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Agenda for the September 13 and 14, 2017 Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) Inorganic Byproducts Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Meeting

This is the agenda for the EPA's public meeting for a Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (Committee) under the Negotiated Rulemaking Act (NRA) as indicated in a FRN of 12/15/16 and required by section 8(a)(6) of the Lautenberg Act.

Statement on Sulfoxaflor Section 18 Emergency Exemptions

Statement from EPA on issuing emergency exemptions for the use of sulfoxaflor on cotton and sorghum.

EPA Finalizes Steps to Better Protect Bees from Pesticides

EPA Finalizes Steps to Better Protect Bees from Pesticides

FIFRA SAP Minutes and Final Reports for November 2017 Meetings on Alternative High-Throughput Screens to Determine Endocrine Disruption Now Available on the Web

The minutes and final reports for the November 6, 2017, FIFRA SAP virtual preparatory meeting and the November 28-29, 2017 are now available.

Final Rule Clarifying Toxicology Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides Used on Food Contact Surfaces

EPA issued a final rule clarifying data requirements for antimicrobial pesticides in 40 CFR Part 158 Subpart W (158W), making the registration process for these pesticides more efficient and transparent.

Updated Pesticide Label Review Manual Chapters Now Available

EPA has updated the Label Review Manual chapters 3, 7 and 17

EPA Seeks Public Input on the Current Pesticide Exemption Provision Process

EPA is issuing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit information on the current pesticide exemption provision process.

EPA Releases Outreach Materials for National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

EPA announcement of the availability of NLPPW 2022 materials

Scientific Advisory Panel Report for Glyphosate Available

The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) met December 13-16, 2016, to consider a set of scientific issues being evaluated by the Environmental Protection Agency

If reformulated gasoline is found at the refinery to be off specification, what procedures are appropriate for handling this gasoline?

See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. A case may occur where a refiner discovers RFG at a refinery that does not meet applicable standards, before that gasoline is shipped from the refinery. For example, RFG for which a parameter is being met on average could…

• Last published: May 27, 2025

If RFG is shipped from a refinery to a terminal through a proprietary pipeline system, may the pipeline rely on the refinery and terminal test results to satisfy the quality assurance defense element?

See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help. In a case where EPA documents a downstream standard violation at a proprietary terminal that is served only by a proprietary pipeline that receives gasoline only from a proprietary refinery, the company that owns the refinery, pipeline and terminal…

• Last published: May 27, 2025

Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee and Pesticide Regulatory Reform Meetings

EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs will hold a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on Wednesday, May 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., and on Thursday, May 4, from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

TSCA SACC Meeting Minutes and Final Report for March 2020 Meeting on EPA’s Draft Risk Evaluation for Trichloroethylene

The meeting minutes and final report for the March 24-27, 2020, Toxic Substances Control Act Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals virtual meeting regarding EPA’s draft risk evaluation for trichloroethylene are now available

Deadline Extended for Source Reduction Assistance Grant Applications

EPA is extending the application deadline for the Source Reduction Assistance Grant Request for Applications

Register for the March 31, 2020 Webinar on 2020 Chemical Data Reporting Requirements

EPA will host a webinar to provide an overview of the 2020 Chemical Data Reporting requirements

EPA Makes Information About Lead More Accessible to Spanish Speakers with New “Plomo” Web Area

A copy of the listserv that announced the new "plomo" web area.

Applicator Certification Form under the EPA Plan

Indian Country Applicator Certification Forms and Instructions.

EPA Takes Step to Protect Vulnerable Species from Three Organophosphate Insecticides

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken the necessary steps to implement the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) nationwide final biological opinion (BiOp) for the organophosphate insecticides malathion, chlorpyrifos and diazinon

EPA Publishes Mercury Inventory Report, Enhances Transparency of Data on Supply, Use and Trade

EPA published the 2020 Mercury Inventory Report on the supply, use, and trade of mercury in the United States

Applications Open for 2020 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards

The 2020 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards application process is now open.