WSDA provides access to Federal Register notices that relate to the Endangered Species Act and may affect WSDA stakeholders.

If a Federal Register notice specifically requested public comment, WSDA has included its comments as part of the information provided for that particular notice.

• Endangered Species Protection Program Field Implementation
• Notice to Pesticide Retailers and State Agencies Regarding Washington Toxics Coalition et al. v. EPA
• Availability of Court Orders in Washington Toxics Coalition v. EPA Litigation
• Endangered Species Protection Program Field Implementation

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ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION PROGRAM FIELD IMPLEMENTATION

Summary: The Endangered Species Protection Program (ESPP) field implementation puts into action EPA's plan to fulfill its responsibilities under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); comply with the Endangered Species Act (ESA); and not place undue burden on agriculture and other pesticide users.

Under the ESPP, changes in pesticide use instructions will ensure the protection of ESA-listed species or their critical habitat.  The revised use instructions will be conveyed to pesticide users through county-level Endangered Species Protection Bulletins.

The bulletins, referenced on the pesticide product label, will become FIFRA-enforceable requirements that assure a pesticide's use will not jeopardize the continued existence of a threatened or endangered species.

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NOTICE TO PESTICIDE RETAILERS AND STATE AGENCIES REGARDING WASHINGTON TOXICS COALITION ET AL. V. EPA LITIGATION

Federal Register Notice Volume 69, No. 57, March 24, 2004, Page 13836-13838

AVAILABILITY OF COURT ORDERS IN WASHINGTON TOXICS COALITION V. EPA LITIGATION

Federal Register Notice Volume 69, No. 31, February 17, 2004, Page 7478-7480

Summary: This notice announces the availability of the Jan. 22, 2004 ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in the case of Washington Toxics Coalition, et al., v. EPA. The order affects certain aspects of the sale, distribution and use of pesticides and instructs certain entities about their responsibility to inform others of this order. In particular, the order establishes buffer zones for certain pesticides' uses within 20 yards for ground applications and 100 yards for aerial applications adjacent to salmon supporting waters in California, Oregon and Washington. The order also directs EPA to develop and facilitate the availability of a point of sale notification in urban areas in the three states for certain products containing any of seven active ingredients. 

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ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION PROGRAM FIELD IMPLEMENTATION

Federal Register Notice Volume 67, No. 231, December 2, 2002, Page 71549-71561

Summary: EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs is describing, and requesting comment on, implementation of its Endangered Species Protection Program (ESPP). The goal of the ESPP is to carry out responsibilities under FIFRA in compliance with the Endangered Species Act, while at the same time not placing unnecessary burden on agriculture and other pesticide users. This Notice describes how EPA proposes to implement its responsibilities under Section 7(a)(2) of ESA by completing and upgrading County Bulletins, amending pesticide labels to reference County Bulletins, and enhancing monitoring programs.

WSDA Comments: WSDA comments fall into two categories; those that address the risk assessment methodologies identified in the background section of the Federal Register Notice, followed by those which address the implementation of EPA's ESPP and the role of the States and other interested parties in the process. (read more >)

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