Page
1
of
2
August
3,
2004
Lindane
NARAP
Conference
Call
Special
Interest
Group
Stakeholders
Meeting
Minutes
Purpose:

To
get
input
from
stakeholders
as
EPA
and
FDA
are
developing
the
US
position
on
the
North
American
Regional
Action
Plan
(
NARAP)
for
Lindane
Summary:

Stakeholders
who
participated
in
the
call
would
like
to
see
a
ban
or
phase
out
of
both
pharmaceutical
and
agricultural
uses
of
lindane.

Minutes:

The
call
started
with
an
explanation
by
EPA
of
what
the
NARAP
is,
what
has
happened
so
far,
and
the
US
role
in
developing
the
NARAP.
The
following
issues
were
raised
by
the
stakeholders:

­
There
is
concern
about
risk
from
both
the
direct
use
(
lice/
scabies
applications)
and
the
agricultural
use
of
lindane.
­
There
is
concern
that
sales
of
lindane
for
use
to
treat
lice
and/
or
scabies
are
going
up
despite
the
black
box
warning
issued.
­
FDA
stated
that
the
number
of
lindane
prescriptions
written
has
dropped
over
the
last
two
years.
­
Stakeholders
would
like
to
see
the
US
position
in
the
NARAP
equal
to
the
restrictions
implemented
in
California.
­
Stakeholders
feel
that
compelling
information
provided
through
the
NARAP
public
meetings
has
indicated
that
agricultural
uses
of
lindane
are
impacting
subsistence
populations.
­
Several
groups
expressed
a
feeling
that
EPA
did
not
respond
to
their
concerns
on
the
lindane
reregistration
eligibility
decision
(
RED)
and
asked
how
the
process
for
obtaining
input
from
stakeholders
for
the
NARAP
would
be
different
than
the
RED
process.
­
Stakeholders
see
a
need
for
the
US
to
be
a
leader
in
the
NARAP
process
by
taking
additional
action
on
lindane.
­
Stakeholders
reached
agreement
that
they
would
like
to
see
lindane
banned
or
phased
out
in
the
next
1
­
1
½
years.
­
EPA
expressed
willingness
to
review
any
new
pertinent
information
on
lindane
exposures
and
use.
­
The
Agency
agreed
to
take
written
comments
on
US
position
for
the
NARAP
through
August
20th.
Page
2
of
2
Attendees:

US
EPA:

Kimberly
Nesci
OPP/
SRRD
Mark
Howard
OPP/
SRRD
Janice
Jensen
OPP/
FEAD
Keith
Chanon
OPP/
FEAD
US
FDA:
Abby
Jacobs
FDA/
CDER
Environmental
NGOs
(
non­
governmental
organizations):
Pam
Miller
Alaska
Coalition
Against
Toxics
Deborah
Altschuler
National
Pediculosis
Association
Ann
Heil
LA
County
Sanitation
District
Kristin
Schafer
Pesticides
Action
Network
North
America
Jennifer
Sass
National
Resources
Defense
Council
Karen
Perry
Physicians
for
Social
Responsibility
Bobby
Chase
Citizens
Environmental
Coalition
(
New
York)
