2,4-D is a herbicide commonly used to attack broad leafed plants, but it is less harmful to grasses. In agricultural applications, herbicide is applied to wheat, small grains, sorghum, corn, rice, sugar cane, low-till soybeans, orchards, rangeland, and pasture. Others mix it with other herbicides or pesticides for application onto non-producing lands such as roadsides, lawn turf and forestry. 2,4-D is one of the widest used herbicides in its class for weed control.
On November 6, 2008, the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) filed a petition with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting the EPA to revoke the use of 2,4-D via revoking all tolerances and canceling all registrations for the pesticide. NRDC believes that the petitioned action would create proper compliance with the safety standards of the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food Drug and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), section 408, as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996.
You can submit comments to this petition that must be received by the EPA on or before January 23, 2009. Send comments to the EPA: 1) via following the links to submit comments online through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov, or 2) mail to: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Reference Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0877 on all comment submission to the EPA.
For more information go to: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2008/December/Day-24/p30527.htm
