EPA Needs to Improve

Outreach and 

Communication About the 

National Pesticide 

Information Center’s Role

and Services 

Report No. 15-P-0046 January 7, 2015

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FIFRA Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

NPIC National Pesticide Information Center

OIG Office of Inspector General

OSU Oregon State University

SFIREG State-Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Issues Research and 

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Why We Did This Review

We conducted this review of the 

National Pesticide Information 

Center (NPIC) to determine how 

effective NPIC is at reporting 

pesticide enforcement and 

compliance incidents to the 

appropriate State Lead Agencies 

(SLAs). NPIC is funded by a 

cooperative agreement currently 

between Oregon State University 

and the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA). We 

initiated this review based on 

issues raised by SLAs at a 2013 

public meeting on various 

pesticide issues.

According to the EPA, NPIC 

provides objective, sciencebased information about 

pesticides to enable people to 

make informed decisions about 

pesticides and their use. 

This report addresses the 

following EPA goal or 

cross-agency strategy:

• Ensuring the safety of 

chemicals and preventing 

pollution.

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The full report is at:

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EPA Needs to Improve Outreach and 

Communication About the National Pesticide 

Information Center’s Role and Services 

What We Found

NPIC’s role is not well understood by some SLAs, 

which has led to confusion and dissatisfaction with 

NPIC services. NPIC is designed to respond to

public inquiries about pesticides through a toll-free 

telephone service, an extensive website and 

through outreach and training; to provide objective, 

science-based information about pesticides and 

pesticide-related topics to enable the public to 

make informed decisions about pesticides and their use. NPIC’s responsibilities 

do not include reporting to SLAs specific pesticide enforcement and compliance 

incidents that may violate pesticide laws. We believe this confusion stems from 

a lack of outreach and communication to SLAs regarding NPIC’s role. The 

cooperative agreement with the EPA does not require NPIC to engage in 

proactive outreach or communication regarding its role and services with SLAs.

Additionally, some SLAs expressed concern that NPIC staff are not contacting 

SLAs to make sure that state contact information on the NPIC website is 

up-to-date and accurate. Improved NPIC communication of its role and services 

and more contact with SLAs will improve understanding of NPIC’s value and 

enhance its ability to provide reliable information.

Recommendations 

We recommend that the EPA send notices annually to inform all SLAs of 

NPIC’s role and services and clearly state that NPIC is not a pesticide 

compliance or enforcement program. We also recommend that the agency 

amend its cooperative agreement to require the grantee to consult annually with 

each SLA to verify contact information on the NPIC website, as well as to 

communicate NPIC roles and services to SLAs. The EPA agreed with our 

recommendations and has proposed acceptable corrective actions. All 

recommendations are resolved.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Inspector General

At a Glance

Improved communication 

to state agencies 

regarding NPIC’s role 

and services will improve 

NPIC’s value and ability 

to provide reliable 

information to the public 

and states.
January 7, 2015

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT: EPA Needs to Improve Outreach and Communication About the National Pesticide 

Information Center’s Role and Services

Report No. 15-P-0046

FROM: Arthur A. Elkins Jr. 

TO: Jim Jones, Assistant Administrator

Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention

This is our report on the subject evaluation conducted by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This report contains findings that describe problems the 

OIG has identified and corrective actions the OIG recommends. This report represents the opinion of the 

OIG and does not necessarily represent the final EPA position. Final determinations on matters in this 

report will be made by EPA managers in accordance with established audit resolution procedures. 

The EPA office having primary responsibility for the issues evaluated in this report is the Office of 

Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention’s Office of Pesticide Programs.

Action Required

You are not required to provide a written response to this final report because you provided agreed-to 

corrective actions and planned completion dates for the report recommendations. The OIG may make 

periodic inquiries on your progress in implementing these corrective actions. Should you choose to 

provide a final response, we will post your response on the OIG’s public website, along with our 

memorandum commenting on your response. You should provide your response as an Adobe PDF file 

that complies with the accessibility requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

amended. 

