permaculture

[Carl DuPoldt <cdupoldt@yahoo.com>]

Forwarded Message:

June 24, 2011

EPA Seeks Public Comment on the Draft Reasonable and Prudent Alternative
in NMFS’ Draft Biological Opinion on the Proposed Pesticides General
Permit

EPA is currently in consultation with the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) to examine the potential impact of EPA’s pending
Pesticide General Permit (PGP) on the nation’s threatened and endangered
species and their critical habitat.  As part of this consultation, on
June 17, 2011, NMFS submitted to EPA a draft Biological Opinion
containing a suggested “Reasonable and Prudent Alternative” (RPA) that
NMFS believes would avoid the likelihood that endangered or threatened
species or their critical habitat would be jeopardized by the permit.
EPA will provide the public comment on the RPA to NMFS, which will
review them; EPA is not making any final decision on the terms of the
PGP at this time. EPA is taking public comment for 30 days on the draft
RPA proposed by NMFS. Comments are due no later than July 25, 2011.

For additional information: www.epa.gov/npdes/pesticides
Contact: Jack Faulk, faulk.jack@epa.gov