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of
2
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
WASHINGTON,
D.
C.
20460
OFFICE
OF
PREVENTION,
PESTICIDES,
AND
TOXIC
SUBSTANCES
December
22.
2003
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
Transmittal
of
Meeting
Minutes
of
the
FIFRA
Scientific
Advisory
Panel
Meeting
Held
October
28
­
29,
2003
TO:
James
J.
Jones,
Director
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
Charlie
Auer,
Director
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics
FROM:
Myrta
R.
Christian,
Designated
Federal
Official
FIFRA
Scientific
Advisory
Panel
Office
of
Science
Coordination
and
Policy
THRU:
Larry
C.
Dorsey,
Executive
Secretary
FIFRA
Scientific
Advisory
Panel
Office
of
Science
Coordination
and
Policy
Joseph
J.
Merenda,
Jr.,
Director
Office
of
Science
Coordination
and
Policy
Attached,
please
find
the
meeting
minutes
of
the
FIFRA
Scientific
Advisory
Panel
open
meeting
held
in
Arlington,
Virginia
on
October
28
­
29,
2003.
This
report
addresses
a
set
of
scientific
issues
being
considered
by
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
regarding
ensuring
data
quality
for
in
vitro
tests
used
as
alternatives
to
animal
studies
for
regulatory
purposes.

Attachment
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of
2
cc:

Susan
Hazen
Adam
Sharp
Anne
Lindsay
Janet
Andersen
Debbie
Edwards
Steven
Bradbury
Jay
Ellenberger
Arnold
Layne
Tina
Levine
Frank
Sanders
Lois
Rossi
Margaret
Stasikowski
William
Jordan
Douglas
Parsons
Sandy
Evalenko
David
Deegan
Vanessa
Vu
(
SAB)
Amy
Rispin
Donald
Sadowsky
Deborah
McCall
Francisca
Liem
OPP
Docket
FIFRA
Scientific
Advisory
Panel
Members
Steven
G.
Heeringa,
Ph.
D.,
FIFRA
SAP
Session
Chair
Stephen
M.
Roberts,
Ph.
D.,
FIFRA
SAP
Chair
Stuart
Handwerger,
M.
D.
Gary
Isom,
Ph.
D.
Mary
Anna
Thrall,
D.
V.
M.

FQPA
Science
Review
Board
Members
Joseph
P.
Bressler,
Ph.
D.
George
DeGeorge,
Ph.
D.
James
Freeman,
Ph.
D.
Michael
Luster,
Ph.
D.
James
F.
McCormack,
Ph.
D.
Kenneth
Portier,
Ph.
D.
Gregory
A.
Reed,
Ph.
D.