We will post this report to our website at http://www.epa.gov/oig.

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
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National Pesticide Information Center’s

Role and Services

Table of Contents

Purpose...................................................................................................................... 1

Background ............................................................................................................... 1

Scope and Methodology........................................................................................... 2

Results of Review ..................................................................................................... 3

NPIC Is Not an Enforcement or Compliance Resource....................................... 3

NPIC’s Role Is Not Effectively Communicated to SLAs....................................... 4

Terms Used by NPIC and SLAs Have Different Meanings.................................. 5

NPIC Website Contains SLA Contact Errors....................................................... 6

Conclusion ................................................................................................................ 6

Agency Actions Prompted by OIG Work ................................................................. 7

Recommendations .................................................................................................... 7

Agency Comments and OIG Evaluation .................................................................. 7

Status of Recommendations and Potential Monetary Benefits ............................. 8

Appendices

A Agency Response to Draft Report................................................................... 9

B Distribution ....................................................................................................... 11
Purpose

We conducted this review of the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) to 

determine how effective NPIC is at reporting enforcement and compliance 

incidents to the appropriate State Lead Agencies (SLAs). In an April 2013

meeting of state pesticide representatives, several expressed concern to EPA staff 

that NPIC was not referring pesticide enforcement or compliance incidents to 

SLAs.

1

Background

FIFRA Implementation: EPA and SLAs

The EPA and states work together, under the authority of the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), to regulate the registration and use of 

pesticides. The EPA’s primary role is to oversee the formulation and production 

of pesticides through the pesticide registration process. In general, states have 

primary authority for compliance monitoring and enforcement against pesticides 

used in violation of labeling requirements.2 Usually a state’s department of 

agriculture has the primary responsibility, but this responsibility can be a state’s 

environmental agency or other agency.

SLAs investigate complaints involving potential violations of state pesticide 

regulations and laws. One SLA we interviewed said they are required by statute to 

respond through personal contact to all complaints involving alleged human 

exposure to pesticides within one working day of receiving the complaint.

NPIC

FIFRA requires the EPA to monitor incidental exposure to humans, animals and 

the environment, and to identify (and quantify) pesticide pollution, long-term 

trends and sources of contamination and their relationship to human and 

environmental effects.3 NPIC is one tool the EPA uses to fulfill this mandate.

NPIC is funded by a cooperative agreement between Oregon State University 

(OSU) and the EPA. NPIC’s funding serves two purposes: 

• Provide a “one-stop-shop” to individuals seeking factual and impartial 

information on a diverse range of pesticide topics.

1 The meeting was for the State-Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Issues Research and Evaluation 

Group (SFIREG), 2 States have primary enforcement responsibility for pesticide use violations under FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. § 136w-1. 3 FIFRA,7 U.S.C. § 136r.

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• Share data with EPA by providing pesticide use information, helping 

improve pesticide risk assessments, and defining the public’s awareness 

and concerns about pesticides.

The goal of NPIC is “to promote a better understanding into the world of 

pesticides which will foster a reduction in pesticide exposures and poisonings and 

also add to an overall healthier environment.” 

The pesticide information service began in 1978 as the Pesticide Hazard 

Assessment Project at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. 

Originally the program was established to assist healthcare professionals in the 

management of pesticide poisonings and not to serve the public. The telephone 

service was later extended to include the general public and expanded to provide 

information on a variety of other pesticide topics. Following a competitive 

renewal process for the cooperative agreement, NPIC was moved to OSU in 1995 

and remains the grantee.

The EPA provides approximately $1 million per year to fund NPIC. NPIC 

functions nationally through a toll-free telephone number, its website and email

correspondence.

4 A project coordinator and program director oversee five call 

center staff members.

Responsible Office

The EPA office having primary responsibility for the issues evaluated in this 

report is the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention’s Office of 

Pesticide Programs.

