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Report: Changes Needed to Improve Public Confidence in EPA’s Implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act

Report #2006-P-00003, October 19, 2005

What Was Found

EPA allowed public comment periods when developing the Agency’s major FQPA science policy papers, and developed and implemented a public comment policy for all pesticide reregistrations in 2002.

Report Materials

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Report At A Glance (PDF)(1 pg, 45 K)
Full Report (PDF)(52 pp, 402 K)