“FURADAN REGULATION NOT AFFECTED BY REGULATORY MORATORIUM” published by the Congressional Record on March 2, 1995

Volume 141, No. 39 covering the 1st Session of the 104th Congress (1995 - 1996) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“FURADAN REGULATION NOT AFFECTED BY REGULATORY MORATORIUM” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E500 on March 2, 1995.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

FURADAN REGULATION NOT AFFECTED BY REGULATORY MORATORIUM

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HON. DAVID M. McINTOSH

of indiana

in the house of representatives

Thursday, March 2, 1995

Mr. McINTOSH. Mr. Speaker, it has been brought to my attention that a handful of northern tier States are concerned about whether an Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] time limited tolerance on furadan CR-10 for use on canola would be affected by H.R. 450, the Regulatory Transition Act of 1995.

It is the intent of the drafters of H.R. 450 to exclude from the regulatory moratorium agency exemptions and other actions that relieve a restriction on the use of a product or process. The EPA Final Rule at 40 CFR Part 180 titled, ``Pesticide Tolerances for 2,3-Dihydro-2,2-

Dimethyl-7-Benzofuranty-N-Methylcarbamate,'' fits that exception.

Additionally, the furadan regulation might also satisfy the streamlining exception to the moratorium to the extent it streamlines the burden on producers and growers of canola seeds.

Thus, it is intent of the drafters of H.R. 450, that should the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs be asked to determine whether to exclude or exempt this regulation from the moratorium, that the regulation should be excluded.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 141, No. 39