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EPA Pesticide Program Updates: May 6, 2002Pesticide Program Update from EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs, May 6, 2002
IN THIS UPDATE:
EPA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Consent Decree Regarding Endangered Species: Deadline May 29EPA published a Federal Register Notice on April 30, 2002, seeking public comment on a proposed Consent Decree. The Consent Decree would resolve a lawsuit brought against the Agency by the Californians for Alternatives to Toxics (CATs), the environmental Protection Information Center, and the Humboldt Watershed Council.The Consent Decree would establish a series of deadlines for the Agency to begin consulting with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on the potential effects of a number of pesticides to certain endangered or threatened plant and salmonid species located primarily in California. EPA will use the comments to determine whether all or part of the proposed Consent Decree warrants reconsideration. Comments are due to EPA by May 29, 2002. The Federal Register Notice is available on the Web. The Agency has posted a fact sheet with instructions on how to submit comments, along with a copy of the proposed Consent Decree on its Web site.
Note: For general questions on pesticides and pesticide poisoning prevention, contact the National Pesticide Telecommunications Network (NPTN), toll-free, at: 1-800-858-7378, by e-mail at nptn@ace.orst.edu, or by visiting their Web site. For information about ongoing activities in the Office of Pesticide Programs, visit OPPs home page. Or call or write OPP directly at: Communication Services Branch |
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 Western Integrated Pest Management Center Pest Management Centers are sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service |
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