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

Department of Agriculture

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

Pesticide Data Program

Purpose
The Pesticide Data Program (PDP) is a national pesticide residue database program. Through cooperation with State agriculture departments and other Federal agencies, PDP manages the collection, analysis, data entry, and reporting of pesticide residues on agricultural commodities in the U.S. food supply, with an emphasis on those commodities highly consumed by infants and children.

Source(s) of Information
1. Pesticide Data Program

Related EPA Program(s)

Pesticides: Protect Human Health:
Protecting the Human Health from pesticide risk will be accomplished by implementing our statutes and taking regulatory actions to ensure pesticides continue to be safe and available when used in accordance with the label.

Laboratory activities for the pesticides program support the goal of protecting the environment from pesticide use through three pesticides laboratories: an analytical chemistry laboratory, a microbiology laboratory at the Environmental Science Center at Fort Meade, MD, and an environmental chemistry laboratory at Stennis Space Center, Bay St. Louis, MS.

Authorizing Legislation
• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
• Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
• Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
• Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA 2)
• Endangered Species Act (ESA)

Other Programs under Goal 4
Other Programs from USDA

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