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.
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ALL COMMENTS AND TESTIMONY
ARA Sends Comments to CSB on Accidental Release Reporting Proposed Rule
Jan 13, 2020
ARA sent comments to the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) related to its proposed "Accidental Release Reporting" rule. ARA's comments recommend the CSB should rely on existing reporting systems such as the National Response Center to meet reporting obligations to avoid any new duplicate requirements for covered facilities.
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ARA Sends Comments to EPA on Water Quality Trading
Dec 19, 2019
ARA sent comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) addressing "baseline" issues in watersheds with EPA-approved total maximum daily loads (TDMLs), where policy makers seek to pursue water quality trading as a regulatory option for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
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ARA Sends Comment to EPA Docket on Paraquat Dichloride Registration Review
Dec 16, 2019
ARA sends a comment to Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center on the registration review for paraquat dichloride. Paraquat dichloride is an important herbicide used to control problem weeds impacting many important crops such as alfalfa, almonds, asparagus, berries, corn, cotton, dry beans, dry peas, peanuts, sorghum, soybeans, and other crops.
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ARA Sent Comments to EPA on Paraquat Dichloride Registration Review
Dec 16, 2019
ARA sent comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the registration review process for paraquat dichloride because many of the new EPA requirements will make it very restrictive for agricultural retailers to purchase and apply paraquat products.
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ARA Signs Comments to Surface Transportation Board on Demurrage Charges
Nov 06, 2019
ARA signed comments sent to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) from the National Grain and Feed Association. The letter calls for STB to consider evaluating the reasonableness of demurrage and accessorial rules and charges.
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ARA Submits Comments to FMCSA on Driver HOS
Oct 21, 2019
ARA submitted comments to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on its proposed reform to the hours of service (HOS) regulations.
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ARA AND TFI SUBMITTED COMMENTS ON THE HOS AG COMMODITY DEFINITION
Sep 27, 2019
On Sept. 27, ARA and The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) submitted comments on the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) focused on the current definition of an agricultural commodity as it relates to the hours of service (HOS).
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ARA SUBMITS COMMENTS ON H-2A Process
Sep 24, 2019
The H-2A application process extends several burdens to employers making the program complicated at best and often unworkable. The agriculture industry is missing out on numerous opportunities because of labor shortages in addition to the program's complexities and limits. ARA applauds the Department of Labor's step towards addressing these shortfalls and creating a modem process that improves the program while maintaining protections for the United States' workforce.
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ARA Sends Comment to DOL on Modernizing H2A Recruitment Requirements
Sep 24, 2019
ARA sends a comment to Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on modernizing recruitment requirements for temporary employment of H-2A foreign workers in the United States.
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ARA Sends Comment to EPA on Glyphosate Registration Review
Sep 03, 2019
ARA sends comment to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in support of the Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision for glyphosate. This important product is one of the most widely used agricultural pesticides in the United States.
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