  OPP Meeting with Thiophanate-methyl and Carbendazim (TM/MBC) Task Force  
                 Monday, June 14, 2021, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM EST
                                       
Participants:

EPA Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP): 
Pesticide Re-evaluation Division: Dana Friedman, RDavid Jones, Jaclyn Pyne, Alexandra Feitel
Health Effects Division (HED): Christina Swartz, Doug Dotson, Margarita Collantes, Linnea Hansen
Ecological Fate and Effects Division (EFED): Justin Housenger, Dena Barrett, Ryan Mroz
Biological and Economic Analysis Division (BEAD): Tara Chandgoyal, Garrett Jewett, Rachel Fovargue, Andrew Lee, Jonathan Becker

Registrants and Consultants: John Wrubel (Nippon Soda Co, Ltd.), Dave Bolin (Atticus, LLC), Danielle Larochelle (Nufarm), Karina Castro (ADAMA), Adrian Krygsman (Troy Corp)
Exponent: Beth Polakoff, Isha Khanijo, Ryan Weidling

Meeting Summary:
EPA held a teleconference with the TM/MBC Task Force and representatives from Exponent to discuss potential mitigation options to reduce exposure from thiophanate-methyl and carbendazim in ground and surface-water source drinking water. Additional coordination regarding mitigation measures for potential occupational and ecological risks are anticipated in advance of issuing the PID. The PID for thiophanate-methyl and carbendazim is now scheduled to be completed in FY21 Q4 (September 2021).

