February 2004 FIFRA Endangered Species

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The FIFRA Endangered Species Task Force

Update for CPDA

February 2004

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Goals of Presentation

• Review FESTF data requirements

• Describe the link to EPA-OPP endangered species effects determinations

• Address related current events

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Background• 1993 - 1996: Registrants receive individual, highly

variable location data requirements as conditions on new registrations– T&ES steering committee formalized under auspices of CLA– Pilot program initiated to evaluate “feasibility” of proximity

analysis– Proximity analysis determined to be impractical and

unfeasible

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From this came FESTF

• A data development task force composed of 14 pesticide registrants– Developing data for EPA Office of Pesticide Programs to

meet their needs for generating effects determinations for endangered species. Data are:

• An Information management system (IMS) is in operation and being tested in its “alpha” version. A “beta” version is under development to implement FESTF-approved system enhancements

• Access to NatureServe data (licensed data on species locations and biology)

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Status of FESTF Deliverables• The IMS

– IMS development complete; enhancements underway– Case Studies

• Case Study I completed and additional data needs identified• Case Study II at initiation stage

• Endangered species data access through NatureServe to begin in next few months

• On target to submit to EPA March 2005

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Data submission

OPP Risk Assessment

No actionnecessary

FESTF Information Management System EndangeredSpecies Assessment Process

Yes

Is Species Protected?

New Protections are assigned

No

OPP Effects Determination for Endangered Species

Risk identified?

FESTF Memberor offer to pay?

Registrant datadevelopment

Product proceedsto registration

Product proceeds to registration

EPA communicates Protection through County Bulletin

No

No

Yes

Yes

DataInput

The stronger the input, theless the restrictions

Refinement of ecologicalRisk assessments

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Related Current Events

• Publication of ESA Counterpart regulations– Federal Register Notice Friday

• Pending publication of EPA’s Endangered Species Pesticide Program policy – projected for late this year

• EPA’s announcement of internal case studies on endangered species assessment process

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FESTF Contacts

• Administrative Committee Chair– Jennifer Shaw (Syngenta)

• Phone: 336/632-2364• Email: jennifer.shaw@syngenta.com

• Technical Committee Chair– Tilghman Hall (Bayer)

• Phone: 919/549-2236• Email: tilghman.hall@bayercropscience.com

• Project Manager– Bernalyn McGaughey (Compliance Services Int’l)

• Phone: 253/272-6345• Email: bmcgaughey@complianceservices.com