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Member Symposium

Science Policy

Entomologists in the Federal Government Fill Many Niches in Pesticide Regulations and Decisions

Sunday, November 5, 2023
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Potomac D

In-Person

    Organizer(s)

  • Rebeccah Waterworth (she/her/hers)

    Senior Biologist
    Biological and Economic Analysis Division, Office of Pesticide Programs
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Laurel, Maryland

Pesticide regulations and the pesticide registration process may seem like a mystery. Attendees will hear basic information about U.S. pesticide laws. Representatives of the regulatory and science divisions from EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs and USDA’s Office of Pest Management Policy will explain their roles and contributions to pesticide decisions.

Presentations:

  • 1:30 PM – 1:35 PM ET
    Introductory remarks

    Presenting Author: Rebeccah Waterworth (she/her/hers) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  • 1:35 PM – 1:55 PM ET
    Biotechnology in the Office of Pesticide Programs

    Presenting Author: Elizabeth A. Milewski (she/her/hers) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    Co-Author: Mike Mendelsohn – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  • 1:55 PM – 2:15 PM ET
    The registration program: New active ingredients, new uses of registered insecticides, emergency exemptions (FIFRA Section 18s), and other registration actions

    Presenting Author: Jennifer Saunders (she/her/hers) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  • 2:15 PM – 2:35 PM ET
    The role of the pesticide re-evaluation division in pesticide regulation

    Presenting Author: Natalie Bray (she/her/hers) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  • 2:35 PM – 2:55 PM ET
    Overview of risk assessments: Human health

    Presenting Author: Thomas Moriarty – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  • 2:55 PM – 3:05 PM ET
    Break
  • 3:05 PM – 3:50 PM ET
    Overview of ecological risk assessments for pesticides and EPA’s Endangered Species Act workplan

    Presenting Author: Keith Sappington – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  • 3:50 PM – 4:10 PM ET
    Benefits and impact analyses: How benefit assessments are conducted

    Presenting Author: Rebeccah Waterworth (she/her/hers) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    Co-Author: Kelly Tindall (she/her/hers) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  • 4:10 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    Information needs for the EPA Office of Pesticide Programs: How to write a "good" public comment

    Presenting Author: Kelly Tindall (she/her/hers) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    Co-Author: Rebeccah Waterworth (she/her/hers) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  • 4:30 PM – 4:50 PM ET
    USDA-OPMP: Working at the intersection of science, policy, economics, and law

    Presenting Author: Kimberly Nesci (she/her/hers) – USDA

    Co-Author: Clayton Myers (he/him/his) – USDA

  • 4:50 PM – 4:55 PM ET
    Closing remarks

    Presenting Author: Rebeccah Waterworth (she/her/hers) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency