Endangered Species

FIFRA and the Endangered Species Act

Overview Materials

Settlement Timeline

US EPA

ENDANGERED SPECIES WORKPLAN

April 2022: ESA Workplan

November 2022: ESA Workplan Update

VULNERABLE SPECIES PILOT PROJECT

June 2023: Vulnerable Species Pilot Project White Paper

June 2023: Draft Technical Support for Runoff, Erosion, and Spray Drift Mitigation Practices to Protect Non-Target Plants and Wildlife this document contains the details related to mitigation measures

July 2023: Vulnerable Species Pilot Project EPA’s Informational Webinar, hosted by USDA OPMP

HERBICIDE STRATEGY

July 2023: Draft Herbicide Strategy

July 2023: Herbicide Strategy Case Study see how the herbicide strategy applies to specific products

INSECTICIDE STRATEGY

AAPCO and ESA Workgroup

AAPCO has an ESA Workgroup led by Gretchen Paluch, IA and Steve Dwinell, VT

January 2023: Appendix to ESA Workplan Update Comments

February 2023: ESA Workgroup Report

June 2023: Interim Ecological Measures Questionnaire and Response Summary

August: AAPCO to EPA: Comments and Extension Request for the Vulnerable Species Pilot Project, EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0327

SFIREG and the Working Committees

August 2023: EPA to SFIREG: Response to Extension Request for EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0327 Comment Period

August 2023: SFIREG to EPA: Request to Extend Comment Period for EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0327 (Vulnerable Spps Pilot Project)

August 2023: SFIREG to EPA: Comments on Vulnerable Species Pilot Project, EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0327

June 2023: EPA presentation to SFIREG on ESA

April 2023: The role of NRCS in FIFRA ESA Mitigation USDA OPMP: ESA NRCS 

February 2023: SFIREG to EPA: ESA Workplan comments

December 2023: EPA presentation to SFIREG on the EPA ESA Workplan

~Presentations given on ESA to the SFIREG JWC in September 2022

September 2022: NOAA National Marine Fisheries

September 2022: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

September 2022: USDA

September 2022: Compliance Services International

USDA

USDA Office of Pest Management Policy Herbicide Strategy Webinar