[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 161 (Friday, August 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 42356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20147]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6735]


Certification Related to Aerial Eradication in Colombia Under the 
Andean Counterdrug Programs Section of the Department of State Foreign 
Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (Division H, 
Pub. L. 111-8)

    Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of State and 
delegated to me, including under the Andean Counterdrug Programs 
section of the Department of State Foreign Operations and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2009, (Division H, Pub. L. 111-8), I 
hereby determine and certify that: (1) The herbicide used for aerial 
eradication of illicit crops in Colombia is being used in accordance 
with EPA label requirements for comparable use in the United States and 
in accordance with Colombian laws; (2) the herbicide, in the manner it 
is being used, does not pose unreasonable risks or adverse effects to 
humans or the environment including endemic species; and (3) complaints 
of harm to health or licit crops caused by such aerial eradication are 
thoroughly evaluated and fair compensation is being paid in a timely 
manner for meritorious claims.
    This certification shall be published in the Federal Register, and 
copies shall be transmitted to the appropriate committees of Congress.

    Dated: August 7, 2009.
William J. Burns,
Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9-20147 Filed 8-20-09; 8:45 am]
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