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"I'm sorry, what was that?" I ask.
Perhaps it's the screeching gulls bobbing above our heads that distort Johnny Fisher's voice. Or maybe it's the deafening wind caroming off Mobile Bay as our ferry tills through the choppy drift toward Dauphin Island, off the Alabama coastline. There is also the significant height disparity between Fisher and me. The gangly restaurateur behind
Fisher's at Orange Beach Marina is doing his best to convey something important, but his words make it just inches from his lips before being whisked into the briny sea air like downy dandelion florets.
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UPDATED: EPA Requests Comment on Extending the Timeline for Pesticide Applicators Rule
05/12/2017
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt today proposed a 12-month extension for implementation of the revised final. Certification and Training of Pesticide Applicators (C&T) rule. EPA received feedback from states and stakeholders that more time and resources are needed to prepare for compliance with the rule. The extended timeline would enable EPA to work with states and provide adequate compliance and training resources.
“In order to achieve both environmental protection and economic prosperity, we must give the regulated community, which includes farmers and ranchers, adequate time to come into compliance with regulations. Extending the timeline for implementation of this rule would enable EPA to consult with states, assist with education, training and guidance, and prevent unnecessary burdens from overshadowing the rule’s intended benefits,”
said Administrator Pruitt. Last month, Administrator Pruitt met with Missouri Governor Eric Greitens to discuss the C&T rule, among other issues.
"Administrator Pruitt proved today that the old way of doing business at the EPA is over and done with. We presented them with a problem, and they took quick action to begin fixing it. Missouri farmers have waited a long time for common sense government, and now it's on its way. I'm grateful for this new leadership, and look forward to continuing to work with this administration to curb regulations that are killing jobs and hurting our farmers. It's time for government to get out of the way and let our farmers farm
,” said Governor Greitens. “We would greatly appreciate EPA extending the effective date of this rule. While we are supportive of the improved final rule released in January, States are facing a range of on-going logistical, resource, and capacity challenges. These challenges are amplified as they also implement other recent EPA requirements, such as the Worker Protection Standard. Extending the certification timeline will help alleviate some of those challenges by allowing states to work with our EPA partners to ensure adequate training resources and compliance assistance activities,”
said Dr. Barbara P. Glenn, CEO of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. Comments on this rule can be submitted to docket #EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0183 via:
https://www.regulations.gov/ on or before May 19, 2017 after the Federal Register notice publishes.
Administrator Pruitt recently launched his
Back-to-Basics agenda for returning EPA to its core mission: protecting the environment by engaging with state, local, and tribal partners to create sensible regulations that enhance economic growth. Today’s action is the latest evidence of Administrator Pruitt’s commitment to cooperative federalism and getting the EPA back to basics.
Read the Federal Register notice:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/05/15/2017-09386/pesticides-certification-of-pesticide-applicators-rule-extension-of-effective-date Read more about the C&T rule:
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/revised-certification-standards-pesticide-applicators *This news release has been updated to properly reflect that EPA is taking public comments to determine whether to extend the final rule, not amending a final rule. An earlier draft that used language from the Federal Register was unclear.
