COMMENTS AND TESTIMONY

July 2024 House Ag Committee Hearing Testimony by Joey Caldwell with GreenPoint Ag

ARA Member Testimony for House Ag Committee Hearing

Jul 25, 2024

Joey Caldwell, GreenPoint Ag, delivered testimony on behalf of the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) before the House Agriculture Committee for a hearing on "Financial Conditions in Farm Country" on July 23.

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ARA Comments to EPA Supporting BASF Dicamba Product Registration

ARA, CLA, ASTA File Comments to EPA ANPR Concerning Treated Seed

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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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

ARA Filed Comments to EPA on RMP Regulations

May 13, 2016

ARA's Richard Gupton filed comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding proposed accidental release prevention requirements related to Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act.