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RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR PLANT PESTICIDES (fwd)

For your info - P. Dines

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From: Joseph Makuch, INTERNET:jmakuch@nal.usda.gov
To: Patricia Dines, 73652,1202
To: enviro-news@nal.usda.gov
Date: Mon, Mar 3, 1997, 11:15 AM
Subject: RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR PLANT PESTICIDES (fwd)

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Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 11:51:41 -0500

FOR RELEASE:    FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1997


EPA ANNOUNCES PUBLIC MEETING TO SOLICIT COMMENTS ON 
RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR PLANT-PESTICIDES

EPA will hold a public meeting at EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C. 
on March 21, to obtain comments on the management of resistance for 
plant-pesticides, particularly plant-pesticides with the insecticidal 
proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt).  

The Agency recognizes the value of Bt as a safer pesticide and has
determined 
that it is necessary to conserve this resource by requiring resistance 
management plans.  To date, EPA has registered three plant-pesticides: 
Bt corn, Bt cotton and Bt potato.  The plant-pesticides produce the 
pesticidal active ingredient throughout the growing season, which 
increases the possibility of pest resistance, both to the target pests 
as well as other susceptible insects.  The specific issues EPA is 
seeking comment include the necessity for resistance management plans, 
the critical elements of such plans and the requirements for 
successful implementation.  

A second public meeting on plant-pesticides resistance management will 
be held this spring in Texas.  The place and date have not yet been 
determined.  The Washington, D.C. meeting will be held in the EPA 
auditorium at 40l M St., S.W., on March 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.  
Persons who wish to make a presentation are urged to register in advance 
by submitting a brief written request and abstract before March l4 to: 
Public Response and Program Resources Branch, Field Operations Division 
(7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. EPA, 40l M St., S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20460.  

All correspondence concerning this issue should be identified with 
EPA's docket control number OPP-004700. Interested parties who cannot 
attend the meeting may submit written comments to the address above.  
Comments and data may also be submitted electronically (e-mail): epa-
docket@epamail.epa.gov.  All comments must be received by March 21. 
Further details on the meeting can be found in the Feb. 24 issue of 
the Federal Register (http://www.epa.gov).

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