APS REGULATORY ALERTS

Subject: EPA and APHIS - Plant Incorporated Protectant, Pest Risk Analysis and Thiram Re-Registration

Date: Thursday, January 29

The EPA is seeking public participation and input to help identify the best approaches to regulatory improvements pertaining to Plant-Incorporated Protectant (PIP) Experimental Use Permits (EUP). Complete information can be found at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/04-893.htm.

The USDA APHIS has prepared a draft pest risk analysis relative to a proposed rule that would allow the importation of various types of fresh commercial citrus from Peru into the U.S. The draft analysis is available for public review and comment until March 12, 2004. Complete information can be found at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/04-515.htm.

The EPA announces the availability of documents and beginning of a 60-day public comment period regarding the process for making thiram re-registration eligibility decisions and tolerance reassessments consistent with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). Complete information can be found at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/04-1550.htm.