List of WPS-Related Meetings and Outreach (Webinars, Presentations, etc.)

Draft as of: August 8, 2014

No. Date Organization Org Type

Growers/orgsFW & advocatesStatesOther governmentHealth ProfessionalsExtensionCrop advisorsPesticide industryEPA & DC areaOther (travel)EPA lead

Presenter Other Attendees Materials Used/Distributed Questions Asked/Areas of Interest

February

1 February 25, 2014 Ag Advisor Commodity Group Call Grower organizations X conference call X HQ Kevin Keaney Sarah Bittleman Fact sheet, comparison table

2 February 25, 2014 Ag Advisor Barnyard Group Call Growers X conference call X HQ Kevin Keaney Sarah Bittleman Fact sheet, comparison table

3 February 25, 2014 Ag Advisor Specialty Group Call Growers X conference call X HQ Kevin Keaney Sarah Bittleman Fact sheet, comparison table

4 February 27, 2014 Association of Farmworker Opportunity 

Programs (AFOP)

Farmworker advocates (Farmworker Justice, 

Toxic Free North Carolina), health 

professionals, Dept of Labor, WPS safety 

trainers

X X X X webinar X 60 HQ Richard Pont Ashley Nelsen, Kathy Davis, 

Jeanne Kasai, Nancy Fitz

Overview presentation

Qs about current training requirements, proposed 

training, notification, reasons for the rule change, costs & 

benefits

5 February 28, 2014 LGAC Expanding the Conversation (EJ) 

Workgroup State & county mayors, agency directors, etc. X X conference call X 30 HQ Kevin Keaney Fact sheet, comparison table

March

6 March 5, 2014 Region 4 State Environmental and 

Agriculture Commissioners meeting State regulators X remote presentation X 35 HQ Kevin Keaney Fact sheet, comparison table Concern about more recordkeeping, info for early entry workers, increase in work for large establishments

7 March 5, 2014 Migrant Clinicians Network Health professionals; participants included 

extension, advocates, others X X X webinar X 185 HQ Kevin Keaney

Emily Selia, Nancy Fitz, Michelle 

Arling Overview presentation

Training, notification, minimum age, decontamination 

supplies, central display, buffer zones

8 March 11, 2014 National Alliance of Independent Crop 

Advisors (NAICC) Crop advisors X meeting at PYS X 9 HQ Richard Pont Kevin Keaney, Ashley Nelson, Michelle Arling None

Concerns about changing crop advisor exemption to 

require PPE for crop advisor employees during early entry 

(cost, heat stress, loss of dexterity, etc.)

9 March 11, 2014 National Alliance of Independent Crop 

Advisors (NAICC) Crop advisors meeting at WJC X 9 HQ

Allison 

Wiedeman None

Concerns about changing crop advisor exemption to 

require PPE for crop advisor employees during early entry 

(cost, heat stress, loss of dexterity, etc.)

10 March 12, 2014 Association of American Pesticide Control 

Officials (http://www.aapco.org/)

State regulators, extension personnel, 

pesticide registrants/industry X X X

Presentation at 

meeting

X 150 HQ Kevin Keaney Michelle Arling, Ashley Nelson PPT, fact sheet from web site

Implementation (training materials, support to states), 

immediate family exemption, costs to states, removing 

posted REI signs, central display, entry-restricted 

areas/buffer zones, 

11 March 13, 2014 Senate Ag Committee Staff Briefing Congress X meeting on Hill X HQ

Kevin Keaney, 

Michelle Arling, 

TJ Wyatt

Bill Jordan, Allison Wiedeman, 

Sven-Erik Kaiser

WPS briefing for Senate PPT, 

Comparison Table

Engagement with DOL and USDA in developing/reviewing 

the proposal; why is the rule going out now; how does 

pesticide labeling work with the WPS; are the costs for the 

entire proposal or broken out by individual line items; how 

did EPA decide what level of incidents (chronic) to include 

in the break even analysis; should Congress consider 

amending FIFRA to better protect against the effects of 

pesticides

12 March 19-20, 2014 Migrant Clinicians Network Site Visit Health professionals X

meeting in Salisbury, 

MD

X HQ Emily Selia Ana Rivera-Lupianez

13 March 26, 2014 Small Community Advisory Subcommittee Cities, counties, Tribes X meeting at WJC X HQ Kevin Keaney None

April

14 April 1, 2014 Kern Environmental Enforcement Network 

(KEEN) Residents, EJ advocates, local government X X Conference call X 20 R9

Katy Wilcoxen, 

R9

Fabiola Estrada, R9 Overview presentation

Notification, incident reporting, buffer zones, comparison 

with existing California regulations.

