U.S. EPA Registration Division Reorganization Overview
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Registration Division underwent reorganization in April 2015 to enhance efficiency and meet PRIA III commitments. Key reasons included the need for more risk managers, creation of new product branches, and optimizing staff ratios. The new structure aimed to manage submission volume changes and support career growth. Highlights included the creation of two new product branches and realignment of support functions. The division's leadership and branch chiefs were also reorganized to streamline operations and enhance effectiveness.
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1 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency REGISTRATION DIVISION REORGANIZATION April 14, 2015
2 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Why the Reorganization? RD re-organized in October 2014 to meet commitments under PRIA III More primary risk managers needed ~16% increase in primary risk mangers Two new product branches created. Optimize the supervisory staff ratio of 1:11 Reorganization Structure will help RD to manage changes in submission volume and supports broad career growth by staff.
3 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Highlights: 2 New Product Branches created 1 Science Branch (Technical Review Branch and Inerts Branch consolidated) Support Functions moved to the Immediate Office, or Other Branches.
4 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Old Division Structure New Division Structure Registration Division Registration Division Division Director Susan Lewis Division Director Susan Lewis Immediate Office Assoc. Director - Jeff Herndon Deputy Director Dan Rosenblatt Immediate Office Deputy Director - Jeff Herndon Deputy Director Dan Rosenblatt Insecticide and Rodenticide Branch Chief: Meredith Laws Herbicide Branch Chief: Daniel Kenny Invertebrate & Vertebrate Branch 1 Chief: Marietta Echeverria Herbicide Branch Chief: Daniel Kenny Insecticide Branch Acting Chief: Deborah McCall Fungicide Branch Chief: Cynthia Giles-Parker Invertebrate & Vertebrate Branch 2 Chief: Deborah McCall Fungicide and Herbicide Branch Chief: Rachael Holloman Technical Review Branch Acting Chief: John Redden Registration Support Branch Chief: Rachael Holloman Invertebrate & Vertebrate Branch 3 Chief: Meredith Laws Fungicide Branch Chief: Cynthia Giles-Parker Inert Ingredient Assessment Branch Chief: PV Shah Risk Integration, Minor Use and Emergency Response Branch Chief: Marion Johnson Chemistry, Inerts and Toxicology Assessment Branch Chief: PV Shah Minor Use and Emergency Response Branch Chief: Marion Johnson
5 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Registration Division Division Director Susan Lewis Immediate Office Deputy Director - Jeff Herndon Deputy Director Dan Rosenblatt Amer Al-Mudallal, Tony Britten, Sherada Hobgood, Angela Hollis, Diane Isbell, Susan Jennings, Debra Rate, Steve Schaible, Fungicide Branch Chief: Cynthia Giles-Parker PM 21: Hope Johnson PM 22: Tony Kish Mary Gardner-Jenkins,, Shaunta Hill, Marcel Howard, Maryam Muhammad, Lindsay Roe Invertebrate & Vertebrate Branch 2 Chief: Deborah McCall PM 10: Richard Gebken PM 11: Michael Walsh Eric Bohnenblust, Linda DeLuise, Olga Odiott, , Carlyn Petrella, Carmen Rodia, Betty Williams Invertebrate & Vertebrate Branch 3 Chief: Meredith Laws PM 1: Venus Eagle PM 7: Mark Suarez Melody Banks,, Gene Benbow, William Jacobs, Rita Kumar, Marianne Lewis, Jackie Marchese, Jessica Rogala Herbicide Branch Chief: Daniel Kenny PM 23: Kathryn Montague PM 25: Rueben Baris Shanta Adeeb, Bethany Benbow, Juanita Gilchrist, Sarah Meadows,, Mindy Ondish, Grant Rowland, Karen Samek, Emily Schmid, Dominic Schuler, Terri Stowe, Deirdre Sunderland Fungicide and Herbicide Branch Chief: Rachel Holloman PM 20: Shaja Joyner PM 24: Heather Garvie Aswathy Balan, Driss Benmhend, Banza Djapao, Tamue Gibson , Eric Kraft, Eleanor Thornton Invertebrate & Vertebrate Branch 1 Chief: Marietta Echeverria PM 3: Kable B. Davis PM 4: Jennifer Urbanski Byron Backus, Julie Chao, Elizabeth Fertich, Jennifer Gaines, Autumn Metzger, Maggie Rudick, Kevin Sweeney Chemistry, Inerts and Toxicology Assessment Branch Chief: PV Shah Senior Risk Assessment (Biologist): John Redden Joe Diggs (Data Management) Inerts Team Leader: Kerry Leifer (PM 8) Lisa Austin, William Cutchin, Alga Debesai, Mark Dow, David Lieu, Toxicology Team Leader: Masih Hashim Bonaventure Akinlosotu, Tracy Keigwin, Eugenia McAndrew Chemistry Team Leader: Shyam Mathur Akiva Abramovitch, Indira Gairola, Bruce Kitchens, Hari Mukhoty, Maria Rodriguez Minor Use and Emergency Response Branch Chief: Marion Johnson Minor Use Team Leader: Barbara Madden (PM 5) Andy Ertman, Sidney Jackson, Laura Nollen Emergency Response Team Leader: Tawanda Maignan (PM 9) Stacey Groce, Andrea Conrath
6 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Important Web Links: Contact List: http://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-contacts/contacts- office-pesticide-programs-registration-division Chemical List by Branch: http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014- 10/documents/publicchemicalbranchpmreport102414_dr_3.pdf
