Methyl Bromide Post Harvest Applicator Associations

Meeting with U.S. EPA

October 3, 2006

Tentative Agenda

Introductions and identification of applicator organizations represented


Questions about the science underlying the Agency’s regulatory
decisions 

Tolerances 

PERFUM Model 

Discussion of how the Agency accounted for benefits associated with the
use of the product, including economic consequences and lack of
alternatives 

Risk Mitigation Measures 

Buffer zones 

Notification requirements 

Public access to fumigation management plans/records 

Status of reference manual 

Posting requirements for treated commodities

Storage of treated commodities 

Discussion of alternative risk mitigation measures 

Next steps 

