Come join Compliance Services International (CSI) staff technical and regulatory consultants at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall National Meeting, August 21-25, 2022 in Chicago, IL.
Under the theme of Sustainability in a Changing World, our staff of Bernalyn McGaughey, Larry Brewer, Ashlea Frank, Leah Duzy, and Annie Krueger will be presenting and available throughout the meeting to meet with you to answer any questions you have regarding our regulatory and technical consultancy services pertaining to Federal and State pesticide registration support, including sustainable agriculture and protecting public health and the environment through chemistry. To contact our staff prior to the meeting, please click the contact us button below to send an email, otherwise contact them directly while attending the meeting.
Presenting Staff
Bernalyn McGaughey
President / CEO
Washington State
SYMPOSIUM CO-ORGANIZER: Upfront Mitigation: What that Means in the FIFRA/ESA Consultation Process
DIVISION: AGRO Division of Agrochemicals
SESSION FORMAT: Oral – In-person & Hybrid
ROOM & LOCATION: McCormick Place Convention Center
SESSION DATE: Tuesday, August 23, 2022
SESSION TIME: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm (CST)
With a career that began in regulatory and field support of agricultural chemicals, Bernalyn has a wealth of experience in US Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) registration and strategic analysis and support of pesticide registrations. She moved from information technology to field technical sales and then to regulatory study development and management. Much of her work now involves the complicated intersection of the FIFRA and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with respect to product defense and species protection. Bernalyn serves as an expert witness in pesticide regulatory and data compensation matters.
PRESENTING: Registrant perspective on the US Fish and Wildlife Consultation process for malathion
DIVISION: AGRO Division of Agrochemicals
PRESENTATION FORMAT: Oral – In-person
ROOM & LOCATION: S503a, McCormick Place Convention Center
PRESENTATION DATE: Tuesday, August 23, 2022
PRESENTATION TIME: 2:05 pm – 2:30 pm (CST)
In 2017, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed final materials supporting a Biological Evaluation for malathion, one of the first three pilot chemicals to undergo a national-level pesticide evaluation under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Endangered Species Act. From 2017 to March of 2022, the US Fish and Wildlife Service worked through the consultation process for malathion, with the EPA, USDA, the applicant, FMC, and the American Mosquito Control Association. The result was a final Biological Opinion that included general conservation measures and species-specific mitigations that were determined to be sufficiently protective to avoid the likelihood of jeopardy for species or destruction/adverse modification for critical habitat from the use of malathion. The mitigations were agreed to by the applicant, FWS, and EPA. This presentation will provide a registrant’s perspective of the consultation process, discuss lessons learned, and pose areas for future process improvement opportunities.
Ashlea Frank
Principal Consultant
Texas
Leah Duzy
Principal Consultant
Alabama
PRESENTING: Using data for developing strategies: Mitigations, pesticides, and ESA
DIVISION: AGRO Division of Agrochemicals
PRESENTATION FORMAT: Oral – Hybrid
ROOM & LOCATION: S501bc, McCormick Place Convention Center
PRESENTATION DATE: Tuesday, August 23, 2022
PRESENTATION TIME: 8:30 am – 8:55 am (CST)
In January 2022, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a policy that requires Endangered Species Act (ESA) evaluations to be completed for all new conventional active ingredient pesticide registrations. The intent of the policy is to ensure that pesticide registrations do not jeopardize the continued existence of species listed under the ESA. The policy outlines the incorporation of mitigation strategies earlier in the process to reduce the potential likelihood of pesticide exposure to ESA-listed species. While the policy includes general guidelines, where or when mitigations may be needed in the process has yet to be defined by policy. This presentation will discuss a data-focused approach to determining when and where mitigations may be needed based on labeled uses of the pesticide, extent of potential use, location of ESA-listed species, and species attributes. Examples will be provided using AMMPS, a tool to help guide discussions on mitigations and other measures for pesticides and ESA, and data sources used by EPA and the US Fish and Wildlife Service in prior Biological Evaluations and Opinions. As there are unknowns surrounding the implementation of the policy, the presentation will also include potential improvements for future data applications and strategies.
PRESENTING: Mitigation strategy tool: A guide for evaluating mitigation measures in FIFRA/ESA consultations
DIVISION: AGRO Division of Agrochemicals
PRESENTATION FORMAT: Oral – In-person
ROOM & LOCATION: S503a, McCormick Place Convention Center
PRESENTATION DATE: Tuesday, August 23, 2022
PRESENTATION TIME: 2:05 pm – 2:30 pm (CST)
In 2017, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed final materials supporting a Biological Evaluation for malathion, one of the first three pilot chemicals to undergo a national-level pesticide evaluation under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Endangered Species Act. From 2017 to March of 2022, the US Fish and Wildlife Service worked through the consultation process for malathion, with the EPA, USDA, the applicant, FMC, and the American Mosquito Control Association. The result was a final Biological Opinion that included general conservation measures and species-specific mitigations that were determined to be sufficiently protective to avoid the likelihood of jeopardy for species or destruction/adverse modification for critical habitat from the use of malathion. The mitigations were agreed to by the applicant, FWS, and EPA. This presentation will provide a registrant’s perspective of the consultation process, discuss lessons learned, and pose areas for future process improvement opportunities.
Annie Krueger
Senior Consultant
New Mexico
Other Staff in Attendance
Larry Brewer
Senior Science Fellow
Oregon
Larry has expertise in terrestrial ecotoxicology and specializes in wildlife, pollinator, and endangered species risk assessment; pesticide registration/re-registration support; and regulatory study placement and oversight.
Larry has over 35 years of experience spanning terrestrial ecotoxicology, laboratory ecotoxicology testing, ecological risk assessment and endangered species assessment. He is well known for designing and implementing full scale (Tier III) ecotoxicology field studies throughout North America with particular focus on avian, small mammal, and pollinator studies.
Compliance Services International (CSI) is an award-winning consultancy providing innovative solutions to meet regulatory and environmental challenges. Regulatory requirements, environmental challenges, and global markets are ever-changing. Our diverse staff of regulatory professionals and scientists in North America and Europe, along with associates around the world, continually adapt to develop strategic approaches to meet our clients’ needs.
CSI’s strength is in staying current on industry trends, and anticipating and applying new regulatory and scientific strategies. Our clients include multinational firms and small and medium-sized enterprises striving to introduce new and keep existing products in the global marketplace. While we keep pace with our ever-evolving regulatory and scientific environment, we strive to deliver outstanding service for each client and project.
CSI has an established reputation in providing registration support to the global marketplace and have successfully assisted firms with registrations in Canada, Latin America, Asia (China/Taiwan), Australasia, and other geographical markets.
Experienced Support For:
- Global Regulatory Strategy
- Registration Dossier Preparation & Submission
- Ecotoxicology & Risk Assessment
- Environmental Fate & Exposure Modeling
- Study Design, Placement & Monitoring
- Spatial Analysis & Data Systems
