CropLife America Public Comments - 2012
CropLife America comments on issues that have broad science and regulatory implications to the crop protection industry. We value sharing information that increases understanding of the crop protection industry for members, other industries, government, academia, and allies.
May 2, 2012. Endocrine Policy Forum comments on Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program Weight-of-Evidence Guidance Document: Evaluating Results of EDSP Tier 1 Screening to Identify Candidate Chemicals for Tier 2 Testing.
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May 2, 2012. Endocrine Policy Forum comments to EPA on Petition to Demonstrate Paperwork Reduction Act Compliance of the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program -- EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0061.
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April 30, 2012. Comments on the National Marine Fisheries Service Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation Draft Biological Opinion Environmental Protection Agency Registration of Pesticides Oryzalin, Pendimethalin, Trifluralin.
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April 27, 2012. CLA comments on Assessment for Determination on Nonregulated Status of Corn Genetically Engineered for Herbiced Tolerance.
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April 25, 2012. CLA joins 15 organizations in letter to Vilsack, Kirk, and Hamburg in support of the Administration’s opposition for the Codex Alimentarius to establish a “Negative List” which would be a fundamental departure from sound science and jeopardize future international trade in U.S. farm and food products.
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April 20, 2012.Endocrine Policy Forum comments to EPA on Petition to “Maximize Practical Utility of List 1 Chemicals Screened through EPA‟s Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program.
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March 29, 2012. CLA Joins 93 organizations to support Stabenow-Roberts bill to establish a Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR).
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March 18, 2012. CLA joined 903 signatories in support the President’s FY13 budget proposal for US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) entire research, education and economics mission area.
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March 9, 2012. CLA comments to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s science, technology, and innovation activities.
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February 22, 2012. CLA comments regarding the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.
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February 10, 2012. CLA joins over 80 organizations to request of Senate and House Agriculture committee leadership to aggressively act to ensure that a new, comprehensive farm bill is passed this year.
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February 7, 2012. CropLife America and CropLife Canada joint comments on RCC action plan for crop protection products.
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January 27, 2012. CLA comments to EPA Office of Water and Office of Pesticide Programs on development of common effects assessment methodology.
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