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REVISED PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROPOSED FOR PESTICIDE REREGISTRATION DECISIONS
Release Date: 03/23/2000
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FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2000
REVISED PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROPOSED
FOR PESTICIDE REREGISTRATION DECISIONS
On March 15 EPA published a proposal in the Federal Register to revise the public participation process for reassessing organophosphate pesticides and extending this process to all types of pesticides going through reregistration and tolerance reassessment (tolerance reassessment refers to the requirement under the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 that EPA be required to reassess the maximum pesticide residue limits on food). EPA began this public participation initiative as a pilot in July 1998, after consultation with the Tolerance Reassessment Advisory Committee (TRAC), as a way to increase transparency of regulatory processes and consultation with affected stakeholders (TRAC, now defunct, was an independent group set up in 1998 by EPA and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture to advise these agencies on reassessment issues). Based on lessons learned during the pilot and further consultation with stakeholders, EPA is now proposing a revised process that further enhances public participation. The process includes six phases with two public comment periods, as well as expanded public engagement before starting the process. The notice also describes how the process will apply to pesticides that are now in the review process. EPA has established a 30-day comment period on this proposal. The Federal Register notice announcing the proposal is available at: http://www.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html.
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