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The white paper reflects collective efforts of the EPA with the Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. The white paper includes a description of the problem formulation step, where protection goals and assessment endpoints are defined, as well as conceptual models depicting potential routes of exposure that might affect individual bees (larvae and adult) as well as whole colonies. The white paper also discusses the data and methods used for quantifying exposures and effects and characterizing potential risks to honeybees. Consistent with the EPA’s current pesticide risk assessment processes, the framework proposes a multi-tiered approach that initially relies on laboratory-based studies on individual bees, and then transitions to more realistic field-based studies involving whole colonies. The proposed process should enhance the ability of EPA, PMRA and CalDPR to reliably assess chemicals for direct and indirect effects to honeybees. The EPA will also request advice from the SAP on the usefulness of this framework for characterizing potential effects of pesticides on other species of bees. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555'>Please see the web page for the <a href="http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap/meetings/2012/091112meeting.html"><span style='color:#3864A3'>September FIFRA SAP meeting </span></a>for links to the EPA’s white paper and other information related to the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm' id="gd_ab_footer"><div style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#878787'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#878787'>EPA distributes its Pesticide Program Updates to external stakeholders and citizens who have expressed an interest in OPP activities and decisions. We have established an electronic listserve for people who want to keep abreast of pesticide issues and decisions. This update service is part of EPA’s continuing effort to improve public access to Federal pesticide information. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#878787'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#878787'>For general questions on pesticides and pesticide poisoning prevention, contact the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC), toll-free, at: 1-800-858-7378, by E-mail at <a href="mailto:npic@ace.orst.edu">npic@ace.orst.edu</a>, or, by visiting their website at: <a href="http://npic.orst.edu"><span style='color:#878787'>http://npic.orst.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#878787'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#878787'>To report an environmental violation, visit EPA’s website at <a href="http://www.epa.gov/compliance/complaints/index.html"><span style='color:#878787'>http://www.epa.gov/compliance/complaints/index.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#878787'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#878787'>For information about ongoing activities in the Office of Pesticide Programs, visit our homepage at: <a href="http://www.epa.gov/pesticides">http://www.epa.gov/pesticides</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:3.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#878787'>Or call or write us directly at Communication Services Branch, Office of Pesticide Programs (7506 P), US Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004-2403, telephone 703-305-5017.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mail_footer"><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="4%" valign=top style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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