Daily News Update, Jan. 7, 2008
EPA
seeks comments on cancellation of cyanide capsules and compound 1080
The Environmental Protection
Agency requests public comments through Jan. 15, 2008, on a petition to
cancel all uses of M-44 sodium cyanide capsules and compound 1080
(sodium fluoroacetate). These products are most often used in predator
collars for controlling coyotes.
The petition to cancel the
use of the products was brought by Sinapu, Public Employees for
Environmental Responsibility (PEER), Beyond Pesticides, Forest
Guardians, Predator Defense, Western Wildlife Conservancy, Sierra Club,
The Rewilding Institute, Animal Defense League of Arizona, and Animal
Welfare Institute.
The petitioners claim that
sodium cyanide M-44 capsules and compound 1080 cannot perform their
intended functions without causing unreasonable adverse effects on the
environment and posing an imminent hazard.
To provide your comments by
email:
1. Go to
http://www.regulations.gov and
paste into the SEARCH box the docket identification (ID) number:
EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0944-0010
2. When the new page
appears, you will see the title "Petition Requesting EPA to Issue a
Notice.........."
3. Directly under this title
is a line "Send a Comment or Suggestion." Click on this line, which
will open a form for you to convey you comments.
4. You may also read
comments that others have made on this subject by clicking on "View this
Document"
Comments may also be mailed,
but must arrive prior to Jan. 15, 2008. Please remember to include the
docket identification number. Mail to:
EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0944-0010
Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
Regulatory Public Docket(7502P)
Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001
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