Alexandria, Virginia, USA
July 31, 2013

ASTA recently commented on two separate Notices on Intent to prepare Environmental Impact Statements ("EISs") under the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") issued by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ("APHIS") of the U.S. Department of Agriculture with respect to herbicide-tolerant crops developed by Dow AgroSciences LLC and Monsanto Company.

ASTA asked APHIS to reconsider its decision to prepare EISs' for the herbicide tolerant crops identified in the Notices of Intent and to act quickly to finalize the deregulation process for these crops regarding these herbicides, such as 2,4-D and Dicamba. ASTA believes a prompt deregulation would be keeping with the limited scope of APHIS's authority under the Plant Protection Act, the Ninth Circuit's recent Roundup Ready® Alfalfa decision, relevant Supreme Court precedent and the APHIS regulations governing deregulation petitions.

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Website: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/

Published: July 31, 2013