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This section of the webpage contains information regarding pesticide safety issues of significant interest or impact for PSEPs, or the stakeholders they serve. Information is archived for future reference.

EPA Adjusts Annual Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee to Meet Statutory Requirements

This original announcement was published by the EPA on January 26, 2023. Click here for more information.   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is notifying pesticide registrants that the Agency has updated its Annual Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fees webpage, including fee tables, to reflect the revised fiscal year 2023 maintenance fee announced on Jan. 13, 2023.   To meet […]

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EPA Rebuilds Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program by Soliciting Public Comment on New Approach Methodologies to Screen for Endocrine Effects

This original announcement was published by the EPA on January 19, 2023. Click here for more information! The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing a draft White Paper for public comment, entitled Availability of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP), that describes validated NAMs that EPA may now accept as […]

EPA Re-Invoicing Annual Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee to Meet Statutory Direction

This original announcement was published by the EPA on January 13, 2023. Click here for more information! The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is notifying pesticide registrants that the Agency will soon be sending supplemental invoices to reflect the new annual pesticide registration maintenance fee for fiscal year 2023. To meet new statutory requirements in […]

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EPA Proposes New Mitigation Measures for Rodenticides, Including Pilot for Protecting Endangered Species

This original announcement was published by the EPA on November 29, 2022. Click here for more information. EPA Proposes New Mitigation Measures for Rodenticides, Including Pilot for Protecting Endangered Species Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new measures to protect human health and the environment for 11 rodenticides, including measures to reduce potential […]

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EPA Approves Stronger Plans for Certification of Pesticide Applicators

This original announcement was published by EPA on November 22, 2022. Click here for more information! The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved 13 state and federal agency certification plans that comply with the improved federal standards to enhance worker safety under the 2017 Certification of Pesticide Applicators (CPA) rule. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide […]