COMMENTS AND TESTIMONY
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ARA, CLA, ASTA File Comments to EPA ANPR Concerning Treated Seed
Feb 09, 2024
ARA, CropLife America (CLA), and the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) submitted joint comments to the EPA regarding its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) concerning the Agency's approach to regulating seeds treated with a pesticide registered under FIFRA.
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ARA Sends Comment on Certification of Pesticide Applicators Rule to EPA
May 19, 2017
ARA sends a comment to a division of the Office of Pesticide Programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the certification of pesticide applicators rule. ARA supports the decision to delay the effective date of the new Certification and Training regulations to May 22, 2018.
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ARA Sends Comment to EPA on Evaluation of Existing Regulations
May 15, 2017
ARA sends comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the evaluation of existing regulations in accordance with Executive Order (EO) 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda.
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ARA Sends Comment to EPA for Public Comment Period Extension
Jan 27, 2017
ARA sends a comment to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting the extension of public comment period for its Draft Human Health Recreational Ambient Water Quality Criteria and/or Swimming Advisories for Microcystins and Cylindrospermopsin by 90 days, from February 17, 2017 to May 18, 2017.
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ARA Sends Comment to EPA Regarding Proposed Tolerance Revocation for Chlorpyrifos
Nov 22, 2016
ARA sends a comment to Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning EPA’s proposed tolerance revocation for chlorpyrifos.
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ARA Sends Comment to EPA on Draft Ecological Risk Assessments
Oct 05, 2016
ARA sends a comment to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the “Draft Ecological Risk Assessments: Atrazine, Simazine, and Propazine Registration Review.”
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ARA Sends Comment to EPA Regarding FIFRA SAP Evaluation of Glyphosate
Oct 03, 2016
ARA sends a comment for the consideration of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) assembled by the Environmental protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate on October 18-21, 2016.
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ARA Sends Comment to FMCSA on Under 21, Military Driving Experience Pilot Program
Sep 21, 2016
ARA sends a comment to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on the proposed pilot program to allow persons between the ages of 18 and 21 with military driving experience to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce.
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ARA Sends Comment to OSHA on PSM SER Background Document
Aug 12, 2016
ARA sends a comment to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on the Process Safety Management (PSM) Small Entity Representative Background Document (SER Background Document). OSHA states the purpose of this action is to improve safety at facilities that use and distribute hazardous chemicals in response to Executive Order (EO) 13650, “Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security” issued on August 1, 2013.
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ARA Sent a Comment to FMCSA Regarding OSA Testing Standards
Jul 08, 2016
ARA sent a comment to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) urging the administration to address conflicts of interests with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) testing.
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ARA Sends Comment to EPA on Dicamba Registration Review
May 31, 2016
ARA sends a comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the registration review process for new dicamba formulations for use on USDA deregulated dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybeans.
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