
Panel Discussion (continued)
  • 4:30 PM
ADJOURNMENT

Wednesday, July 21, 1999

  • 8:30  AM
Introduction of Panel Members - Ronald J. Kendall, Ph.D. (FIFRA SAP Chair)
  • 8:50 AM
Administrative Procedures by Designated Federal Official - Mr. Paul Lewis
  • 8:55 AM
Opening Remarks - Michael Firestone, Ph.D. (Acting Associate Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, EPA)

Session 2: A Consultation on Protocol Design to Assess Acute Neurotoxicity Studies Following Oral Administration of Pesticides

  • 9:00 AM
Agency Presentation - Kathleen Raffaele, Ph.D. (Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA)
  • 9:30 AM
Public Comments
  • 10:30 AM
BREAK
  • 10:45 AM
Panel Discussion
  • 12:00 PM
ADJOURNMENT

Thursday, July 22, 1999

  • 8:30 AM
Introduction of Panel Members - Mary Anna Thrall, D.V.M. (FIFRA SAP Chair)
  • 8:50 AM
Administrative Procedures by Designated Federal Official - Mr. Larry Dorsey
  • 8:55 AM
Opening Remarks - Michael Firestone, Ph.D. (Acting Associate Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, EPA)

Session 3: Higher Tier Ecological Risk Assessment for Chlorfenapyr

  • 9:00 AM
Introduction and Objectives - Ms. Denise Keehner (Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA)
  • 9:15 AM

Risk Assessment History - Paul Mastradone, Ph.D. (Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA)

  • 9:30 AM
Overview of Chlorfenapyr Risk Assessment - Edward Odenkirchen, Ph.D. (Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA)
  • 9:40 AM
Overview of Environmental Fate Assessment - Mr. Alex Clem (Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA)
  • 10:00 AM
BREAK
  • 10:15 AM
Overview of Aquatic Risk Assessment - Mr. Willliam Evans (Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA)
  • 10:45 AM
Overview of Avian Risk Assessment - Edward Odenkirchen, Ph.D. (Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA)
  • 11:45 AM
Review of Questions to SAP - Ms. Denise Keehner (Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA)
  • 12:00 PM
LUNCH
  • 1:15 PM
Public Comments
  • 2:45 PM
Panel Discussion
  • 3:15 PM
BREAK
  • 3:30 PM
Panel Discussion (continued)
  • 5:30 PM
ADJOURNMENT

Friday, July 23, 1999

Session 3: Higher Tier Ecological Risk Assessment for Chlorfenapyr (continued)

  • 8:30 AM
Introduction - Mary Anna Thrall, D.V.M. (FIFRA SAP Chair)
  • 8:35 AM
Administrative Procedures by Designated Federal Official - Mr. Larry Dorsey
  • 8:40 AM
Opening Remarks - Michael Firestone, Ph.D. (Acting Associate Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, EPA)
  • 8:45 AM
Panel Discussion (continued)
  • 10:45 AM
BREAK

Session 4: Spray Drift - Review of Proposed Pesticide Deposition Curves to Adjacent Areas

  • 11:00 AM
Introduction of Panel Members - Christopher Portier, Ph.D. (FIFRA SAP Chair)
  • 11:15 AM
Administrative Procedures by Designated Federal Official - Mr. Paul Lewis

I. Deposition from Ground Hydraulic Applications

  • 11:20 AM
Introduction, Goals, and Objectives – Mr. Arnet Jones (Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA)
  • 11:35 AM
Ground Hydraulic Spray Drift Data and Analysis – Norman Birchfield, Ph.D. (Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA)
  • 12:00 PM
Statistical Analysis and Bounded Deposition Curves - Dr. Terrell Barry (California Department of Pesticide Regulation); Mr. David Farrar (Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA)
  • 12:30 PM
LUNCH

II. Deposition from Orchard Airblast Applications

  • 1:30 PM
Orchard Airblast Spray Drift Data and Analysis – Norman Birchfield, Ph.D. (Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA)
  • 2:00 PM
Statistical Analysis and Bounded Deposition Curves - Mr. David Farrar (Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA)
  • 2:30 PM
BREAK
  • 2:45 PM
Public Comments
  • 3:30 PM
Panel Discussion
  • 5:00 PM
ADJOURNMENT

Please be advised that agenda times are approximate.  For further information, please contact the Designated Federal Officials for this meeting, Mr. Larry Dorsey or Mr. Paul Lewis, via telephone: (703) 305-5369; fax: (703) 605-0656; or email: dorsey.larry@epamail.epa.govor lewis.paul@epamail.epa.gov

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