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Environmental & Pest Management Committee

Meeting Materials

June 4, 2009


Committee Agenda

Committee Roster

PowerPoint Presentation – June 4, 2009

 

Agenda Items:

 

A] 6th Circuit Court Decision – NPDES Permits for Pesticides

A-1, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Decision, National Cotton Council of America, et. al. v United States Environmental Protection Agency, January 7, 2009, Case Number 06-4630 (and consolidated cases)

A-2, Response of Environmental Petitioners to Industry Respondent–Intervenors’ Petition for Panel Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Case No. 064630, May 8, 2009

A-3, Environmental Petitioners’ Opposition to United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Motion for Stay of Mandate, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Case No. 06-4630, May 8, 2009

A-4, Respondent-Intervenors’ Response in Support of Respondent United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Motion for Stay of Mandate, Sixth Circuit Coiu8rt of Appeals, Case No. 06-4630, May 8, 2009

A-5, Respondent United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Response to Petition for Rehearing En Banc, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Case No. 06-4630, June 3, 2009

 

 

B] EPA Endangered Species Implementation

B-1, Endangered Species Protection Program Implementation, EPA Presentation to Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee, April 23, 2009



C]  Fumigants/Methyl Bromide

C–1  --  Revised Fumigant REDs

C-1-1, Chloropicrin Revised RED, June 2009

C-1-2, Methyl Bromide Revised RED, June 2009

C-1-3, MITC Generators Revised RED, June 2009

C-1-4, Dazomet Revised RED, June 2009

C-1-5, Implementation of Risk Mitigation for Soil Fumigant Pesticides, EPA, May 27, 2009

C-1-6, Buffer Zones Fact Sheet, EPA, May 27, 2009

C-1-7, Posting Fact Sheet, EPA, May 27, 2009

C-1-8, Worker Protection Fact Sheet, EPA, May 27, 2009

C-1-9, Fumigant Management Plans and Post Application Summary Reports Fact Sheet, EPA, May 27, 2009

C-1-10, Site Specific Emergency Preparedness and Response Fact Sheet, EPA, May 27, 2009


C-2  --  UNEP – CUE’s

C-2-1, TEAP Progress Report, May 2009, UNEP Ozone Secretariat

C-2-2, CUE Approved or Recommended Amounts, 2005 – 2010, Excel Spread Sheet

C-2-3, CUE Sector Allocation UNEP Recommended Quantities, 2011, Excel Spread Sheet 


C-3  --  2012 Critical Use Petition

C-3-1, Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2009 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide, FR Vol. 75, No. 82, Thursday April 30, 2009, pp. 19878 – 19900.

C-3-2, Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Request for Critical Use Exemption Applications for 2012, FR Vol. 74, No. 96, Wednesday, May 20, 2009, pp. 23705 – 23707.


 

D] Sustainability Initiatives


 

D-1  --  Keystone Major Crops Initiative

D-1-1, Field to Market: The Keystone Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, Environmental Resource Indicators for Measuring Outcomes of On-Farm Agricultural Production in the United States, First report, January 2009

 

D-2  --  Leonardo Institute

D-2-1, Leonardo Funding Appeal, Spring of 2009

 

D-3  --  Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops

D-3-1, Pesticides Metric Committee, Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops, as of June 2, 2009

D-3-2, Draft Notes from May 19, 2009 Conference Call, Pesticide Metrics Working Group

 

D-4  --  United Fresh Research & Education Foundation,  Center for Global Produce Sustainability

D-4-1, Press Release Announcing the Center for Global Produce Sustainability, April 21, 2009


 

E]  MRL Harmonization

 

E-1  --  Japan Situation

E-1-1, US Trade Representative, Draft Memorandum of Understanding, Japan Enforcement of MRL, May 2009

 

E-2  --  EU Situation

E-2-1, Harmonized European Union MRLs, September, 2008

E-2-2, European Union Default Tolerance List, September 2008 

 

E-3 --  Canada

E-3-1, TASC Grant Approval Letter, USDA to FFVA, January 14, 2009 – US Canada Grower Priorities Database

E-3-2, TASC Agreement Number 9001, FFVA Contract, January 14, 2009

E-3-3, Richard Aucoin -- Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Health Canada, Presentation To North American Trade Task Force Meeting, Modernizing the Regulation Of Pesticide Residues on Food Commodities, May 6, 2009

 

F]  Food Safety Legislation

F-1, Side By Side Comparison of Food Safety Legislation – Durbin, Dingell and Costa Bills with Current Law, March 2009, Hogan & Hartson

F-2, Summary of Discussion Draft of the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009, Henry Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 26, 2009

F-3, Text of Discussion Draft, Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 HH-5, Position Description, FFVA Director of Water and Natural Resourcesenry Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce 


 

G] Membership Issues and Priorities

G-1, List of Priority Issues from January Meeting

G-2, Excel Spreadsheet with Committee Members Ranking of Priority Issues, As of June 4, 2009

H] Other Business

H-1, EPA Office of General Counsel, Opinion ON Grower Liability for Third Party Applications of Pesticides, Robert Perlis, OGC to Bill Diamond, Director, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, April 21, 2009-06-09 

H-2, 2008 FFVA Research Award Announcement,

H-3, Selection Process, FFVA Researcher of the year Award

H-4, Position Description, FFVA Director of Pest Management