15 April 1, 2014 House Ag Committee Staff Briefing Congress X meeting on Hill X HQ Kevin Keaney

Kathy Davis, TJ Wyatt, Bill 

Jordan, Sven-Erik Kaiser

WPS briefing for House PPT, 

Comparison Table

Expressed concern about the impact and need for the 

recordkeeping requirements and the existing rqmt for 

workers entering treated areas post-REI.

Audience

Approx. Attendance

Format & Location

Location EPA Participants
List of WPS-Related Meetings and Outreach (Webinars, Presentations, etc.)

Draft as of: August 8, 2014

No. Date Organization Org Type

Growers/orgsFW & advocatesStatesOther governmentHealth ProfessionalsExtensionCrop advisorsPesticide industryEPA & DC areaOther (travel)EPA lead

Presenter Other Attendees Materials Used/Distributed Questions Asked/Areas of Interest

Audience

Approx. Attendance

Format & Location

Location EPA Participants

16 April 3, 2014 Florida Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Service meeting with growers State/Grower groups/Growers X X Lake Alfred, FL X 100 HQ Richard Pont FLDACS Bureau of Pesticides staff Overview presentation

Questions on full range of proposals, but majority focused 

on training-related requirements and early-restricted 

areas (buffers)

17 April 3, 2014 Environmental Justice Listening Session 

(Los Jardines Institute)

community organizers, EJ advocates, New 

Mexico Department of Agriculture X X

Meeting in 

Albuquerque, NM

X HQ

Jim Jones, Kevin 

Keaney

Ron Curry (Region 6 

Administrator) Deleting central display is a bad idea;

18 April 7, 2014 Agrisafe Network health professionals and educators focused on 

farm safety X webinar X 100 HQ Richard Pont Emily Selia, Kathy Davis Overview presentation

Proposed training requirements and expected time frame 

for issuance of the final rule

19 April 9, 2014 Tribal Pesticide Program Council Tribal leaders X Conference call X 20 HQ Richard Pont Mary Powell

Tribal consultation under EO 13175 for the WPS proposed 

rule; related to the exemption in the WPS for farm owners 

and members of their immediate family, training 

requirements, posting of warning signs around pesticidetreated areas, the central display of pesticide information, 

and entry-restricted areas when a pesticide application is 

occurring. 

20 April 10, 2014

North Carolina Farmworker Institute 

http://www.ncfarmworkers.org/2014/01/

2014-north-carolina-farmworker-institutesummit-networking-event/

Farmworkers & advocates, health care 

professionals, pesticide safety trainers, state 

regulators

X X X

Meeting in Chapel 

Hill, NC

X 100+ HQ Kevin Keaney WPS presentation

There was general support for establishing age limits (18 

rather than 16) for working with or around pesticides, 

more frequent safety training, more health-related hazard 

communication, more unannounced inspections, stronger 

enforcement, and more training of agricultural employers 

and labor contractors.

21 April 10, 2014

CropLife America (CLA) and RISE Spring 

Conference, 

http://www.croplifeamerica.org/2014-

Spring-Conference

Pesticide registrants X

conference in Crystal 

City VA

X HQ Bill Jordan Jeanne Kasai WPS presentation?

Concerns about how we characterize chronic exposure & 

no pat on back; poisoning used inaccurately, deficiencies 

in exposure data, incomplete info. Family member 

exemption; CA changes to closed systems, estimated cost 

too low.

22 April 10, 2014 Children's Health Protection Advisory 

Committee Meeting

FACA for the Children's Health Office; 

children's advocates - pediatricians, 

researchers, etc.