Scope and Methodology

We conducted our performance audit from April 2014 to October 2014 in 

accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. Those 

standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain sufficient and 

appropriate evidence. Further, this evidence must provide a reasonable basis for 

our findings and conclusions. The evidence obtained during the performance audit 

provides a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based upon our 

objective. 

The scope of this evaluation includes the NPIC program operated by OSU, the 

EPA staff responsible for overseeing and assessing the implementation of that 

program and members of the State-Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG). These 

stakeholders were concerned about enforcement and compliance incidents not 

4 Mostly through telephone calls, but occasionally through email or postal mail, NPIC staff answer any questions a 

caller may have about pesticides. These inquiries range from, “If I use this product, will it harm my children or pet?” 

to “I think my dog ate some rat poison, what should I do?”

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being reported to the SLAs. We reviewed FIFRA and identified the statutory basis

for the program. We reviewed the EPA’s 2005, 2009 and 2013 Request for 

Application documents, which outlined the requirements of the cooperative 

agreement. We also reviewed the 2009 and 2013 NPIC proposal submitted by 

OSU. Finally, we reviewed the 2014-2018 Award Document, outlining the five 

year award provided to OSU to operate NPIC.

We interviewed staff from the EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs, the EPA’s 

Office of Grants and Debarment, representatives from SFIREG and current NPIC 

staff. We also interviewed representatives of SLAs from Vermont, New Jersey, 

Pennsylvania, Florida and California. We reviewed the NPIC standard operating 

procedures to identify the procedures NPIC uses to address potential enforcement 

incidents.

Results of Review

Under the cooperative agreement with the EPA, NPIC’s role does not include 

reporting to SLAs specific pesticide enforcement and compliance incidents that

may violate pesticide laws. However, NPIC’s role is not well understood, and that 

has led to confusion and dissatisfaction with NPIC services by some SLAs. We 

believe this confusion stems from the lack of outreach and communication 

regarding NPIC’s role. There is no requirement in the cooperative agreement for 

NPIC to engage in proactive outreach or communication with SLAs so that its 

role and services can be better understood. Additionally, some SLAs expressed 

concern that NPIC staff are not contacting SLAs to make sure that state contact 

information on the NPIC website is accurate. Assistance from the EPA in 

communicating NPIC’s role can improve understanding of its value and enhance 

its ability to provide reliable information to SLAs. 

NPIC Is Not an Enforcement or Compliance Resource

NPIC’s mission under the cooperative agreement is to operate a call center that 

provides information to medical professionals, veterinarians and the public on 

pesticide-related issues such as pesticide product usage, pesticide identification 

and pesticide health effects. Each call is logged, and information discussed during 

the call and the pesticide in question is documented in a database. According to 

NPIC staff, fewer than 2 percent of callers are contacting NPIC to report an 

incident. NPIC defines “incidents” broadly to include any unintended exposure to 

a pesticide, any exposure with an adverse effect, any potential misapplication of a 

pesticide, and any pesticide spill. For nearly all other calls, callers are looking for

general pesticide information such as the pesticide application process and 

exposure effects to pesticides used in homes. 

NPIC does not determine whether an incident detailed by a caller constitutes a 

violation of state or federal law. This is not an NPIC requirement under its

agreement with the EPA. The NPIC director told Office of Inspector General 

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(OIG) staff that pesticide laws differ from state to state and NPIC does not have 

the authority or the resources to make violation determinations for each incident 

reported by callers. Additionally, NPIC does not collect personally identifiable 

information5 from callers. Several SLAs informed OIG staff that personally 

identifiable information is necessary for SLAs to follow up on pesticide 

enforcement/compliance incidents. 

According to NPIC and EPA staff, NPIC was designed to provide services that 

are similar to poison control centers and those of the Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. The NPIC director stated that NPIC conducts “passive 

surveillance.” In this way, NPIC, like poison control centers and the Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention, receives calls, responds to questions from the 

public and documents incidents for research/analysis purposes, but does not 

contact enforcement officials regarding incidents that may potentially violate laws 

and regulations. 

