1. Association of Structural Pest Control Regulatory Officials Association Update
Full SFIREG
June 4 – 5, 2018

2. Association of Structural Pest Control Regulatory Officials
State/tribal/territorial structural pesticide regulatory officials
Focus on regulatory issues related to pest management of pests in structural and urban environments
Participation: state officials, researchers, extension, industry and other groups
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3. ASPCRO’s Goal
…To Protect the Health and Welfare of the Citizens of Each State Through the Fair and Effective Regulation of the Pest Control Industry Which is Vital in the Control of Pests of Public Health and Economic Significance…

4. Member States as of May 25, 2018

5. ASPCRO Board of Directors
George Saxton, Member At Large – Indiana
Ryan Okey, Member At Large – South Carolina
Vacant, Member At Large
Liza Fleeson Trossbach, Immediate Past President - Virginia
Linda Johns, President – Montana
Irene King, Vice President – New Mexico
Mike Weyman, Secretary – South Carolina
Grant Bishop, Treasurer – West Virginia
Doug Edwards, Executive Secretary

6. Technical working committees
Public Health
Inspector Training
Structural Remediation
School IPM
Rodenticides
Label Stewardship
Structural Fumigation
Termiticides
Certification Rule/State Plans
Ad Hoc Work Group

7. SELECT association News
Correspondence letters to epa
Placement of Required First Aid Statements on Pesticide Product Labels (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP
Label Stewardship Committee met, discussed & responded to EPA
The Label Stewardship Committee, however is not aware of any widespread or recurrent difficulties consumers have had with locating first aid statements on pesticides where the first aid statement has not appeared on an outside, visible panel (toxicity Categories II, III (or IV if included))
SMARTLABEL VOCABULARY LISTS
Proposed vocabulary and definition lists for the “SmartLabel” Project

8. SELECT association NEws
Upcoming EPA workshop
Aspcro, in collaboration with npma, has hosted workshops for epa staff covering a broad range of pests and pest management and control areas
Pests include termites, bed bugs, bmsb, rodents, etc
areas include structural fumigation, pyrethroids, school ipm, etc
Next workshop is scheduled for July 9-10 or July 10-11, 2018 and will focus on commodity (import and export) fumigation at Port Wilmington, Delaware
topics include economic importance of fumigation to protect food supply, intersection of state and federal agencies in fumigation operations, interactive observation of fumigation process, applicators challenges, labels, training and fumigation management plans

9. Other items of interest
2018 Nominations – Board of Directors
At Large Members (2)
Invite sent to membership may 22, 2018
Nominations to exec. Secretary by June 29, 2018
Reviewing by-laws; roles and responsibilities; policies and procedures
Learning exchange – aapco/sfireg/aspro/epa

10. the year ahead Registration review – structural fumigants
Intersect of 25b and public health pest control
Building Construction – materials, pest control devices, pest management considerations
model regulations for canine scent detection; heat treatment; ozone treatment; and cold treatment including efficacy data.
U.S. EPA requested SLA review and input on the NPMA Site-specific Fumigation Safety and Compliance Plan (FSCP) and EPA related comments
Guidance paper on antimicrobial use in schools
Issue Du jour….

11. 2018 ASPCRO Annual Meeting San Antonio tx
Hyatt Regency on the Riverwalk
August 19 – 24, 2018
August General Session
August 20 Committee Meeting
August 21 Board of Directors Meeting

12. Future meetings
2019 annual meeting – Franklin, Tennessee 2020 annual meeting – Minnesota 2021 annual meeting - Nevada
Watch Your In Boxes for Information…..

13. See You in Texas…