X Meeting in DC X HQ Kathy Davis Jeff Evans, Elizabeth Evans Presentation on WPS and 

Recognition & Management

concerns for protections of non-working children in 

treated fields, the role of enforcement, and the 

distribution of the RMPP to practitioners

23 April 17, 2014 Imperial County Environmental Justice 

Enforcement Task Force Local governmets, tribes, EJ advocates X X X X Conference call X 20 R9

Katy Wilcoxen, 

R9

Fabiola Estrada, R9 Overview presentation (in 

Spanish and English)

24 April 22-23, 2014 AAPCO WPS Committee State regulators X Meeting in PYS X 7 HQ

CWPB/Richard 

Pont, Kathy 

Davis

CWPB/Ashley Nelsen, Carolyn 

Schroeder, Jeff Evans power point see notes from meeting

25 April 29, 2014 National Potato Council @ McDermott & 

Emory

Potato Policy people X Meeting at DC offices X 15 HQ

CWPB/Kathy 

Davis

Allison Wiedemann, EPA Ag 

Advisor

May

26 May 1, 2014

Center for the Health Assessment of 

Mothers and Children of Salinas 

(CHAMACOS )

University, research project X X Conference call X 10 R9

Fabiola Estrada, 

R9

None. Discussion

Supportive of proposal, concerned about enforcement 

and implementation. How to submit public comment.

27 May 1, 2014 Fresno Environmental Reporting Network 

(FERN) Residents, EJ advocates, local government X X X Conference call X 20 R9

Katy Wilcoxen, 

R9

Fabiola Estrada, R9 Overview presentation (in 

Spanish and English)

Notification, incident reporting, buffer zones, comparison 

with existing California regulations.

28 May 7, 2014 Lideres Campesinas, Tulare County CA Promotores, health care providers, advocacy X X

Meeting in Tulare 

County California

CA 40 R9

Fabiola Estrada, 

R9

Overview presentation in Spanish Notification, incident reporting, comparison with existing 

California regulations.
List of WPS-Related Meetings and Outreach (Webinars, Presentations, etc.)

Draft as of: August 8, 2014

No. Date Organization Org Type

Growers/orgsFW & advocatesStatesOther governmentHealth ProfessionalsExtensionCrop advisorsPesticide industryEPA & DC areaOther (travel)EPA lead

Presenter Other Attendees Materials Used/Distributed Questions Asked/Areas of Interest

Audience

Approx. Attendance

Format & Location

Location EPA Participants

29 May 7, 2014 Western Region Pesticide Meeting State regulators, extension X X

Meeting in Seattle, 

WA; presentation + 

state panel

WA HQ Kevin Keaney

30 May 14, 2014

The California Agricultural Commissioners 

and Sealers Association [CACASA] State and other government X X X

Meeting in 

Sacramento; 

presentation

CA 120 R9

Katy Wilcoxen, 

R9

Pam Cooper, R9 Overview presentation

Questions related to comparison with existing California 

regulations. Questions and concern with entry-restricted 

areas. Clarified the difference with fumigant buffer zones

31 May 15, 2014

Webinar for the Agricultural Retailers 

Association (ARA) Industry: retailers X webinar X ? HQ Richard Pont Nancy Fitz Overview presentation Most questions focused on the proposed training 

requirements, the extension of the comment period, and 

the expected timeframe for issuance of the final rule. 

32 May 16, 2014

Florida Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Service meeting with 

farmworker advocate groups and Florida 

extension agents

SLA, farmworker advocates and extension X X X Apopka, FL FL 40 HQ Richard Pont FLDACS Bureau of Pesticides 

staff Overview presentation

There was robust questioning from the audience on the 

full range of the proposals, though the majority of 

questions focused on the training- and hazard 

communication-related requirements. 

33 May 16, 2014 Small Business Administration Roundtable Small Business advocacy X Remote presentation x HQ Kevin Keaney

34 May 27, 2014 Farmworker Association of Florida Farmworker advocates X Meeting in Florida FL HQ Brian Frazer Heather McTeer Toney (R4 RA)

June

35 June 3, 2014 Minor Crop Farmer Alliance Agricultural Grower Reps. - specialty crops X Meeting in DC X 20 HQ Kathy Davis USDA Overview presentation

Concern for respirator fit (cost), tone of preamble, buffer 

zones

36 June 6, 2014 National Pesticide Reform Coalition NGOs, including FW advocates X Meeting in CC X 20 HQ Kevin Keaney OPP management

37 June 10, 2014 Full SFIREG State regulators, extension, industry X X X Meeting in CC X 25 HQ Kevin Keaney

38 June 11, 2014 American Farm Bureau Federation Grower organization X webinar X 18 HQ Richard Pont Overview presentation

39 June 19, 2014 States, tribes & regions State and other government X X webinar X 30 HQ Richard Pont Kathy Davis, Nancy Fitz Overview presentation There were questions related to PPE changes and hazard 

communications proposals, particularly the elimination of 

posting information at the central location.

