Catalog of Environmental Programs 2012

Federal agencies that contribute to EPA's environmental goals, and how they make a difference.

Programs by EPA Strategic Goal
1. Climate Change and Improving Air Quality
2. Protecting America's Waters
3. Cleaning Up and Sustainable Development
4. Safety of Chemicals and Preventing Pollution

Programs by Agency
AID, ARC, CNCS, CPSC, CSB, DHS, DOC, DOD, DOE, DOI, DOJ, DOL, DOS, DOT, ED, FHFA, GSA, HHS, HUD, NASA, NRC, NSF, OSTP, SBA, TVA, USDA, USPS, USTR, VA

Agency for International Development

EPA Goal 4: Ensuring the Safety of Chemicals
and Preventing Pollution

Biotechnology

Purpose
Some of the Program’s goals are to:

• Develop and strengthen biosafety systems to regulate biotechnology
• Increase developing countries’ capacity for technology development, biosafety evaluation and communication through short- and long-term training
• Increase public understanding of biotechnology and biosafety
• Help public research systems address regulatory and intellectual property rights issues as they move crops from lab to field
• Support environmental research to inform biotechnology risk assessment and management

Source(s) of Information
1. USAID: Biotechnology

Related EPA Program(s)

Science Policy and Biotechnology:
Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP), biotechnology rules, and other science policy issues.

Authorizing Legislation
• Federal Fungicide, Insecticide & Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
• Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
• Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996
• Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

Other Programs under Goal 4
Other Programs from USAID

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