	

Meeting Summary

Topic:	Diazinon

Date:		October 23, 2008

Location:     Potomac Yard 1, 9th floor conference room 9100

Participants:	

Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc. (MANA):  Leanne Pruett

American Mushroom Institute: Laura Phelps

Ollinger Consulting: Janet Ollinger

LR Risk Consulting: Leah Rosenheck

EPA:  

Laura Parsons, Barbara Madden, Danette Drew, Jeff Dawson, Jude Andreasen

Summary:

The American Mushroom Institute (AMI) requested the meeting to discuss
two issues.  The first was the AMI’s pursuit of a pending new use for
diazinon on mushrooms.  They will be submitting the application for the
new use and a new worker risk assessment to Registration Division in the
future.  The second issue was the Agency’s immediate revocation of the
diazinon tolerance on mushrooms through the FRN published September 10,
2008 (73 FR 52607).  The AMI provided the Agency with slides summarizing
the new risk assessment and photographs illustrating how diazinon is
used in mushroom houses.  AMI reiterated the comments they had submitted
to the docket regarding diazinon’s benefits. 

Attachments: American Mushroom Institute presentation slides