40 June 25, 2014 States, tribes & regions State and other government X X webinar X 30 HQ Richard Pont Nancy Fitz Overview presentation

CWPB received several questions on the proposals related 

to pesticide safety training requirements, notification 

requirements, PPE requirements, and implementation 

plans and timeframes. There was particular focus on the 

proposal to expand the current requirement for entry 

restricted areas in nurseries and greenhouses to farms 

and forests.

July

41 July 10, 2014 Region 2 migrant clinic, Hudson River Health Center x meeting

x

7 R2 Audrey Moore NYSDEC

Comparison chart of current and 

proposed regulations, press 

release.

42 July 14, 2014 PREP Course State lead agencies X Remote presentation X 45 HQ Richard Pont overview presentation

Questions on decon requirements for eye flush and 

hazard communication. Expressed some concerns with 

proposed requirement for running water at permanent 

mix/load sites.
List of WPS-Related Meetings and Outreach (Webinars, Presentations, etc.)

Draft as of: August 8, 2014

No. Date Organization Org Type

Growers/orgsFW & advocatesStatesOther governmentHealth ProfessionalsExtensionCrop advisorsPesticide industryEPA & DC areaOther (travel)EPA lead

Presenter Other Attendees Materials Used/Distributed Questions Asked/Areas of Interest

Audience

Approx. Attendance

Format & Location

Location EPA Participants

43 July 15, 2014 Colorado Ag Stakeholders Growers X Remote presentation X 25 HQ Richard Pont Condensed version of overview 

presentation

Most of the questions focused on the imposition of entryrestricted areas for WPS-covered pesticide applications on 

farms and forests, and issues relate to new PPE 

requirements related to respirators.

44 July 17, 2014 Pesticide Policy Coalition

Pesticide registrants, ag employers, grower 

orgs, crop advisor org, aerial applicators, 

NASDA

X X X X

Meeting; discuss 

questions from PPC X 15 HQ

Kevin Keaney, 

Richard Pont

Brian Frazer, Kathy Davis, 

Nancy Fitz

None; discussed questions 

submitted by PPC

The PPC had questions related to closed systems, entry 

restricted areas, decontamination water, access to hazard 

communications materials for authorized representatives, 

and OSHA protections for respirator wearers, among 

others. 

45 July 22, 2014 Pesticide Policy Coalition toxicologist and regulatory staff X Meeting X HQ

Kevin Keaney, 

Bill Jordan Brian Frazer None discussion of concerns with preamble and incidents

46 July 31 2014 IA Ag stakeholders and IDALS, Region 7 X X Meeting IA 20 HQ Kevin Keaney overview presentation

August

47 August 1, 2014 Campesinas Sin Fronteras Promotores, health care providers, advocacy X X Meeting

AZ

R9

Fabiola Estrada, 

R9

Overview presentation in Spanish

48 August 11, 2014

Labor Council for Latin American 

Advancement (LCLAA); Earth Justice, 

Farmworker Justice

Farmworker advocates X Meeting HQ Gina McCarthy Jim Jones, Louise Wise, Jack 

Housenger, Kevin Keaney

49 August 19, 2014

National Agronomic, Environment, Health 

and Safety School 

(http://www.naehss.org/), Bloomington, IL

Dealers, distributors, registrants X Conference

IL

150 HQ Nancy Fitz

September 

50 September 18, 2014 AAPSE National meeting (Harrisburg, PA) Extension and state regulators X X Conference

PA

HQ Kevin Keaney

October

51 October 7, 2014 Region 6 State regulators, Tribes, Extension X X Meeting TX HQ Richard Pont

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS 1395