WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 15, 2024, from ACAT and 28 collaborators. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Barry Breen, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator Office of Land and Emergency Management US EPA Submitted to: Docket ID No EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0527 via Regulations.gov Re: Request for Public Comment, Federal Register, April 16, 2024 (89 FR 26879) * * * We the undersigned 29 environmental, hea  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 14, 2024, from the American Chemistry Council: * * * To: Rachel Dean Data Gathering, Analysis, Management and Policy Division Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004-0001 Dean.rachel@epa.gov Re: Request for an Extension of the Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 14, 2024, from the American Council of Independent Laboratories: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Attention: Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2022-0835 Re: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Update to EPA's Recommendations of Specifications, Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing * * * The American Council of Independent Laboratories (ACIL) is broadly s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 15, 2024, from the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers and American Petroleum Institute. Here are excerpts: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Transportation and Air Quality Assessment and Standards Division 2000 Traverwood Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Submitted via electronic filing at: www.regulations.gov Re: Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2024  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 15, 2024, from the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers and American Petroleum Institute: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center, OLEM Docket Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Interim PFAS Destruction and Disposal Guidance; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ--OLEM--2020-0527 * * * Dear Assistant Administrator  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 26, 2024, from Herbert C. Frost, regional director of the National Park Service: * * * To: United States Environmental Protection Agency Docket ID No. EPA-R05-OAR-2021-0544, Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov Attention: Alisa Liu, EPA Region 5 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604 Re: Comments on EPA's Proposed Approv  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 16, 2024, from the National Potato Council and 12 collaborators: * * * To: Jean Overstreet Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 Re: Comments for the Mancozeb Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision, Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0291 * * * Dea  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 15, 2024, from the Ohio Department of Agriculture and Ohio Grape Industries Committee: * * * To: Melanie Biscoe Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P) Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 Dear Ms. Biscoe: The Ohio Grape Industries Committee (OGIC) and the Ohio Department of Agriculture (OD  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 14, 2024, from Mario Mazza, chair of the Pennsylvania Wine Marketing and Research Program: * * * To: Jean Overstreet, Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (overstreet.anne@epa.gov) Ben Tweed, Chemical Review Manager (tweed.benjamin@epa.gov) Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 Re: Reg  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 14, 2024, from Barney Rutzke Jr., owner of Railroad Nursery Inc., Homestead, Florida: * * * To: US EPA Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention Jean Overstreet, Director Washington, DC 20460 RE: Proposed Changes to Fungicide Mancozeb Use * * * Dear Director Overstreet: This letter is being written in regards to the proposed changes to the use of the Fungicid  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 15, 2024, from Syngenta Crop Protection LLC, Greensboro, North Carolina: * * * To: Document Processing Desk (PRD) Office of Pesticide Programs (7508P) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2777 South Crystal Drive Room S-4900, One Potomac Yard Arlington, VA 22202-4501 Attention: Ben Tweed, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P) Subject: Mancozeb Registration Revie  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 15, 2024, from U.S. Apple Association, Falls Church, Virginia: * * * To: Jean Overstreet Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20460 Attention: Docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0291 * * * Dear Ms. Overstreet, These comments are submitted regarding the Environmental Pro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 10, 2024, from Mizuho Nita, associate professor at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia: * * * Dear respective members of the EPA, I am an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist at Virginia Tech. This letter indicates the importance of mancozeb in vineyard and winery operations in Virginia and nearby states. We use mancozeb to manage grape downy mildew, black rot, Bo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 16, 2024, from the Washington State Potato Commission, Moses Lake: * * * To: Pesticide Re-evaluation Division Office of Pesticide Programs U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington DC 20460-0001 Attention: Mr. Benjamin Tweed Re: Docket ID EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0291 * * * Dear Mr. Tweed, This letter from the Washington State Potato Commissi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Access Board has released the following public communication on Oct. 4, 2024, from the Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, Massachusetts: * * * The Perkins School for the Blind ("Perkins") writes to offer comments regarding the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence ("AI"), and recommendations to promote equity, accessibility, and inclusion for all. Perkins is the worldwide leader in education services for children and young adults who are blind, dea  more