Closing
Remarks
on
Workshop
for
Proposed
Rule
on
Conventional
Pesticides
(
40
CFR
Part
158)

May
3­
4,
2005
Holiday
Inn
Rosslyn
1900
N.
Fort
Myer
Drive
Arlington,
VA
22209
Michael
McDavit,
Br
Chief
Field
&
External
Affairs
Office
of
Pesticide
Programs
Review
of
Workshop
Purpose

To
promote
understanding
of
the
proposed
rule
on
data
requirements,
allowing
more
informed
public
comment:


Explain
provisions

Answer
clarifying
questions

We
hope
these
goals
have
been
achieved!
Review
of
Need
&
Value
of
Revisions

Sound
science:
Captures
the
evolution
of
science

Statutory
Mandates:
Captures
1988
FIFRA
&
1996
FIFRA
&

FFDCA
amendments
(
FQPA)


Clarity:
Improved
formatting

Transparency:
Better
business
planning

Necessity:
Data
actually
needed
&
used

Equity:
Uniformity
&
fairness
of
data
requirements

Increases
public
health
and
environmental
protection
Recap
of
Key
Features
of
Workshop

Data
for
human
health
and
ecological
risk
assessment
and
risk
management
purposes

Changes
to
General
Provisions
applies
to
ALL
pesticides

Changes
to
specific
data
requirements
applies
to
conventional
pesticides

Toxicology

Human
Exposure

Non­
target
organisms

Environmental
Fate

Many
changes
codify
existing
practices
or
revise
existing
data
requirements

New
science
directions
portend
potential
data
requirement
revisions
in
the
future

Process/
steps
for
completing
this
rulemaking
action
Submitting
Comments

Rulemaking
Mission:

Protect
public
health
&
the
environment
by
issuing
high
quality
&
effective
pesticide
regulations
which
promote
safe
use

We
invite
all
interested
parties
to
submit
written
comments
to
Docket
No.

OPP­
2004­
0387
by
June
9

See
instructions
in
70
FR
12276,
March
11,
2005

See
"
Section
XXIV.

Public
Comments
Sought"
for
topics
of
particular
interest
Next
Steps

Docket
these
presentations

Final
Rule
due
late
2006

Other
data
requirement
rulemakings
proceeding

Biochemicals
and
Microbials

Antimicrobials

Plant­
incorporated
Protectants
(
PIPs)


Stay
tuned
for
new
directions

ILSI/
HESI
publications
and
Nov
05
meetings

EPA's
progress
on
Comp
Tox
and
other
initiatives

NAS
recommendations
published
Other
near­
term,
relevant
opportunities
for
learning:

+
SAP
meeting
+
Industry­
sponsored
workshop
(
CPDA)
For
More
Information

Vera
Au,
Lead
Rulewriter,
OPP
Tel
703­
305­
9069

Electronic
copy
of
proposed
rule:

http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/

EPAPEST
2005/
March/
Day­
11/
p4466.
pdf

OPP
Docket
No.
OPP­
2004­
0387

Electronic
comment
options

www.
regulations.
gov;
OR

www.
epa.
gov/
edocket;
OR

Email:
opp­
docket@
epa.
gov
Thanks
for
Participating

OPP
thanks
the
attendees
for
participating
in
the
workshop

Let
us
know
your
thoughts
about
the
workshop
