COMMENTS AND TESTIMONY

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.

ARA Co-Signs Comments Supporting Genetic Modification Exemptions

ARA Filed Comments Opposing EPA NPDES Proposal

Ag Transportation Working Group Comments For House Committee Supply Chain Hearing

Nov 15, 2021

ARA, as part of the Ag Transportation Working Group, offered comments previously submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation regarding the agricultural supply chain for the record ahead of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure.

ARA Filed Comments to EPA on Draft BE for Neonicotinoids

Oct 25, 2021

ARA filed comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the draft biological evaluations (BEs) for neonicotinoid insecticides.

ARA Signed Coalition Comments Objecting to Chlorpyrifos Tolerance Revocation

Oct 19, 2021

ARA signed coalition comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with formal objections to the chlorpyrifos tolerance revocations issued on Aug. 30.

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ARA Joined Comments to DOT on Ag Supply Chain Transportation

Oct 18, 2021

ARA signed on to comments with the Agricultural Transportation Working Group that were sent to the U.S. Department of Transportation with recommendations to improve America's supply chain operations and resiliency.

ARA Signed Ag CEO Council Comments to DOT Addressing EO on America's Supply Chain

Oct 18, 2021

ARA co-signed comments with the Ag CEO Council sent to the U.S. Department of Transportation in response to the Executive Order on America's Supply Chains with recommendations to improve the transportation industrial base.

ARA Comments to DOT on Supply Chain RFI

Oct 15, 2021

ARA sent comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation in response to the request for information on America's Supply Chains.

ARA Co-Signs Comments to EPA, Army on WOTUS Redefinition

Sep 03, 2021

ARA co-signed comments to EPA and the Army regarding the redefinition of "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act.

ARA Filed Comments with Tax Aggie Coalition Seeking WOTUS Definition Input Extension

Aug 23, 2021

ARA filed comments as a member of the Tax Aggies Coalition urging EPA and the Army to offer a 60-day extension to the 30-day comment period seeking input ahead of the redefinition of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) to give stakeholders more time to submit quality assessments.

ARA Filed Group Comments to APHIS on Proposal Impacting Biotechnology

Aug 19, 2021

ARA and other biotechnology stakeholder groups sent comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) regarding the proposal to “Exempt Plants with Additional Modifications Produced Using Genetic Engineering That are Otherwise
Achievable by Conventional Breeding.”

ARA Filed Comments to EPA, Army Requesting WOTUS Public Comments

Aug 17, 2021

ARA filed comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (Army) requesting a 60-day extension of the comment period for defining the "Waters of the United States" or WOTUS as the agencies pursue future rulemaking proceedings.