CropLife America submitted a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Regina McCarthy on Sept. 22 requesting that the Agency publish for public comment in the Federal Register its proposed framework for the use of epidemiological studies in human health risk assessments for the regulation of crop protection products.<\/p>\n
The letter is a follow-up to a 2010 CLA petition to EPA asking that the Agency \u201cpromulgate a rule establishing clear and scientifically-sound criteria for selection of epidemiological studies to be incorporated into the Office of Pesticide Programs (\u201cOPP\u201d) risk assessment for a given pesticide product,” CLA said in a statement.<\/p>\n
EPA denied the 2010 petition in April of 2011, stating that the Agency \u201cplans to release a revised version of [draft guidelines] for public comment this year.\u201d One month prior to EPA\u2019s response to CLA\u2019s petition, the White House issued a \u201cMemorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies\u201d addressing Principles for Regulation and Oversight for Emerging Technologies, which specifically directed agencies to use the \u201cbest available scientific evidence\u201d; develop \u201cample opportunities for stakeholder involvement and public participation\u201d; and recognize benefits and costs of oversight and regulation. Yet, EPA has yet to release the draft guidelines, which puts into question its support of the use of sound scientific data in the regulation of crop protection products.<\/p>\n
In the letter sent to Administrator McCarthy last week, Jay Vroom, president and CEO of CLA, writes, \u201cAs we look back at the landscape of the past 6-plus years since our petition and EPA\u2019s denial of that petition, it is our belief that much, much more has been said about the use of epi data, how it is evaluated for scientific veracity, and whether epidemiological information has had consistent and meaningful impacts on risk assessments. In fact, looking at two recent EPA risk assessment approaches on two different chemicals, it seems there is significant inconsistency in the EPA approach.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vroom continues, \u201cBased on need for consistency, and to account for all the new and deliberative discussions [in which EPA] has taken part related to epidemiological data in the last 6 years \u2014 and to follow the 2011 White House directive \u2013 CLA is asking that EPA at minimum publish for public comment in the Federal Register [its] proposed Epidemiological Framework.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe memo from the White House in 2011 was clear about the importance of sound science and public participation in the rulemaking process,\u201d stated Dr. Janet E. Collins, SVP of science and regulatory affairs at CLA. \u201cWe are in urgent need of guidance on the use of epidemiological studies in risk assessments. The crop protection industry must be able to develop the most precise and scientifically studied products possible; our nation\u2019s farmers depend on the continual advancement of crop protection technology to get high quality and nutritious produce to consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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