[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 39 (Thursday, March 2, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E500]
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        FURADAN REGULATION NOT AFFECTED BY REGULATORY MORATORIUM

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                         HON. DAVID M. McINTOSH

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 2, 1995
  Mr. McINTOSH. Mr. Speaker, it has been brought to my attention that a 
handful of northern tier States are concerned about whether an 
Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] time limited tolerance on furadan 
CR-10 for use on canola would be affected by H.R. 450, the Regulatory 
Transition Act of 1995.
  It is the intent of the drafters of H.R. 450 to exclude from the 
regulatory moratorium agency exemptions and other actions that relieve 
a restriction on the use of a product or process. The EPA Final Rule at 
40 CFR Part 180 titled, ``Pesticide Tolerances for 2,3-Dihydro-2,2-
Dimethyl-7-Benzofuranty-N-Methylcarbamate,'' fits that exception.
  Additionally, the furadan regulation might also satisfy the 
streamlining exception to the moratorium to the extent it streamlines 
the burden on producers and growers of canola seeds.
  Thus, it is intent of the drafters of H.R. 450, that should the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs be asked to determine 
whether to exclude or exempt this regulation from the moratorium, that 
the regulation should be excluded.


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