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Wurster--- FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1971 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND GENERAL LEGISLATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, Washington, D.C. The committee, pursuant to call, at 9:10 a.m. in room 324, Old Senate Office Building, Hon. James B. Allen presiding. Present: Senators Allen and Chiles. Senator ALLEN. The committee will please come to order. The subcommittee is holding hearings today on S. 232, S. 272, S. 660, and S. 745, all of which deal with pesticide regulation. S. 232 would prohibit the sale of aldrin, chlordane, DDT/TDE, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, lindane, and toxaphene. S. 272 would prohibit the sale of DDT. S. 660 and S. 745 would each rewrite the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. While these last two bills differ in many respects, each of them would (1) extend Federal pesticide regulation to intrastate activities; (2) provide for the recall of pesticides in certain cases; (3) repeal existing provisions for reference to advisory committees of matters involved in registration refusals, cancellations, or suspensions; (4) authorize the issuance of "stop sales, use, or removal" orders; (5) increase criminal penalties, and provide for civil penalties and specific enforcement; (6) require pesticide manufacturing establishments to obtain a registration number, furnish information, permit entry, inspection, and sampling, and keep prescribed records; and (7) authorize establishment of container standards to prevent accidental ingestion of, or contract with, pesticides or devices. Probably the most important provision in S. 660 and S. 745 is that which extends Federal regulation to the application of pesticides. This would authorize the Administrator to require that certain pesticides be used only on a prescription basis or be applied only by or under the supervision of an approved operator. Both S. 660 and S. 745 place emphasis on the environment, use the term "pesticide" in lieu of "economic poison," and would be principally administered by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. S. 660 gives concurrent jurisdiction to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in many cases. S. 660 would, in addition, (1) provide for assessment of manufacturers and importers, and use of the assessments to carry out the act; (2) extend registration to devices; (3) provide for preliminary suspension in certain cases; and (4) repeal the exemption for articles intended for export. (1) S. 745 would provide, in addition, for experimental use permits; aid to State and others in training and approving pesticide applicators and pest management consultants; research; and pesticide monitoring. The committee considers this legislation to be of the utmost importance, and welcomes all suggestions that may be made for its improvement, so that we may develop a bill that will be most effective in protecting man and his environment. That environment should include a plentiful supply of high quality food available at reasonable cost. pure water, clean air, suitable clothing and housing, freedom from rodents and other vermin, and freedom from disease-carrying vectors or other injurious substances. Senator ALLEN. There will be inserted at this point in the record copies of the bills, the letter of the Administrator recommending enactment of the legislation which was introduced as S. 745, together with the analysis referred to therein, a letter from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to the President of the Senate transmitting the Environmental Impact Statement for S. 745, together with its enclosures, committee staff explanations of S. 660 and S. 745, a committee staff comparison of S. 660 and S. 745, and departmental reports on S. 232 and S. 272. Any subsequent reports on these bills will also be inserted at this point. (The documents are as follows:) |