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Draft Scope Documents for Chemicals Undergoing Risk Evaluation Available for Public Comment

EPA is asking for public input on the first set of draft scope documents for the next group of chemicals undergoing risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act

May 27, 2020 Webinar on Reducing Vertebrate Animal Testing

EPA is partnering with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the Physicians for Responsible Medicine to host public webinars on various topics related to reducing, refining, or replacing vertebrate animal testing

EPA Takes Steps to Protect Endangered Fish from Pesticide Exposure

New Policy on TSCA CBI Notices of Deficiency

EPA Provides an Update on Pesticide Applicator Certification Plan Approvals

EPA is providing an update on efforts to finalize review of submitted state, territory, tribal and federal agency certification programs for applicators of restricted use pesticides (RUPs).

EPA Updates Small Manufacturer Definition, Reducing Reporting Burden for Certain Stakeholders

EPA is updating the definition of small manufacturers, including a new definition of what is considered a small government, used to determine reporting and recordkeeping requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

Extension for Complying with Certain Antimicrobial Product Performance Test Guidelines to August 28, 2019

EPA is extending the testing compliance implementation deadline by six months for three final guidelines.

EPA Solicits Proposals for Cooperative Agreement for the Pesticide Regulatory Education Program

EPA is soliciting applications to implement the Pesticide Regulatory Education Program (PREP) for FY 2020 through FY 2024.

EPA Proposes Registration of New Rodenticide

EPA invites public comment on its proposal to register alphachloralose, a new rodenticide used to control mice inside homes and buildings.

EPA Proposes Registration of Animal Repellents Containing New Active Ingredient

EPA is opening the 15-day comment period on a proposal to register two pesticide products containing sheep fat which is being used as a biochemical active ingredient for the first time.

Cooperative Agreement on Pesticide Safety Education

EPA is awarding the eXtension Foundation with a cooperative agreement to establish a system to distribute EPA funds to Pesticide Safety Education Programs (PSEPs) in State Cooperative Extension Services at Land Grant Universities.

Virtual Meeting on the Charge Questions for the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) Meeting on Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modeling

Public meeting for Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel

Methods and Guidance for Testing the Efficacy of Antimicrobials against Spores of Clostridium difficile

EPA has released test methods for evaluating the efficacy of antimicrobial pesticides against Clostridum difficile

EPA Releases Draft Risk Assessments for Glyphosate

EPA is releasing for public comment the draft human health and ecological risk assessments for glyphosate, one of the most widely used agricultural pesticides in the United States.

EPA Takes Next Step in the Review of Anthraquinone

EPA is taking the next step in the registration review process for the pesticide anthraquinone by releasing the final work plan and draft human health and ecological risk assessments.

EPA Requests Comments on Prospective Candidates for the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel on EPA’s Proposed Guidelines for Efficacy Testing of Certain Flea and Tick Products for Pets

EPA is seeking comments on the experts who are candidates to serve as ad hoc panelists for the review of the EPA’s Proposed Guidelines for Efficacy Testing of Topically Applied Pesticides Used Against Certain Ectoparasitic Pests on Pets.