A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.

REGULATORY: EPA, NOAA

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Notice announcing the availability of EPA’s interim registration review decisions for the following chemicals: Creosote; and chromated arsenicals and dichromic acid, disodium salt, dehydrate. In addition, it announces the final registration review decision for pentachlorophenol. Info here.

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Proposed rule proposing to implement a rebuilding plan that includes annual catch limits (ACL) and accountability measures (AM) for the overfished bottomfish stock complex in American Samoa. Info here.

Proposed rule proposing regulations under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Tuna Conventions Act, to allow the National Marines Fisheries Service to issue temporary exemptions from purse seine observer requirements in the eastern Pacific Ocean in accordance with procedures adopted by Parties to the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program and members of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. Info here.