5. Has the Internal Revenue Service ever audited your Federal tax return? if so, what resultent from the audit? No Potentia! conflicts of interest: 1. Describe any financial or deferred compensation agreements or other continuing of interest dealings with business associates, clients or customers who will be affected by policies which you will influence in the position to which you have been nominated. None. 2. List any investments, obligations, liabilities, or other relationships which might involve potential conflicts of interest, or the appearance of conflicts of interest, with the position to which you have been nominated. None, stock holdings, other assets, etc. are reported on the SF-278 and are within government ethics requirements. 3. Describe any business relationship, dealing or financial transaction (other than taxpaying) which you have had during the last 10 years with the Federal Government, whether for yourself or relatives, on behalf of a client, or acting as an agent, that might in any way constitute or result in a possible conflict of interest, or an appearance of conflict of interest, with the position to which you have been nominated. Part-time work as independent consultant in 1990-91 with Verstandig and Associates which had some dealings with the Environmental Protection Agency. 4. Explain how you will resolve any potential conflict of interest, or appearance of a conflict of interest, that may be disclosed by your responses to the above items. Verstandig and Associates no longer exists and has no dealings with EPA. 5. Explain how you will comply with conflict of interest laws and regulations applicable to the position for which you have been nominated. Attach a statement from the appropriate agency official indicating what those laws and regulations are and how you will comply with them. For this purpose, you may utilize a statement by the relevant agency Ethics Officer. [Statement from the EPA Ethics Officer is attached.] Political affiliation and activities: List all memberships and offices held in, or financial contributions (in excess of $1,000), and services rendered to any political party or election committee during the last 10 years. None. Published writings: List the titles, publishers and dates of any books, articles, or reports you have written No works have been published, but in my present EPA position I have given numer:..s speeches about current EPA policies to a wide variety of audiences since 1993 Here is the s of speeches. March 27, 2000. Living with TSCA 2000 -- A New World of Chemical Regula: on, Keynote March 23, 2000, National Pollution Prevention Roundtable's Annual Conference, Boston. March 21, 2000, American Bar Association Environment and Energy Committee Meeting, Fc: January 28, 2000, American Farm Bureau, Specialty Crop and Advisory Boards Conference. January 18, 2000, Michigan Farm Bureau, FQPA Update, Detroit Mich. December 12, 1999, Apple Processors Association's 1999 Washington Seminar, FQPA Updat÷, November 9, 1999, TSCA 2000: Emerging Policy Initiatives under the Toxic Substances Con ̈*: October 8, 1999, ALI-ABA panel, co-sponsored by the Environmental Law Ins: tute. "Update: September 27, 1999, American Crop Protection Association's 66th Annual Mesting, Tne June 17, 1999, National Cotton Council, 1999 Cotton Leadership Class, FQPA Update. May 20, 1999, U.S. Opening Statement at the Transatlantic Environment Conference on March 2, 1999, National Potato Council, Status of FQPA Implementation, Washington, D.C. June 24, 1998, National Cotton Council Meeting, FQPA Update Washington, DC. May 5, 1998. DOW Chemical Company. Chemical Regulation, Midland, MI April 23, 1998, American Crop Protection Association Conference, FQPA Update, Crystal Cit VA January 15, 1998. Rice Federation Meeting, FQPA Update, Arlington, VA October 7, 1997, 5th Plenary Meeting of the Endocrine Disruption Screening and Testing Advisory Committee, Eirnnurst, NY September 29, 1997. American Crop Protection Association Annual Meeting, FQPA Update. Greenbrier, WVA September 17, 1997, The World Chemical Congress, “Chemicals in the 21a Century" conference, luncheon speaker "Environmental Stewardship: the Regulatory Outlook for Chemicals," Newport Beach, CA. August 4, 1997, National Cotton Council Producer Environmental Task Force Meeting, July 14, 1997, Symposium on Endocrine Disruptors, Chicago, IL March 14, 1997, National Food Policy Conference, "Public Voice for Food and Health PolicyTM Implementation of FQPA, Washington, D.C. February 26, 1997, Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation, Agriculture. Pesticides Issues, and Implementation of FQPA; Washington, D.C. February 21, 1997, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, Mid-Year February 5, 1997, NGOs Attrition on Pesticides & Health, Panel sponsored by Consultative Group on Biological Diversity, Washington, D.C. February 3, 1997, Chemical Producers and Distributors Association, Mid-Year Meeting: January 7, 1997, National Cotton Council of American, Beltway Cotton Conference, December 10, 1996, National Corn Growers Association, FQPA Update, St. Louis, MO December 3, 1996, Chemical Producers and Distributors Association, Pesticides Industry Labeling Workshop, Implementation of FQPA, Alexandria, VA November 20, 1996, Worker Protection Standard Headquarters/Regional Workshop, Opening Remarks, Arlington, VA November 18, 1996, The Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association September 10, 1996, Symposium sponsored by the American Crop Protection Association and McKenna and Cuneo, "FQPA 1996: New Directions" Washington, D.C. September 7. 1996. Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment Annual Meeting, Breakfast June 26, 1996. National Dialogue on the Worker Protection Standard, Public Meeting, June 11, 1996, Seminar on Environmentally Preferable Products sponsored by Environmenta May 15, 1996, American Meat Institute. Breakfast Roundtable on Science Peer Review. May 8, 1996, The Soap and Detergent Association, Pesticide Registration. Washington, D.C April 29, 1996, Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association Mid-Year Meeting, March 1, 1996, Third National Integrated Pest Management Symposium/Workshop, January 24, 1996, International Business Communications Conference, Commercializing Bicpesticides, Washington, D.C. December 5, 1995, Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association Conference, Implementing November 7, 1995, IR-4/EPA Bio-pesticides Workshop, Washington, D.C. September 19, 1995, Grocery Manufacturers of America, Fall Technical Regulatory September 15, 1995, The American Farm Bureau Federation, Worker Protection Standard May 6, 1995, National Campaign for Pesticide Policy Reform, Keynote Address, Additional Matters: 1. If there is any additional information which you believe may be pertinent to the Members c the Committee in reaching their decisions, you may include that here. None. 2. Do you agree to appear before all Congressional Committees which seek your testimony' Yes. ༡ 3. Having completed this form, are there any additional questions which you believe the Committee should ask of future nominees? No. AFFIDAVIT ) ss, being duly sworn, hereby states that he/she has read and signed the foregoing Statement for Completion by Presidential Nominees including the Financial Statement and that the information provided therein is, to the best of his/her knowledge and belief, current, accurate, and complete. 15 2000 |