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PA EPA ANNOUNCES PUBLIC MEETING IN TEXAS TO SOLICIT COMMENTS ON RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR PLANT-PESTICIDES
Release Date: 04/25/97
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1997
EPA ANNOUNCES PUBLIC MEETING IN TEXAS TO SOLICIT COMMENTS ON
RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR PLANT-PESTICIDES
RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR PLANT-PESTICIDES
EPA will hold a public meeting on May 21, at Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, to solicit public comments on the management of resistance for plant-pesticides, particularly plant-pesticides with the insecticidal proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). The Agency recognizes the value of Bt as a safer pesticide and has determined that it is necessary to conserve this resource by requiring resistance management plans. To date, EPA has registered Bt plant-pesticides in three crops: Bt corn, Bt cotton and Bt potato. The plant-pesticides produce the pesticidal active ingredient throughout the growing season, which increases the possibility of pest resistance, both to the target pests as well as other susceptible insects. The specific issues for which EPA is seeking comment include the necessity for resistance management plans, the critical elements of such plans, and the requirements for successful implementation. EPA held an initial hearing to solicit public comments in Washington, D.C. on March 21. Approximately 30 individuals and organizations made presentations or submitted written comments. The information from both hearings will be made available to the public after the Agency has had an opportunity to review all comments from both meetings. The May 21 hearing will be held in room 301 of the Rudder Tower at Texas A & M, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Persons who wish to make a presentation are urged to register in advance by submitting a brief written request and abstract before May l4 to: Michael Mendelsohn, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7501W), Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. EPA, 40l M St. S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460; 703-308-8715. All correspondence concerning this issue must be received by May 21 and should be identified with EPA's docket control number OPP-00478. Interested parties who cannot attend the meeting may submit written comments by email to: epa-docket@epamail.epa.gov. Further details on the meeting can be found in the April 18 issue of the Federal Register (http://www.epa.gov).
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