EPA Issues Notice of Draft Proposed Rule on Pesticide Export Labeling
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a notice announcing that its Administrator has forwarded to the Secretary of Agriculture a draft proposed rule intended to clarify, restructure, and add specificity to existing labeling regulations for the export of unregistered pesticide products and devices.
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EPA is also considering a minor new requirement for the labeling of unregistered pesticide products and devices shipped between establishments operated by the same producer to ensure that they are clearly marked as unregistered products intended for export in order to prevent them from inadvertently entering the U.S. market.
Draft Proposed Rule Not Available to Public
EPA states that this notice is simply announcing the submission of a draft proposed rule to the USDA and that the draft proposed rule is not available to the public. A proposed rule will be published in the Federal Register after the Secretary of Agriculture has been given the opportunity to comment.
EPA Contact: Vera Au -- (703) 308-9069 or au.ver@epa.gov
(D/N EPA-HQ-OPP2009-0607, FR Pub 12/01/10)