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                  United Stat
                  Environmental Protection
                  Agency New England
   EPA  New England
   Pesticide  Program
 LrA  IS IMG federal agency responsible
 for regulating the risks and benefits posed by
 pesticide use. The national office, the Office
 of Pesticide  Programs  is responsible for
 registering pesticide products intended for sale
 and use in  the United States, for developing
 national policies and rules, and for providing
 guidance to regional  and state programs.
 EPA  has  developed  many regulatory  and
 educational programs to protect human health
 and the environment from pesticides. These
 include registering  pesticides  for  specific
 uses, setting standards to protect  workers,
 and educating  consumers about pesticides.
 Other special programs include water quality,
 the Strategic Agriculture Initiative (SAI), the
 Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program
 (PESP), endangered species protection, and
 worker safety programs.

 The  EPA  New  England Regional  Office
 provides a key link between the national and
 state pesticide  programs. EPA New England
 Pesticide program staff address all pesticide
 inquiries that are directed to the  regional
 office. This includes providing  information
 and assistance to New England states and
 tribes, as well as congressional members,
 farmers,  educators,  businesses, and  the
 public.

 EPA New England pesticide regulatory partners
 are the six New England pesticide State Lead
 Agencies (SLAs) which work closely with EPA
 to implement pesticide policies and initiatives
                      and  enforce  state  and  federal  pesticide
                      regulations. EPA New England provides financial
                      and technical support to the SLAs.
                         For more information call the
                         National Pesticides Information
                         Center at 1-800-858-7378
                         Poison Control Center:
                         1-800-222-1222
   www.epa.gov/ne/eco/pest

   For additional information on pesticides visit EPA New England's
   pesticides web site.
   The site featues information useful to pesticide manufacturers,
   homeowners, applicators, regulators and communities.
                                                               EPA New England
                                                               Pesticide Program
                                                               Contacts:
                                                               Robert Koethe
                                                               617-918-1535
                                                               koethe.robert@epa.gov
                                                               Pesticide Expert, Interim FIFRA
                                                               Grants Manager
                                                               Andrea Szylvian
                                                               617-918-1198
                                                               szylvian.andrea@epa.gov
                                                               Worker Safety, General Agriculture,
                                                               Pesticide Special Grants Manager
                                                               Kan Tham
                                                               617-918-1872
                                                               tham.kan@epa.gov
                                                               Pesticide Enforcement including
                                                               FIFRA Section 7 Reporting and
                                                               Imports
                                                               Allan Christensen
                                                               617-918-1529
                                                               christensen.allan@epa.gov
                                                               Pesticide Program Support
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United States            1 Congress Street
Environmental Protection   Suite 1100
Agency New England       Boston, MA 02114-2023
                                                   EPA# 901-F-07-008

New England State
Pesticide Regulatory
Agency Contacts:

Connecticut
Brad Robinson
860-424-3324
bradford.robinson@po.state.ct.us
Maine
Henry Jennings
207-287-7543
henry.jennings@maine.gov
Massachusetts
Brad Mitchell
617-626-1771
brad.mitchell@state.ma.us
New  Hampshire
Wendy Chapley
603-271-3550
wchapley@agr.state.nh.us
Rhode Island
Ken Ayars
401-222-2781
ken.ayars@dem.ri.gov
Vermont
Phil Benedict
802-828-3472
phil.benedict@state.vt.us

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