NPIC’s Role Is Not Effectively Communicated to SLAs

Under the agreement with the EPA, NPIC is not required to proactively 

communicate its role to SLAs. Therefore, communication with SLAs has not been 

extensive.

6 As a result, there is some confusion within the SLA community about 

NPIC’s role and the services it is supposed to provide for SLAs. Two SLAs stated 

that NPIC should report enforcement and compliance incidents to SLAs directly 

so that SLAs can properly conduct follow-up. NPIC’s standard operating 

procedures state that when it receives an enforcement or compliance-related call, 

its staff is to provide the SLA contact information if such information is 

requested. NPIC does not directly contact the SLAs or encourage callers to 

contact the SLAs in any way. According to the NPIC Director, taking the role of 

“enforcement support” would precipitate a “chilling effect” on calls to NPIC. 

Additionally, NPIC’s cooperative agreement funding was reduced in 2014. 

According to the NPIC Director, the lack of funding has made it more difficult to 

conduct effective outreach to SLAs and other organizations. The director stated 

that when possible, NPIC staff shares basic information about the program at 

conferences and events they attend.

In April 2013, confusion about the role of NPIC was discussed at a SFIREG 

meeting. The EPA Project Officer stated that the role of NPIC was to receive 

calls, while SLA representatives expressed an interest and expectation that part of 

NPIC’s role was to contact the SLAs if alleged violations were reported. 

Following the April 2013 meeting, a workgroup was created to address concerns 

SLAs had with NPIC. One of the workgroup agreements currently in development 

5 Personally identifiable information (PII) refers to information that can be used to distinguish or trace an 

individual’s identity.

6 According to the EPA, OSU has worked with multiple individual SLAs over time, but not formally with a 

representative group until recent SFIREG meetings.

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is to establish a standard operating procedure that directs NPIC staff, if requested 

by the caller, to connect them directly to SLA contacts. NPIC staff also worked 

with SLAs to make changes to the NPIC website to increase emphasis on the 

SLA’s role in pesticide enforcement and compliance incidents.

Terms Used by NPIC and SLAs have Different Meanings

NPIC and SLAs use the same terms to describe pesticide exposure (“incident” and

“incident data”) and the sharing of such information (“referral”). However, these 

terms have different meanings to NPIC and the SLAs, leading to 

misunderstandings between the organizations. 

 Table 1: Three important terms applied differently by NPIC and states

Terms NPIC definition State/SLA

definition

Incident Any unintended pesticide exposure, a pesticide 

exposure with an adverse effect, a spill, and/or a 

misapplication of a pesticide.

Any alleged 

violation of state 

pesticide use 

laws and 

regulations 

adopted under 

FIFRA.

Incident 

Data

The type of incident (exposure route, 

misapplication, spill, etc.), the type of exposed 

entity (person, animal, building, etc.) and the 

location of the incident (inside home, outside home, 

etc.).

Any reported 

information 

about an 

alleged violation 

of state 

pesticide use

laws and 

regulations 

adopted under 

FIFRA.

Referral Provide contact information to callers to refer them 

to other organizations for (1) questions not 

addressed by the NPIC service, (2) for emergencies 

related to human or animal poisonings, or (3) when 

another group is the best source of information for 

the inquirer’s question or concern. Sharing of SLA 

contact information with callers (if requested) when 

the subject of the call is enforcement/compliance 

related.

Any complaint 

or other 

information 

alleging or 

indicating a 

significant 

violation of the 

pesticide use 

provisions of 

FIFRA.

 Source: OIG analysis of SLA interview data.

As shown in Table 1, the differences in the definitions of these terms have an 

impact on: (1) the types of exposures SLAs expect NPIC to report to them, (2) the

type of data SLAs think NPIC is collecting, and (3) the overall role that NPIC 

should play in enforcement and compliance.

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NPIC Website Contains SLA Contact Errors

NPIC does not have a formal feedback system exclusive to ensure that state 

contact information and internet links are accurately represented on the NPIC 

website to SLAs.

