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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Good morning. I received the following article through an EPA listserv and wanted to share it with everyone. There is a link in the second sentence below (“cancellation
order”) that leads to the EPA website with more information. If you would prefer to go directly to a 12-page document describing the cancellation, the link to the pdf is
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-06/documents/final_cancellation_order_for_three_dicamba_products.pdf"><span style="text-decoration:none">https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-06/documents/final_cancellation_order_for_three_dicamba_products.pdf</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00B050">EPA Offers Clarity to Farmers in Light of Recent Court Vacatur of Dicamba Registrations<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">WASHINGTON </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(June 8, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued
a key order providing farmers with needed clarity following the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ June 3, 2020, vacatur of three dicamba registrations. Today’s
<a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.ya8M8BQ3-9NWIcAg3H2dlKLJGVrlntvUsJnyMgl4NK0">
<span style="color:#0A528F">cancellation order</span></a> outlines limited and specific circumstances under which existing stocks of the three affected dicamba products can be used for a limited period of time. EPA’s order will advance protection of public
health and the environment by ensuring use of existing stocks follows important application procedures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“At the height of the growing season, the Court’s decision has threatened the livelihood of our nation’s farmers and the global food supply,”
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler</span></strong>. “Today’s cancellation and existing stocks order is consistent with EPA’s standard practice following registration invalidation, and is designed to advance
compliance, ensure regulatory certainty, and to prevent the misuse of existing stocks.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">EPA’s order will mitigate some of the devastating economic consequences of the Court’s decision for growers, and particularly rural communities, at a time they are experiencing great
stress due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Details of the Order</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">EPA’s order addresses sale, distribution, and use of existing stocks of the three affected dicamba products – XtendiMax with vapor grip technology, Engenia, and FeXapan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Distribution or sale by any person is generally prohibited except for ensuring proper disposal or return to the registrant.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Growers and commercial applicators may use existing stocks that were in their possession on June 3, 2020, the effective date of the Court decision. Such use must be consistent with the product’s
previously-approved label, and may not continue after July 31, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Background</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">On June 3, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
<a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.RCYSDCrbEo2fPyXgH0qaSSv45WyOCq0iGvSVs-JCLjk">
<span style="color:#0A528F">issued</span></a> an order vacating EPA’s pesticide registrations containing the active ingredient dicamba: Xtendimax with Vaporgrip Technology (EPA Reg. No. 524-617); Engenia – (EPA Reg. No. 7969-345); and FeXapan – (EPA Reg. No.
352-913).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dicamba is a valuable pest control tool that farmers nationwide planned to use during the 2020 growing season. Since the Court issued its opinion, the agency has been overwhelmed with
letters and calls from farmers citing the devastation of this decision on the millions of acres of crops, millions of dollars already invested by farmers, and threat to America’s food supply.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D">Jenny<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0D0D0D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Jennifer Weber<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Pesticide Safety Education Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Maricopa County Cooperative Extension<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">MARICOPA COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">4341 E. Broadway Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Phoenix, AZ 85040-8807<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Office: (602) 827-8222<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">jennyweber@arizona.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">extension.arizona.edu/maricopa<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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