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Rule published by Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 7

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Imidacloprid; Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions.

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 Oct. 7

Title
Cyproconazole; Pesticide Tolerance
Imidacloprid; Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions
Fludioxonil; Pesticide Tolerance
Bifenthrin; Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions
Maleic Hydrazide; Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions
Tebuconazole; Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan; National Priorities List Update
Project XL Site-Specific Rulemaking for OSi Specialties, Inc., Sistersville, WV
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List
Pyridate; Pesticide Tolerance
Avermectin; Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions