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Environmental Protection Agency publishes proposed rule on June 6

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Captan, 2,4-D, Dodine, DCPA, Endothall, Fomesafen, Propyzamide, Ethofumesate, Permethrin, Dimethipin, and Fenarimol; Proposed Tolerance Actions.

More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.

Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.

Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.

Notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency on June 6

Title
Findings of Failure To Attain; State of Arizona, Phoenix Nonattainment Area; State of California, Owens Valley Nonattainment Area; Particulate Matter of 10 Microns or Less
Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste; Final Exclusion
Captan, 2,4-D, Dodine, DCPA, Endothall, Fomesafen, Propyzamide, Ethofumesate, Permethrin, Dimethipin, and Fenarimol; Proposed Tolerance Actions
Ohio: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision
Pesticides; Food Packaging treated with a Pesticide; Reopening of Comment Period
Pesticides; Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Antimicrobial Pesticide Products With Anthrax-Related Claims
Human Studies Review Board; Notice of Public Meeting
External Peer Review of Draft Final Report: “Comparison of the Alternative Asbestos Control Method and the NESHAP Method for Demolition of Asbestos-Containing Buildings”
Prevention of Significant Deterioration New Source Review: Refinement of Increment Modeling Procedures