EPA Pesticide Program Update from EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs 08/21/01

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides

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IN THIS UPDATE:

Clarification Regarding Upcoming Meetings Addressing Cumulative Risk Assessments

We want to help clarify any confusion that may be occurring regarding three separate meetings
scheduled between August 22 and August 23, each addressing some issue relating to the use of
cumulative risk assessment at EPA.  To help stakeholders better understand the scheduled
meetings, short summaries are provided below:

*On August 22, EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs will hold a Technical Briefing to discuss
general issues related to cumulative risk assessment methods and the current status of the work
on the organophosphate cumulative risk assessment. This will be held at the Hilton Alexandria
Old Town, 1767 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia (across from King Street Metro Station),
from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.  The agenda for the meeting is available on OPP's Web Site at
www.epa.gov/pesticides under "meetings."

*On August 23, EPA will hold a public meeting of a Work Group to the Committee to Advise on
Reassessment and Transition (CARAT).  This Work Group is focused on the Cumulative Risk
Assessment Public Participation Process.  Limited public seating will be available on a
first-come basis.  This meeting will be held at EPA's offices in Room 1110 (The Fishbowl), 1921
Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Mall, #2, Arlington, Virginia (Crystal City Metro Station) on
August 23, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.  The agenda for the meeting is available on OPP's Web
Site at www.epa.gov/pesticides under "meetings."

*On August 22-23, Versar, Inc., a contractor
to EPA's Risk Assessment Forum will convene
a separate workshop meeting entitled
"Technical Workshop on the Draft Framework for
Cumulative Risk Assessment."  This meeting is
part of an ongoing multi-year project to develop
a cumulative risk framework to use across EPA.
This meeting is intended to discuss cumulative
risk in a broader context (aggregate and cumulative
exposure from many sources, chemical mixtures,
socioeconomic vulnerability, etc.).  This
workshop will be held each day from 8:30 am
to 5:30 pm at the Marriott Crystal Gateway
Hotel, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA 22202.  Information on
the meeting was published in the August 10
Federal Register and is available on-line at:
http://www.epa.gov/EPA-MEETINGS/2001/August/Day-10/m20128.htm.

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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