EPA Pesticide Program Update from EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs 10/29/01 http://www.epa.gov/pesticides *************************************************** IN THIS UPDATE: DATES SET FOR PESTICIDE MEETINGS EPA has set dates for several meetings related to pesticide issues, including the cumulative risk assessment for the organophosphate pesticides. They are: November 15 -- Technical Briefing on Food and Residential Exposure Methodologies and Approaches to Integration of Multiple Pathways of Exposure. This meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Select, King St., Alexandria, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. November 16 -- Meeting of the CARAT (Committee to Advise on Reassessment and Transition) Workgroup on Cumulative Risk Assessment/Public Participation Process. This meeting will be held at EPA's offices at Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia, in Room 1110 (the Fishbowl) from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., to further discuss issues and questions resulting from the November 15 technical briefing. December 4-5 -- Meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee. This meeting will be held at the Hilton Crystal City, 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia. The agenda will be released when it is completed. January 15, 2002 -- Technical Briefing on the Preliminary Cumulative Risk Assessment. The meeting will be held at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. January 16, 2002 -- Meeting of the CARAT (Committee to Advise on Reassessment and Transition) Workgroup on Cumulative Risk Assessment/Public Participation Process. This meeting will be held at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to further discuss issues and questions result- ing from the January 15 technical briefing. Further details about each of these meetings will be posted on EPA's web site as they become available. See www.epa.gov/pesticides/carat for the CARAT technical briefings and http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc/ for the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee. ****************************************************** EPA distributes its Pesticide Program Updates to external stakeholders and citizens who have expressed an interest in OPP activities and decisions. We have established an electronic listserve for people who want to keep abreast of pesticide issues and decisions. This update service is part of EPA's continuing effort to improve public access to Federal pesticide information. To subscribe or unsubscribe to our automatic mailing list, visit: http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/cb/csb_page/form/form.html For general questions on pesticides and pesticide poisoning prevention, contact the National Pesticide Telecommunications Network (NPTN), toll-free, at: 1-800-858-7378, by E-mail at nptn@ace.orst.edu, or by visiting their website at: http://ace.orst.edu/info/nptn/ For information about ongoing activities in the Office of Pesticide Programs, visit our homepage at: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides Or call or write us directly at: Communication Services Branch Office of Pesticide Programs (7506C) US Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004-2403 703-305-5017