7 During our evaluation, some SLA officials informed us that 

state contact information presented on the NPIC website is incorrect or needs 

updating. We briefly surveyed the five states interviewed for this project to 

determine the extent to which states were consulted prior to their information 

being posted on the NPIC website. The results are below in Table 2.

Table 2: Results of SLA survey

Question

States

saying

“Yes”

States saying

“No”

Does NPIC consult you or your staff about the

information presented on its website about your 

state?

California

Florida

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Vermont

Are there sufficient processes in place to allow you

to provide feedback about your state’s information 

presented on the NPIC website?

California

Vermont

Florida

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

As of today, is the contact information on the NPIC 

website for your agency correct?

Vermont

New Jersey

California

Florida

Pennsylvania

Source: OIG analysis of SLA follow-up interview data.

As shown in Table 2, none of the five states we interviewed were contacted by 

NPIC regarding what information should be placed on the NPIC website for each

state. Importantly, three of the five states reported that their information on the 

NPIC website was inaccurate. Errors included wrong phone numbers; outdated 

web links; incorrect identification of agency leadership; and, in one case, the 

wrong link to the state’s third party pesticide registration provider. Further, three 

of the five states we interviewed believed that some form of feedback process 

should be in place for the states to consult with NPIC about the information 

presented on its website.

Conclusion

Under terms of the agreement with the EPA, NPIC is not an enforcement and 

compliance resource, yet some SLAs expect NPIC to support their need for 

enforcement-related incident data. Confusion about NPIC’s role and services has 

led to unrealized expectations for NPIC services and how its data can be used. 

Some NPIC website content is incorrect and does not link viewers to appropriate 

state resources, and some of the states we interviewed want NPIC to be more 

responsive to state requests regarding NPIC website content. To assist states and 

7 http://npic.orst.edu/reg/state_agencies.html

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SLAs in meeting their delegated FIFRA enforcement responsibilities, and to 

prevent misunderstandings regarding NPIC’s role in that important activity, 

improved communication is needed regarding NPIC’s role and services.

Agency Actions Prompted by OIG Work 

At the annual meeting of SLAs (May 12, 2014), the EPA provided a fact sheet 

describing NPIC’s role and services, and the fact sheet stated that NPIC is not a 

pesticide compliance or enforcement program. Additionally, on October 29, 2014, 

NPIC’s website was modified and updated to provide more information on 

regulatory authority and access. 

Recommendations

We recommend that the Assistant Administrator for Chemical Safety and 

Pollution Prevention:

1. Send annual notices to all SLAs, informing them of NPIC’s role and 

services and clearly state that NPIC is not a pesticide compliance or 

enforcement program.

2. Amend its current cooperative agreement to require NPIC to consult 

annually with each SLA to verify the accuracy of SLA information links 

provided on the NPIC website, as well as communicate its roles and 

definitions for “incidents,” “incident data” and “referrals.”

Agency Comments and OIG Evaluation 

The agency agreed with our recommendations, and provided corrective actions 

and estimated completion dates that meet the intent of the recommendations. 

Recommendation 1 is closed because the agency implemented the action prior to 

issuing this final report. Based on the agency’s written response, recommendation 

2 is open with corrective actions ongoing. No further response to this report is 

required. The agency’s response is in Appendix A. The agency also provided 

technical comments on the draft report, which we have incorporated into our 

report as appropriate. 

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Status of Recommendations and 

Potential Monetary Benefits

RECOMMENDATIONS

POTENTIAL MONETARY 

BENEFITS (in $000s)

Rec. 

No.

Page 

No. Subject Status1 Action Official

Planned 

Completion 

Date

Claimed 

Amount

Agreed-To 

Amount

1 7 Send annual notices to all SLAs, informing them of 

NPIC’s role and services and clearly state that 

NPIC is not a pesticide compliance or enforcement 

program.

