| House Fails to Overturn WOTUS VetoOn Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to override President Biden’s veto on H.J. Res 27, which would have overturned the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Members voted 227-196 to override the veto, which falls short of the two-thirds majority needed to override the presidential veto. EPA Proposes Registration for New Pesticide Use on Rice (Pyraclonil)On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released for public comment its proposed registration decision for granular pesticide products containing the new active ingredient pyraclonil to control weeds in water-seeded rice in California. EPA’s proposed registration decision includes measures to protect non-target organisms, including federally endangered and threatened (listed) species and their designated critical habitats. In addition to its proposed registration decision, EPA has also released its draft biological evaluation (BE) for this pesticide under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). After considering public comments on the proposed registration and the draft BE, EPA will determine whether the registration action meets the FIFRA standard and ESA obligations. If EPA determines that the registration action can be granted, EPA will finalize the BE. If a final BE continues to find that pyraclonil is likely to adversely affect listed species and/or their critical habitats, then EPA will initiate formal consultation and share its findings with the Services, as appropriate. EPA is accepting public comments on this proposal and its supporting documents via docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0004 at www.regulations.gov for the next 30 days. Agriculture Committee Hearings This Week with links to the hearings and summaries: House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock Dairy, and Poultry “A Review of USDA Animal Disease Prevention and Response Efforts”(summary memo) House Committee on Agriculture “For the purpose of receiving testimony from The Honorable Michael Regan, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency” Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources “Conservation in the Farm Bill: Making Conservation Programs Work for Farmers and Ranchers” Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research"SNAP and Other Nutrition Assistance in the Farm Bill” (summary memo) |
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