Contacting EPA about Regulating Pesticides

EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) works with 10 Regional Offices and other EPA program offices on a wide range of pesticide issues and topics. OPP's Registration Division (RD), Antimicrobials Division (AD), Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD), and Special Review and Reregistration Division (SRRD) are the main divisions responsible for regulating pesticides. Unless otherwise noted, staff listed below are from the Office of Pesticide Programs.

Contact EPA staff about:

Product Registration
Name	E-Mail	Phone	Area of Responsibility
Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) - Registration Fees
Elizabeth Leovey	leovey.elizabeth@epa.gov	703-305-7328
Conventional Products
Sherada Hobgood	hobgood.sherada@epa.gov	703-308-8893	Ombudsman
Linda Arrington	arrington.linda@epa.gov	703-305-5446	Ombudsman (PRIA Products Only)
Antimicrobial Products
David Liem	liem.david@epa.gov	703-305-1284	Ombudsman
Biological/Biochemical Products
Brian Steinwand	steinwand.brian@epa.gov	703-305-7973	Ombudsman
State Regulations
Contact your pesticide state lead agency

Registration Resources
Name	E-Mail	Phone	Area of Responsibility
Pesticide Registration Kit
Michael Pearlman	pearlman.michael@epa.gov	703-305-6354
Getting forms faxed or mailed to you
Michael Pearlman	pearlman.michael@epa.gov	703-305-6354
Problems Accessing Online Forms
Nicole Williams	williams.nicole@epa.gov	703-308-5551
Food and Feed Commodity Vocabulary
Bernie Schneider	schneider.bernard@epa.gov	703-305-5555	Coordinator
Yuen-Shaung Ng	ng.yuen-shaung@epa.gov	703-308-8120
Pesticide Data Submitters List
John Jamula	jamula.john@epa.gov	703-305-6426
Pesticide Registration (PR) Notices
John Jamula	jamula.john@epa.gov	703-305-6426
Child-Resistant Packaging (CRP) for Pesticides
Rosalind Gross	gross.rosalind@epa.gov	703-308-7368
Questions about Pesticide Product Labels on the Web
Rame Cromwell	cromwell.rame@epa.gov	703-308-9068
Product Managers for Conventional Chemicals
Contact the Product Manager from the Product Manager Listing			703-308-9068

Reregistration
Name	E-Mail	Phone	Area of Responsibility
Information about specific chemicals and pesticide types
Contact the Review Manager for that chemical			Staff Listing
Status of specific pesticide in reregistration process
Contact the Chemical Review Manager for that chemical			Pesticide Reregistration Status
Cumulative Assessment
Kelly Sherman	sherman.kelly@epa.gov	703-305-8401
Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs)
Carol Stangel	stangel.carol@epa.gov	703-308-8007
Antimicrobial Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs)
Ben Chambliss	chambliss.ben@epa.gov	703-308-8174
Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA)
Susan Laing	laing.susan@epa.gov	703-308-0152

Tolerances
Name	E-Mail	Phone	Area of Responsibility
Tolerance Reassessment
Joseph Nevola	nevola.joseph@epa.gov	703-308-8037
Carol Stangel	stangel.carol@epa.gov	703-308-8007
Pesticide Tolerances
Brian Steinwand	steinwand.brian@epa.gov	703-305-7973
Antimicrobial Tolerance Reassessment
Diane Isbell	isbell.diane@epa.gov	703-308-8417

Pesticide Producing Establishments (Annual Reports and Registration)
Name	E-Mail	Phone	Area of Responsibility
Antimicrobial Tolerance Reassessment
Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)			617-918-1872
Region 2 (NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands)			732-321-6610
Region 3 (DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, DC)			215-814-2045
Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)			404-562-9011
Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)			312-886-6008
Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)			214-665-6534
Region 7 (KS, MO, NE)			913-551-7125
Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)			303-312-6049
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific Islands)			415-947-4204
Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA)			206-553-0257
Foreign Producer Establishments
Michelle Stevenson	stevenson.michelle@epa.gov	202-564-4203

Containers, Storage and Disposal
Name	E-Mail	Phone	Area of Responsibility
General Guidance
Contact the EPA Regional Office for your area
Pesticide Disposal in Developing Countries (training module)
Jude Andreasen	andreasen.jude@epa.gov	703-308-9342
Pesticide Container and Contaninment
Nancy Fitz	fitz.nancy@epa.gov	703-308-2962
Jeanne Kasai	kasai.jeanne@epa.gov	703-308-3240