C Assistant Administrator for 

Chemical Safety and 

Pollution Prevention

2 7 Amend its current cooperative agreement to 

require NPIC to consult annually with each SLA to 

verify the accuracy of SLA information links 

provided on the NPIC website, as well as 

communicate its roles and definitions for 

“incidents,” “incident data” and “referrals.”

O Assistant Administrator for 

Chemical Safety and 

Pollution Prevention

9/30/15

1 O = Recommendation is open with agreed-to corrective actions pending.

C = Recommendation is closed with all agreed-to actions completed. 

U = Recommendation is unresolved with resolution efforts in progress.

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Appendix A 

Agency Response to Draft Report

November 24, 2014

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT: Response to Office of Inspector General’s Draft Report No. OPE-FY14-0035: 

“EPA’s National Pesticide Information Center Needs to Improve Outreach and Communication 

About its Role and Services.” 

FROM: James J. Jones, Assistant Administrator

Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention

TO: Arthur A. Elkins, Jr.

Inspector General

The Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) appreciates the OIG’s review 

of the National Pesticide Information Center’s (NPIC) effectiveness in reporting pesticide 

enforcement and compliance incidents to the appropriate State Lead Agencies (SLAs). 

This memorandum provides our response to the issues and recommendations raised in the OIG’s 

October 28, 2014 Draft Report. In summary, OCSPP agrees with the two recommendations in 

the Draft Report, and this response provides specifics about our planned corrective actions. 

Background:

The National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) is a cooperative agreement program between 

Oregon State University and EPA. NPIC is committed to making science-based information 

about pesticides and pesticide-related topics available to the public and professionals to enable 

them to make informed decisions about pesticides and their use. Similar to other public health 

surveillance programs, NPIC is not intended to be an enforcement tool or hotline for pesticide 

use violations. NPIC’s primary purpose is to provide information and education to the general 

public. 

OIG’s Recommendations and OCSPP Responses

1. OIG Recommendation: Send annual notices to all State Lead Agencies (SLAs), 

informing them of NPIC’s role and services and clearly [stating] that NPIC is not a 

pesticide compliance or enforcement program.

• OCSPP Response: At the annual spring meeting of SLAs (May 2014), EPA provided 

a fact sheet describing NPIC’s role and services, and clearly stating that NPIC is not a 

pesticide compliance or enforcement program. EPA will continue this practice at 

future SLA annual meetings.

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2. OIG Recommendation: Amend [the] current cooperative agreement to require NPIC to 

consult annually with each SLA to verify the accuracy of SLA information links provided 

on the NPIC website, as well as communicate its roles and definitions for “incidents,” 

“incident data,” and “referrals.”

• OCSPP Response: OCSPP agrees with the intention underlying the recommendation, 

but believes the actions can be achieved more efficiently through the mechanism of 

EPA’s annual grant guidance. Through the annual grant guidance, EPA will require 

that the SLAs ensure the accuracy of their phone contact numbers and web addresses 

by updating that information at least every other year. In turn, NPIC will maintain 

contact information for each SLA, including contacts for topics such as pesticide 

registration, applicator certification, compliance assistance, and enforcement. 

To help clarify the definitions for “incidents,” “incident data,” and “referrals,” as part of the new 

EPA/NPIC cooperative agreement, NPIC will deliver a live webinar on January 22, 2015. This 

webinar will help to promote the availability of incident data to SLAs and state departments of 

health. EPA will continue to encourage SLAs to contact NPIC to discuss collaboration, request

data reports, and to take advantage of the outreach and education capabilities posted on the NPIC 

website. 

In addition, on October 29, 2014, NPIC’s website was modified and updated to provide more 

information on regulatory authority and access. 

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Appendix B

Distribution 

Office of the Administrator 

Assistant Administrator for Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention

Agency Follow-Up Official (the CFO) 

Agency Follow-Up Coordinator 

General Counsel 

Associate Administrator for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations 

Associate Administrator for Public Affairs

Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs

Audit Follow-Up Coordinator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention

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