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Dec 12, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Barbara Christianson
On December 2, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule to revoke all tolerances for chlorpyrifos except for those tolerances associated with the 11 food and feed crops that remain registered. 89 Fed. Reg. 99184. EPA is taking this action in response to a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Comments on the proposed rule are due on or before February 10, 2025.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | James V. Aidala |Lisa R. Burchi |Barbara Christianson
On November 22, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of more than 4,500 Data Evaluation Records (DER) in ChemView, a public portal that houses data and review of toxic chemicals. EPA defines a DER as the documented EPA review of studies submitted during the request to register a pesticide or during the registration review process.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | James V. Aidala |Barbara Christianson
On November 13, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of its interim guidance and additional materials to support the regulatory community in implementing the requirements of the October 4, 2024, final rule for the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ) (2024 AEZ Rule).
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Lisa R. Burchi |Barbara Christianson
October 16, 2024
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On October 3, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of its progress report (Report) in meeting its performance measures and goals for pesticide reregistration during fiscal years (FY) 2020, 2021, and 2022. 89 Fed. Reg. 80558.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Lisa R. Burchi |Barbara Christianson
On October 3, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of its progress report (Report) in meeting its performance measures and goals for pesticide reregistration during fiscal years (FY) 2020, 2021, and 2022. 89 Fed. Reg. 80558. Section 4(l) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires EPA to publish information about EPA’s annual achievements in this area.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | James V. Aidala |Barbara Christianson
On September 30, 2024, Ya-Wei (Jake) Li, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pesticide Programs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced that he will be leaving EPA to take a position with the U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) as the Assistant Director for Ecological Services. This program is responsible for how the agency conserves endangered species and many other wildlife.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
environmental-expert.com | Lisa Campbell |Lisa R. Burchi |Barbara Christianson
Share Share with Facebook Share with Tweeter Share with LinkedIn Source: Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. - By: , , On November 2, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published anoticein theFederal Registerannouncing the proposed rule to add chitosan (Poly-D-Glucosamine) to itslist of active ingredients eligible for EPA’s minimum risk pesticide exemptionunder Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Section 25(b). 85 Fed. Reg. 69307. The proposed rule is in...
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Barbara Christianson
On August 20, 2024, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced it will launch its electronic pesticide registration system, the California Pesticide Electronic Submission Tracking (CalPEST), on September 24, 2024. The launch of CalPEST will convert its paper-based pesticide registration process to a streamlined electronic system.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Barbara Christianson
On August 20, 2024, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced it will launch its electronic pesticide registration system, the California Pesticide Electronic Submission Tracking (CalPEST), on September 24, 2024. The launch of CalPEST will convert its paper-based pesticide registration process to a streamlined electronic system.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Barbara Christianson |Heather Collins
On August 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it made updates to strengthen the Safer Choice and Design for the Environment (DfE) Standard, which identifies the requirements that products and their ingredients must meet to earn EPA’s Safer Choice label or DfE logo. EPA states these updates strengthen the criteria that products must meet to qualify for the voluntary Safer Choice label, supporting the use of safer chemicals in the marketplace.
