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EPA - 119 - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel - Statutory (Congress Created)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel	Agency Name	Environmental Protection Agency
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	119
Original Establishment Date	11/28/1975	Committee Status	Chartered
Actual Termination Date		Committee URL	https://www.epa.gov/sap
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	7
Terminated This FY	No	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Designated Federal Officer
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Ms.
Current Charter Date	7/15/2024	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Tamue
Date Of Renewal Charter	7/15/2026	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name	L.
Projected Termination Date		Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Gibson
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority	P.L. 100-532	Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(202) 564-7642
Establishment Authority*	Statutory (Congress Created)	Designated Federal Officer Fax*
Specific Establishment Authority*	P.L. 100-532 and P.L 104-170	Designated Federal Officer Email*	gibson.tamue@epa.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	11/28/1975
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	Not Applicable
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The Environmental Protection Agency provides background materials and charge questions for consideration by the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP). The SAP deliberates on the charges during public meetings and subsequently renders its advice and recommendations to the Agency in meeting minutes and final reports.
How is membership balanced?*	SAP members are selected on the basis of their qualifications to assess the effects of the impact of pesticides on health and the environment. FIFRA requires multidisciplinary representation, with membership comprised of the disciplines of toxicology, pathology, environmental biology, and related sciences (e.g., pharmacology, biotechnology, bio-chemistry, biostatistics). The disciplinary expertise needed for SAP reviews depends on the scientific issues brought before the committee. Therefore, the expertise of the members is augmented throughout the year by the use of numerous ad hoc consultants.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	The panel typically conducts approximately two to four reviews each year. Review meetings normally range from two to four days depending upon the number of review topics and the time needed for discussion. The panel did not hold a peer review meeting in fiscal year 2025.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	Section 25(d) of FIFRA requires that the Administrator use the expertise available on the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel to obtain comments on notices of intent to cancel pesticide registrations or change their classification (FIFRA Section 6(b)), emergency orders suspending registrations (FIFRA Section 6(c)), or regulations to be issued under Section 25(a) of FIFRA. FIFRA also requires that the Administrator seek comments, evaluations, and recommendations from the FIFRA SAP for operating guidelines to improve the quality of scientific analyses made by EPA personnel. To avoid duplication, the Scientific Advisory Panel maintains an ongoing liaison with other EPA scientific advisory committees such as the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB).
Why close or partially close meetings?	No meetings were closed to the public.
Recommendation Remarks	All members are Tier 1 (parent committee members). There are no Tier 2 (subcommittee) members serving.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	Yes	Action Reorganize Priorities*	Yes
Outcome Trust In Government	Yes	Action Reallocate Resources	Yes
Outcome Major Policy Changes	Yes	Action Issued New Regulations	Yes
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	Yes	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	Yes	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	Yes	Action Comment	Not Applicable
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	Yes	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	Not Applicable.	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	The SAP is required pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, P.L. 100-532 and P.L 104-170, Section 25(d).	Grants Review Comment	Not Applicable
Number Of Recommendations*	851	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	Number of recommendations represents the approximate number of scientific issues addressed in the reports issued by the FIFRA SAP since December of 1976.	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	0.00%	Access Committee Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	During the course of the fiscal year, the FIFRA SAP typically provides the Agency recommendations on pesticide and pesticide-related issues as to the impact on health and the environment of regulatory actions. The nature of the FIFRA SAP’s advice, and the Agency’s implementation of that advice over the years, do not facilitate estimating the percentage of recommendations that are fully (or partially) implemented by the Agency over the life of the committee thus far. There are examples where the Agency has utilized specific Panel recommendations. Since passage of the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-170), the FIFRA SAP has provided, and the agency has implemented, numerous recommendations regarding the development of risk assessment and exposure methodologies. EPA has implemented new procedures for tracking the FIFRA SAP’s formally- conveyed recommendations and the EPA’s responses to those recommendations.	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	As noted in response to the previous question, a specific percentage of Panel recommendations that have been or will be partially (or fully) implemented by the Agency is not available. EPA implemented new procedures for tracking the FIFRA SAP’s formally- conveyed recommendations and the EPA’s responses to those recommendations.	Access Other	Yes
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment	EPA Office of Pesticide Programs Public Docket and the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov
Agency Feedback Comment*	Each year, the FIFRA SAP reviews and considers numerous scientific issues related to ongoing analyses and methods development within the Agency. More specifically, the recommendations provided by the Panel are utilized to evaluate methodologies, assess the impact of pesticides on health and the environment, improve the effectiveness and quality of EPA's scientific analyses, guidelines and peer review major scientific studies and issues. Some topics are presented to the SAP at various stages of development, allowing the Panel to explore the Agency's progress and to understand how previous recommendations have been implemented.	Narrative Description*	The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) supports Goal 7, Objective 7.1 of the Agency's FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan -- Ensure Chemical and Pesticide Safety. The FIFRA SAP is a statutory advisory committee created on November 28, 1975, pursuant to section 25(d) of FIFRA (as amended by Public Laws 94-140, 95-396, 96-539, 98-201, and 100-532). Under FIFRA (section 25(d)), the EPA is required to submit certain regulatory actions to the SAP for comment as to the impact on human health and the environment (e.g., regulatory actions under sections 6(b), 6(c), and 25(a) of FIFRA). In addition, the FIFRA SAP provides advice, information, and recommendations on methods to ensure that pesticides do not cause “unreasonable adverse effects on the environment” (as defined in Section 2 (bb) of FIFRA); EPA analyses, reports and guidelines to improve the effectiveness and quality of scientific analyses made by the Agency; and other major scientific studies and issues. In general, the FIFRA SAP serves as a primary means for scientific peer review supporting the EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP). For example, implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-170) required the development of a number of risk assessment methodologies to support the Agency’s goals for clean and safe water and safe food. The FIFRA SAP conducted a number of reviews over a relatively short time frame to support the Agency’s efforts in this area. Overall, the FIFRA SAP provides scientific peer review which is a critical component of EPA’s use of sound science to protect human health and the environment. The panel did not hold a peer review meeting in fiscal year 2025.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*		1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*
2. Payments to Federal Members*		2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*
3. Payments to Federal Staff*		3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*
4. Payments to Consultants*		4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*		5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*		6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*		7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*		8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*
10. Other Costs		10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*
11. Total Costs	$0.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified	4/25/2025 2:00 PM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*		Est Cost Remarks
Cost Remarks

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