AGENDA

FIFRA SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL (SAP)

OPEN MEETING

December 4 -7, 2007

FIFRA SAP WEB SITE http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap/

OPP Docket Telephone: (703) 305-5805

Docket Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0934

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Crowne Plaza - Washington National Airport

1489 Jefferson Davis Highway

Arlington, VA 22202

Interpretation of the Ecological Significance of Atrazine Stream-Water
Concentrations Using a Statistically-Designed Monitoring Program 

Please note that all times are approximate.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

8:30 A.M.	Opening of Meeting and Administrative Procedures – Jim
Downing, Designated Federal Official, Office of Science Coordination and
Policy, EPA

8:40 A.M. 	Introduction and Identification of Panel Members - Steven G.
Heeringa, Ph.D., FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel Chair

8:50 A.M.	Welcome and Opening Remarks – Bill Jordan, Office of
Pesticide Programs, EPA

8:55 A.M.	Goals and Objectives – Donald Brady, Acting Director,
Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs

9:15 P.M.	Introduction and Background – Stephanie Irene, Ph.D.,
Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs

9:45 A.M	Public Comment

10:30 A.M.	Break

10:45 A.M.	Public Comment cont’d

12:30 P.M.	Lunch

1:30 P.M.	Use of a Community Simulation Model for Extrapolation of
Atrazine Levels of Concern Among Exposure Time-Series – Russell
Erickson, Ph.D., Mid-Continent Ecology Division, Office of Research and
Development

2:15 P.M.	Charge Question 1

3:30 P.M.	Break

3:45 P.M.	Charge Question 2

5:30 P.M.	Adjournment

AGENDA

FIFRA SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL (SAP)

OPEN MEETING

December 4-7, 2007

FIFRA SAP WEB SITE http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap/

OPP Docket Telephone: (703) 305-5805

Docket Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0934

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Crowne Plaza - Washington National Airport

1489 Jefferson Davis Highway

Arlington, VA 22202

Interpretation of the Ecological Significance of Atrazine Stream-Water
Concentrations Using a Statistically-Designed Monitoring Program 

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

8:30 A.M.	Opening of Meeting and Administrative Procedures – Jim
Downing, Designated Federal Official, Office of Science Coordination and
Policy, EPA

8:40 A.M.	Introduction and Identification of Panel Members -- Steven G.
Heeringa, Ph.D., FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel Chair

8:50 A.M.	Follow-up From Previous Day’s Meeting – Atrazine Team, 
Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs

9:15 A.M.	Charge Question 3

10:15 A.M.	Break

10:30 A.M.	Charge Question 4

12:00 P.M.	Lunch

1:00 P.M.	Charge Question 5

2:00 P.M.	Monitoring Study Design and Results – Nelson Thurman, M.S.,
Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs

2:45 P.M.	Statistical Design and Results – Tony Olsen, Ph.D., Western
Ecology Division, Office of Research and Development 

3:30 P.M.	Break

3:45 P.M.	Uncertainty Analysis – Mark Corbin, M.S., Environmental Fate
and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs

4:30 P.M.	Charge Question 6

5:30 P.M.	Adjournment

AGENDA

FIFRA SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL (SAP)

OPEN MEETING

December 4-7, 2007

FIFRA SAP WEB SITE http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap/

OPP Docket Telephone: (703) 305-5805

Docket Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0934

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Crowne Plaza - Washington National Airport

1489 Jefferson Davis Highway

Arlington, VA 22202 

Interpretation of the Ecological Significance of Atrazine Stream-Water
Concentrations Using a Statistically-Designed Monitoring Program 

Thursday, December 6, 2007

8:30 A.M.	Opening of Meeting and Administrative Procedures – Jim
Downing, Designated Federal Official, Office of Science Coordination and
Policy, EPA

8:40 A.M.	Introduction and Identification of Panel Members -- Steven G.
Heeringa, Ph.D., FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel Chair

8:50 A.M.	Follow-up From Previous Day’s Meeting – Atrazine Team,
Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs

9:15 A.M.	Charge Question 7

10:15 A.M.	Break

10:30 A.M.	Charge Question 8

12:00 P.M. 	Lunch

1:00 P.M.	Charge Question 9

2:00 P.M.	Where Are the Waters That Are Exceeding Effects-based Atrazine
Thresholds – Nelson Thurman, M.S., Environmental Fate and Effects
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs

2:45 P.M.	Break

3:00 P.M.	Charge Question 10

4:15 P.M.	Charge Question 11

5:30 P.M.	Adjournment

AGENDA

FIFRA SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL (SAP)

OPEN MEETING

December 4-7, 2007

FIFRA SAP WEB SITE http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap/

OPP Docket Telephone: (703) 305-5805

Docket Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0934

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Crowne Plaza - Washington National Airport

1489 Jefferson Davis Highway

Arlington, VA 22202

Interpretation of the Ecological Significance of Atrazine Stream-Water
Concentrations Using a Statistically-Designed Monitoring Program 

Friday, December 7, 2007

8:30 A.M.	Opening of Meeting and Administrative Procedures – Jim
Downing, Designated Federal Official, Office of Science Coordination and
Policy, EPA

8:40 A.M.	Introduction and Identification of Panel Members -- Steven G.
Heeringa, Ph.D., FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel Chair

8:50 A.M.	Follow-up From Previous Day’s Meeting – Atrazine Team, 
Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs

9:15 A.M.	Continued Panel Discussion (as needed)

10:15 A.M.	Break

10:30 A.M.	Continued Panel Discussion (as needed)

12:00 P.M.	Lunch

1:15 P.M.	Continued Panel Discussion (as needed)

2:45 P.M.	Break

3:00 P.M. 	Continued Panel Discussion (as needed)

4:30 P.M. 	Adjournment

Please be advised that agenda times are approximate; when the discussion
for one topic is completed, discussions for the next topic will begin.
For further information, please contact the Designated Federal Official
for this meeting, Jim Downing, via telephone: (202) 564-8432; fax: (202)
564-8382; or email: downing.jim@epa.gov

