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Contacting EPA about Pesticides Science and Policy Issues

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Advisory Committees

Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC)
Name Email Phone
Shannon Jewell jewell.shannon@epa.gov 703 347-0109
Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP)
Name Email Phone
General Information   202‐564‐8450

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Policy & Guidance

Registration Guidance ‐ Conventional Chemicals
Name Email Phone
PRIA Products Only OPP_RD_PRIA_Ombudsman@epa.gov  
Registration Guidance ‐ Antimicrobial Chemicals
Name Email Phone
Ombudsman pesticidequestions@epa.gov  
AD Efficacy Team AD_Efficacy@epa.gov  
Registration Guidance ‐ Biological/Biochemical Products
Name Email Phone
Communications and Registration Liaison BPPDquestions@epa.gov  
Registration Guidance ‐ Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
Name Email Phone
Stephen Schaible schaible.stephen@epa.gov 703‐308‐9362
Registration Guidance ‐ Pesticide Registration (PR) Notices
Name Email Phone
Michael Yanchulis yanchulis.michael@epa.gov 703-347-0237

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Test Guidelines

Harmonized Test Guidelines - Environmental Fate and Effects
Name Email Phone
Dana Spatz spatz.dana@epa.gov 703-305-6063
Microbial Pesticide Test Guidelines
Name Email Phone
Shannon Borges Borges.Shannon@epa.gov 703‐305-7175

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Databases

Ecotoxicity Database
Name Email Phone
Brian Montague montague.brian@epa.gov 703‐305‐6438
Food and Feed Vocabulary Products
Name Email Phone
Bernie Schneider (Coordinator) schneider.bernard@epa.gov 703‐305‐5555
Food Commodity Intake Database (FCID)
Name Email Phone
David Miller miller.davidj@epa.gov 703‐305‐5352
Ordering on CD‐ROM (National Technical Information Service)   800‐553‐6847
703‐605‐6000
Pesticide Handler Exposure Database (PHED)
Name Email Phone
Jeff Dawson dawson.jeff@epa.gov 703-305-7329

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Models

Probabilistic Exposure and Risk model for FUMigants (PERFUM)
Name Email Phone
Jeff Dawson dawson.jeff@epa.gov 703‐305‐7329
PWC, PRZM5, VVWM, PFAM Tier I Rice Model, PRZM-GW, AGDISP®, AgDRIFT® (as well as retired models SWCC, EXAMS, GENEEC, FIRST, SCI-GROW)
Name Email Phone
Dirk Young young.dirk@epa.gov 703-605-0206

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Labs/Methods

Analytical Chemistry Laboratory ‐ Environmental Science Center, Fort Meade, Maryland
Name Email Area of Responsibility Phone
Thuy Nguyen nguyen.thuy@epa.gov Branch Chief 410‐305‐2905
Paul Golden golden.paul@epa.gov Team Leader 410‐305‐2960
Theresa Cole cole.theresa@epa.gov National Pesticide Standard Repository 410‐305‐2907
Microbiology Laboratory ‐ Environmental Science Center, Fort Meade, Maryland
Name Email Area of Responsibility Phone
Susan Lawrence lawrence.susan@epa.gov Branch Chief 410‐305‐2954
Stephen Tomasino tomasino.stephen@epa.gov Senior Scientist 410-305-2976
Michele Cottrill cottrill.michele@epa.gov Antimicrobial Test Samples 410-305-2955

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