From hike on Mon, September 22, 2008

NRDC has taken the right decision on the EPA rule that allows pesticides to be tested on people (pregnant women and children included). It would be more harmful for them. I completely agree with this.

From Cindy Findley on Wed, May 06, 2009

EPA is seeking comments   regarding the use of Endosulfan on eight crops (potato, tomato, cotton, apple, cucumber, squash, pumpkin and melons).

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice requests public comment on the Agency’s endosulfan impact assessments for eight crops (potato, tomato, cotton, apple, cucumber, squash, pumpkin and melons) and additional information on the importance of endosulfan use in agriculture.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 6, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0262, by one of the following methods:

? Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov Follo.w the on-line instructions for submitting comments.

? Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.

? Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket Facility’s normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

Instructions: Direct your comments on the Agency’s impact assessments and importance of endosulfan use to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0262. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at http://www.regulations.gov inclu,ding any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-mail. The regulations.gov website is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.

This information came from http://www.CyberRegs.com