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Office of Inspector General

Report: EPA Needs Policies and Procedures to Manage Public Pesticide Petitions in a Transparent and Efficient Manner

Report #16-P-0019October 27, 2015

What We Found

OPP’s lack of policies and procedures to manage public pesticide petitions in a transparent and efficient manner leaves petitioners unaware of petition status, which can result in unreasonable delay lawsuits costing the agency time and resources.

Report Materials

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