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The Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act of 2002 amended the Plant Protection Act by adding a new section 419
(7 U.S.C. 7719). This section provides in part that :
...The Secretary [of Agriculture],
upon request of State, local, or tribal authorities, shall determine whether
methyl bromide treatments or applications required by State, local, or
tribal authorities to prevent the introduction, establishment, or spread
of plant pests (including diseases) or noxious weeds should be authorized
as an official control or official requirement. The Secretary shall not
authorize such treatments or applications unless the Secretary finds there
is no other registered, effective, and economically feasible alternative
available.
We are currently developing proposed regulations.
The regulations will specify the procedures to follow when requesting
that we list a specific methyl bromide use in this registry. We will publish
our proposed procedures in the Federal Register for public comment. Once
final regulations are effective, and we receive applications for listing
in the registry, we will post all listed uses on this website.
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