United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2015_register executive 2015-06-24 article Notices D09002ee1c7f770eb D09002ee1c7f77159 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency EPA is announcing the availability of a document for public review and comment that describes the Agency's management approach for understanding and identifying protections for the monarch butterfly. This document is the start of an approach for monarch butterfly protection and weed management which will depend upon (i) input from a diverse group of stakeholders to identify and integrate information with respect to influences on the population dynamics of the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plant; and, (ii) cooperation and collaboration from these diverse stakeholders to identify activities that will balance weed management needs across varied landscapes with conservation of the milkweed plant. EPA is soliciting public comment on which potential action or a combination of actions would be the most effective in reducing the impacts of herbicides on the monarch butterfly. 80 FR 36338 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-06-24/2015-15405 2015-15405 fr24jn15-58 6560-50-P EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0389 FRL-9929-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-06-24/2015-15405 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-06-24/html/2015-15405.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-06-24/pdf/2015-15405.pdf 2 p. 36338 36339 80 FR 36338 Pesticides; Risk Management Approach To Identifying Options for Protecting the Monarch Butterfly; Notice of Availability and Public Comment Opportunity; Federal Register Vol. 80, Issue NOTICE 2015-15405 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2015-07-24 EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0389 FRL-9929-01 6560-50-P 2015-15405 Notice.

EPA is announcing the availability of a document for public review and comment that describes the Agency's management approach for understanding and identifying protections for the monarch butterfly. This document is the start of an approach for monarch butterfly protection and weed management which will depend upon (i) input from a diverse group of stakeholders to identify and integrate information with respect to influences on the population dynamics of the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plant; and, (ii) cooperation and collaboration from these diverse stakeholders to identify activities that will balance weed management needs across varied landscapes with conservation of the milkweed plant. EPA is soliciting public comment on which potential action or a combination of actions would be the most effective in reducing the impacts of herbicides on the monarch butterfly.

Comments must be received on or before July 24, 2015. Khue Nguyen, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460- Pesticides: Risk Management Approach to Identifying Options for Protecting the Monarch Butterfly , nguyen.khue@epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/dockets http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 80, no. 121 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2015-06-24 continuing daily deposited born digital 243 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-06-24 P0b002ee18cb9f9a9 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr24jn15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-06-24 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-06-24/pdf/FR-2015-06-24.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-06-24/xml/FR-2015-06-24.xml fdlp 36231 36463 DGPO 2015-06-24 2024-06-02 FR-2015-06-24 machine generated eng FR FR-2015-06-24 80 121