WESTERN REGION PESTICIDE MEETING

Embassy Suites, Portland, Oregon

May 16 Colonel Lindbergh Room – Mezzanine Level

7:00 Coffee Service and Registration

8:00 Welcome and Introductions: Moderator, Carol Ramsay, Washington State University

8:15 Activities of the Office of Pesticide Programs Labeling Committee – Jim Roelofs and Janelle Christian, US EPA Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)

8:35 NAFTA Labeling – Jim Gray, North Dakota Dept. of Agriculture

9:00 E-Label Issues: Registration, Label Identifiers & NPIRS Pilot Project – Steve Foss, Washington State Dept. of Agriculture and Vick Cassens, NPIRS

9:20 E-Label Issues: Adoption & Distribution – Jim Gray, North Dakota Dept. of Agriculture

9:40 Labeling Discussion

10:00 Reporting on the Section 18 Renewal Process – Dan Rosenblatt, Head, Section 18 Branch, US EPA OPP

10:15 Coffee break

Moderator: Ann Wick, Washington State Dept. of Agriculture

10:30 Air Monitoring for Volatile Organic Compounds - Jerry Campbell, California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation

11:00 BMPs for Soil Fumigants - Vince Hebert, WSU Food & Environmental Quality Lab

11:20 Status of Fumigant REDs - by phone – Veronique LaCapra, Product Manager, US EPA

11:35 Air Quality Discussion Period

12:00 Networking Luncheon – Arcadian Garden

Moderator: Rosemarie Lombardi, Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation

1:15 State Implementation Guidelines for Container/Containment Regulations by phone – Nancy Fitz, US EPA

1:55 Container/Containment Discussion Period

2:20 Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance – Introduction and Update – Al Havinga, US EPA OECA

2:45 Effective Computer-based Training for Spanish or English Speaking Agricultural Workforce – Kent Anger, OHSU Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology

3:10 Break

Moderator: Gary Bahr, Idaho Dept. of Agriculture

3:30 Addressing High Profile Pesticide Misuse: Elements of the Case – Dale Mitchell, Oregon Dept. of Agriculture and Bob Spencer, Idaho Dept. of Agriculture

4:20 Addressing High Profile Pesticide Misuse: Education to Prevent Misuse – Tim Stock, Oregon State University

4:35 Misuse Discussion

5:00 Adjourn

5:30 Optional Off-Site Event – Get map of downtown Portland from Registration Table

WESTERN REGION PESTICIDE MEETING

Embassy Suites, Portland, Oregon

May 17 Colonel Lindbergh Room – Mezzanine Level

7:00 Coffee Service

Moderator: Phil Kaspari, University of Alaska - Fairbanks

8:00 Grant Guidance, Performance Measures, State Reporting – Dan Helfgott, US EPA OPP

Handout on NPDES Lawsuit Determination

8:25 Water Quality Benchmarks – Kirk Cook, Washington State Dept. of Agriculture

8:45 State Implementation of Grant Guidance - Panel – Gary Bahr, Idaho Dept. of Agriculture, ; Dan Sullivan, Montana Dept. of Agriculture; Chuck Moses, Nevada Dept. of Agriculture

9:10 Water Quality Discussion

9:20 New Developments in Vector Control - Janet McAllister, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO

9:55 Challenges Facing Vector Control Districts - Chris Wirth, Multnomah County Vector Control, Portland, OR

10:10 Coffee break

Moderator: Allan Welch, US EPA Region 10

10:20 State Access to EPA Pesticide Studies and Evaluation Data – Dan Helfgott and Jim Roelofs, US EPA OPP

10:45 State Access Discussion

11:00 Container Recycling Proposed Rule – by phone Jeanne Kasai US EPA OPP

11:30 Screening Drift Reduction Technologies – by phone Jay Ellenberger, US EPA OPP

12:00 Lunch on your own

Moderator: Scott Downey, US EPA Region 10 and Tim Stock, Oregon State University

1:15 A Perspective on Pesticide Regulation and Safety Education - Elin D. Miller, EPA Region 10 Administrator, Seattle, WA

1:40 Worker Safety Regulatory Change Proposal – by phone Kevin Keaney, US EPA

2:10 Pesticide Incident Reporting and EPA Measure on Health– by phone Kevin Keaney, US EPA

2:30 WSDA’s Web-Based Certification Credentials and Information – Margaret Tucker, Washington State Dept. of Agriculture

2:50 Break

3:05 IPM in Schools Assessment and Implementation Workgroup - Carrie Foss, Washington State University

3:25 Endangered Species Labeling, Bulletins, and Outreach – Jack Peterson, Arizona Dept. of Agriculture and AAPCO President

3:45 Pre-SFIREG Western Region sub-meetings - Regions 8, 9, 10

5:00 Adjourn