Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0233-0028
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2016-07-22T04:00Z

WORKSHOP AGENDA (FINAL)
Joint Interim Approaches to NAS Recommendations for Assessing Risks to Endangered and Threatened Species from Pesticides
                WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 29  -  Plenary Sessions
                                     TIME
                               SESSION SCHEDULE
                                     8:00
                              Registration Opens 
                                     9:00
Opening Comments
                                     9:15
Overview of Aquatic Breakout Discussion  -  Chuck Peck (EPA)
                                     9:55
Overview of Refinements Discussion  -  Melissa Panger (EPA)
                                     10:20
Break
                                     10:40
Overview of Weight of Evidence Discussion  -  Kris Garber / Elizabeth Donovan (EPA)
                                     11:20
NatureServe on Range Modeling  -  Regan Smyth, NatureServe
                                     11:45
Breakout Group Instructions  -  Bernalyn McGaughey (CSI, Workshop Steering Committee)
                                     12:00
Lunch (on own)

              WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 29  -  Breakout Sessions
                                     TIME
                               SESSION SCHEDULE
                                    GROUPS
                   AQUATIC 1 (Chuck Peck and George Noguchi)
                                       
Improving Aquatic Modeling: Changes to conceptual and mathematical approaches incorporated into Bins 3 and 4 (flowing waters)
  Modifications to EPA's current modeling approach and parameterization to flowing bins
  Use of other watershed models (e.g., SWAT, WARP)
                    AQUATIC 2 (Mark Corbin and Al Barefoot)
                                       
Improving Aquatic Modeling: Evaluating watershed model results
  Use of multiple lines-of-evidence to evaluate watershed model results
  Role of and metadata requirements for use of monitoring data in evaluating watershed results
                                 REFINEMENTS 1
                    (Bill Eckel/Steve Lennartz and Jake Li)
                                       
Refinements to Steps 1 and 2: Spatial analysis
  Methods to better identify pesticide use sites (ag and non-ag)
  Methods to better understand the distribution of individuals within a listed species range
  Improvements to the overlap analyses between species range and potential pesticide use

                                 REFINEMENTS 2
                       (Melissa Panger and Karen Myers)
                                       
Refinements to Steps 1 and 2: Non-spatial analysis
  Identification of use patterns (e.g., those resulting in minimal exposures) and/or listed species (e.g., those found on uninhabited islands) that may not need to be fully evaluated 
  Methods to utilize thresholds that are more probabilistic
  Methods to incorporate exposure durations into the analysis of potential effects
                                WOE 1 (ANIMALS)
                      (Kris Garber and Spencer Mortenson)
                                       
Weight of Evidence for Listed Animals
    Improvements to the evaluation of information and criteria used to draw risk conclusions
    Incorporation of additional information into the weight of evidence approach

                                       
                                WOE 2 (PLANTS)
                  (Elizabeth Donavon and Bernalyn McGaughey)
                                       
Weight of Evidence for Listed Plants
    Improvements to the evaluation of information and criteria used to draw risk conclusions
    Incorporation of additional information into the weight of evidence approach
   
   
                                     ROOMS
                               Leopold (10-12) 
                                (12 registered)
                                Beatie (17-20) 
                                (16 registered)
                                Roosevelt (24)
                                (19 registered)
                                 Stickel (30+)
                                (21 registered)
                               Hamilton A (16)  
                               (16 registered) 
                        Hamilton B (16) (13 registered)
                                     1:00
                     Aquatic 1  -  Charge Questions Set 1
                     Aquatic 2  -  Charge Questions Set 1
                   Refinements 1  -  Charge Questions Set 1
                   Refinements 2  -  Charge Questions Set 1
                  WOE 1 (Animals)  -  Charge Questions Set 1
                   WOE 1 (Plants)  -  Charge Questions Set 1
                                     3:00
                                     BREAK
                                     3:30
                     Aquatic 1  -  Charge Questions Set 1
                     Aquatic 2  -  Charge Questions Set 1
                   Refinements 1  -  Charge Questions Set 1
                   Refinements 2  -  Charge Questions Set 1
                  WOE 1 (Animals)  -  Charge Questions Set 1
                   WOE 1 (Plants)  -  Charge Questions Set 1
                                     5:30
                                    ADJOURN
                                     5:45
        NO-HOST SOCIAL - Buffalo Wild Wings (Next Door to Meeting Area)
                                       
                    THURSDAY, JUNE 30  -  Breakout Sessions
                                     TIME
                               SESSION SCHEDULE
                                     8:30
                              Registration Opens
                                    GROUPS
                                   AQUATIC 1
                                   AQUATIC 2
                                 REFINEMENTS 1
                                 REFINEMENTS 2
                                WOE 1 (ANIMALS)
                                WOE 2 (PLANTS)
                                     9:00
                     Aquatic 1  -  Charge Questions Set 2
                     Aquatic 2  -  Charge Questions Set 2
                   Refinements 1  -  Charge Questions Set 2
                   Refinements 2  -  Charge Questions Set 2
                  WOE 1 (Animals)  -  Charge Questions Set 2
                   WOE 1 (Plants)  -  Charge Questions Set 2
                                     10:30
                                     BREAK
                                     11:00
                     Aquatic 1  -  Charge Questions Set 2
                     Aquatic 2  -  Charge Questions Set 2
                   Refinements 1  -  Charge Questions Set 2
                   Refinements 2  -  Charge Questions Set 2
                  WOE 1 (Animals)  -  Charge Questions Set 2
                   WOE 1 (Plants)  -  Charge Questions Set 2
                                     12:30
                                LUNCH (on own)
                                     1:30
                       Aquatic 1  -  Finalize Responses
                       Aquatic 2  -  Finalize Responses
                     Refinements 1  -  Finalize Responses
                     Refinements 2  -  Finalize Responses
                    WOE 1 (Animals)  -  Finalize Responses
                     WOE 1 (Plants)  -  Finalize Responses
                                     2:30
                                     BREAK
                                     2:45
          Final Overview  -  Breakout Groups Report Out (30 min each)
                                     5:45
                                    Wrap-up
                                     6:00
                                    Adjourn