Pesticide Registration, Risk Assessment, MRLs US

1. Catherine Eiden, Chief Registration Branch V Health Effects Division (HED) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) USEPA eiden.catherine@epa.gov June 3, 2009 Pesticide Registration, Risk Assessment, & MRLsUS/EPA/OPP & EU/UK/CRD I would like to thank Sian Thomas of the FPC and Jennie Wilson of the US Embassy for the kind offer to come and speak to you today. Just by way of background. I am a first-line supervisor at the USEPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) in Arlington, VA. I have recently been on secondment to the UK’s Chemicals Registration Directorate (CRD) for the past 6 months. During the secondment, I have worked with the CRD as a residues specialist and coordinator learning the EU process and approach to pesticide licensing and risk assessment. I will return to EPA on August 3rd.I would like to thank Sian Thomas of the FPC and Jennie Wilson of the US Embassy for the kind offer to come and speak to you today. Just by way of background. I am a first-line supervisor at the USEPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) in Arlington, VA. I have recently been on secondment to the UK’s Chemicals Registration Directorate (CRD) for the past 6 months. During the secondment, I have worked with the CRD as a residues specialist and coordinator learning the EU process and approach to pesticide licensing and risk assessment. I will return to EPA on August 3rd.

2. Organizational Chart – USEPA/OPP