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Incorporating Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy into State and Tribal Implementation Plans

Tools and guides to encourage state, tribal and local agencies to consider incorporating Energy Efficiency (EE) and Renewable Energy (RE) policies and programs in their State and Tribal Implementation Plans (SIPs/TIPs).

Cicadas

Cicadas belong to the insect family Cicadidae in the order Hemiptera

EPA Issues Final Rule to Reduce Regulatory Burden for Manufacturers of Certain Microorganisms

EPA finalized a rule to add two strains of microorganisms to the list of microorganisms eligible for an exemption from certain reporting requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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

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

Pesticide Contacts and Organizational Information

This web area assists the pesticide registrants, other stakeholders, and the public in contacting pesticide regulatory staff to get information on issues of interest/concern

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…

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…

Last published: May 27, 2025