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Contacting EPA about Pesticides Science and Policy Issues

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  • Advisory Committees
  • Policy & Guidance
  • Test Guidelines
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Advisory Committees

Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC)
Name Email
Vacant  
Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP)
Name Email
General Information  

Policy & Guidance

Registration Guidance ‐ Conventional Chemicals
Name Email
Ombudsman OPP_RD_Ombudsman@epa.gov
Registration Guidance ‐ Antimicrobial Chemicals
Name Email
Ombudsman pesticidequestions@epa.gov
AD Efficacy Team AD_Efficacy@epa.gov
Registration Guidance ‐ Biological/Biochemical Products
Name Email
Ombudsman BPPDquestions@epa.gov
Registration Guidance ‐ Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
Name Email
Seiichi Murasaki murasaki.seiichi@epa.gov
Registration Guidance ‐ Pesticide Registration (PR) Notices
Name Email
Raderrio Wilkins wilkins.raderrio@epa.gov

Test Guidelines

Harmonized Test Guidelines - Environmental Fate and Effects
Name Email
Dana Spatz spatz.dana@epa.gov
Microbial Pesticide Test Guidelines
Name Email
Shannon Borges Borges.Shannon@epa.gov

Databases

Ecotoxicity Database
Name Email
Vacant  
Food and Feed Vocabulary Products
Name Email
George Kramer kramer.george@epa.gov
Food Commodity Intake Database (FCID)
Name Email
David Hrdy hrdy.david@epa.gov
FCID 2003-2010 data available for download from the FDA-UMd Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition website  
Pesticide Handler Exposure Database (PHED)
Name Email
Matthew Crowley crowley.matthew@epa.gov

Models

Probabilistic Exposure and Risk model for FUMigants (PERFUM)
Name Email
Shalu Shelat  shelat.shalu@epa.gov
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
Dirk Young young.dirk@epa.gov

Labs/Methods

Analytical Chemistry Laboratory ‐ Environmental Science Center, Fort Meade, Maryland
Name Email Area of Responsibility
Thuy Nguyen nguyen.thuy@epa.gov Branch Chief
Vacant   Team Leader
Craig Vigo vigo.craig@epa.gov National Pesticide Standard Repository
Microbiology Laboratory ‐ Environmental Science Center, Fort Meade, Maryland
Name Email Area of Responsibility
Rebecca Pines pines.rebecca@epa.gov Branch Chief
Vacant   Senior Scientist
Michele Cottrill cottrill.michele@epa.gov Antimicrobial Test Samples

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Last updated on February 28, 2025
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