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| Date Nov. 5, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-09-60 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
November 2008 Report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS Agencies Are Proposing Changes to Improve Oversight, but Could Take Additional Steps to Enhance Coordination and Monitoring GAO-09-60 November 2008 GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-09-60, a report to the ... |
| Date Sept. 11, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-175 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters CHILDREN AND PESTICIDES New Approach to Considering Risk Is Partly in Place GAO/HEHS-00-175 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Methodology 3 24 26 34 Appendix II: Three Pesticides Evaluated Under FQPA’s New Requirements: Dicofol, Methomyl, and Phosmet Appendix III: GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgme... |
| Date March 14, 2000 |
Report No. RCED-00-40 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters PESTICIDES Improvements Needed to Ensure the Safety of Farmworkers and Their Children GAO/RCED-00-40 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology Appendix II: Comments From the Environmental Protection Agency Appendix III: GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments 3 28 30 34 Figures Figure 1: Chil... |
| Date Nov. 29, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-00-17 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 1999 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate PESTICIDES Use, Effects, and Alternatives to Pesticides in Schools GAO/RCED-00-17 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-283799 November 29, 1999 The Honorable Joseph I. ... |
| Date Dec. 20, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-96-51R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-270650 December 20, 1995 The Honorable Cardiss Collins Ranking Minority Member Committee on Government Reform and Oversight House of Representatives Dear Ms. Collins: Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Environmental Protection Agency (... |
| Date Dec. 15, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-96-16 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1995 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives PESTICIDES The Phaseout of Methyl Bromide in the United States GAO/RCED-96-16 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-261602 December 15, 1995 The Honorable John D. Dinge... |
| Date Oct. 26, 1995 |
Report No. AIMD/RCED-96-21R |
Title
GAO States GeneralAccounting Office Washington, D.C.20548
United B-266002 October 26, 1995 The Honorable Pat Roberts Chairman The Honorable E. Kika de la Garza Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives As agreed with your offices, this letter provides suggested amendments to H.R. 1627, the Food Quality Protection Act of 1995, that would improve the Environmental Pro... |
| Date Oct. 1, 1995 |
Report No. AA-95-23(4) |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 1995 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division Environmental Protection Issue Area Active Assignments GA/A-5234 h/44 /re GAO/AA-95-23(4)q Foreword This report was prepared primarily to inform Congressional members and key staff of ongoing assignments in the General Accounting Office's Environmental Protection issue area This report ... |
| Date Sept. 29, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-276R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development B-265923 and Division September 29, 1995 The Honorable Cardiss Collins Ranking Minority Member Committee on Government Reform and Oversight House of Representatives Dear Ms. Collins: the National Research Council1 assessed the In 1987, dietary cancer-causing risk of 28 pesticides.2 Under t... |
| Date Sept. 26, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-272R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-266027 September 26, 1995 The Honorable Richard G. Lugar Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable Pat Roberts Chairman, Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Pesticide regulation is principally governed by the... |
| Date July 1, 1995 |
Report No. AA-95-23(3) |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 1995 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division Environmental Protection Issue Area Active Assignments GAO/AA-95-23(3) Foreword This report was prepared primarily to inform Congressional members and key staff of ongoing assignments in the General Accounting Office's Environmental Protection issue area. This report contains assignments t... |
| Date Dec. 28, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-95-23 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1994 Report to the Chairman, Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives PESTICIDES Reducing Exposure to Residues of Canceled Pesticides GAO/RCED-95-23 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Divisio... |
| Date Sept. 28, 1994 |
Report No. GGD-94-198 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1994 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Agricdture, House of Representatives U.S.-CHILEAN TRADE Pesticide Standtids ‘and Concern Regarding Chilean Sanitary Rules GAO/GGD-94-198 General Government Division B-258151 September 28,1994 The Honorable E (Kika) de la Garza Chairman, Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairm... |
| Date Sept. 26, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-94-158 |
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| Date Aug. 25, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-94-294R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-258202 August 25, 1994 The Honorable E (Kika) de la Garza Chairman The Honorable Pat Roberts Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives As requested by your offices, this correspondence provides information on the Environmental Protection Agency's ... |
| Date May 13, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-94-57 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 1994 Report to Congressional Committees PESTICIDES Options to Achieve a Single Regulatory Standard .
GAWRCED-94-57 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development B-255441 and Division May 13,1994 Congressional Committees Different standards in the two key federal pesticide laws-the Federa... |
| Date Oct. 29, 1993 |
Report No. T-RCED-94-48 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office ;A0 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources,Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives . . release Delivery
petted it 0 a.m. EDT PESTICIDES Reregistration Delays Jeopardize Successof Proposed Policy Reforms
Statement of Peter F. Guerrero, Associate Director, Environmental Protection Issues, Resources,... |
| Date Oct. 6, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-94-1 |
Title
” Limited Testing Finds ,Few Exported Unregistered,Pesticide Violations on Imported Food I United States General Accounting Offke Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-203051 October 6, 1993 The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate Dear Mr, Chairman: While pesticides are used extensi... |
| Date July 30, 1993 |
Report No. PEMD-93-17 |
Title
xi $’ 1 !I!)3 PESTICIDES A Comparative Study of Industrialized Nations’ Regulatory Systems 149873 . (;(2o/l’I:~ll)-!):~- I7 “l.ll..“,l” ._I” I”” ,I. . ..^.I.. “* _ .._. .._. “_. -...“-.-. ,.-.._.I. _-I_.__-_.___ -___” __-. I_.-_______ _ .,.. _.._ I.” __.-___. _____” -. GAO United States General Accounting OfTice Washington, D.C. 20648 Program Evaluation and Methodolog... |
| Date June 14, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-128 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate
j - I June 1993 PESTICIDES Issues Concerning Pesticides Used in the Great Lakes Watershed GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-252519 June 14,1993 Th... |
| Date May 21, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-94 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 1993 Report to Congressional Requesters PESTICIDES Pesticide Reregistration May Not Be Completed Until
2006 GAO United States General Accounting OfTice Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-203051 May 21,1993 The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United St... |
| Date April 6, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-80 |
Title
~United~ States Gene?al Accounting Office GAO
April 1993 Report t.o the Chairman, Subcommitte on Toxic Substances; Research and D&elopment, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate Reregistration Falls Further Behind and Exposure Effects Are Uncertain ,GAO/RCED-93-80 4 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Economic Community, Development and Di... |
| Date Feb. 18, 1993 |
Report No. T-RCED-93-9 |
Title
__ United States General Accounting Office I S 5 i GAO Testimony and Competitiveness, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, For Release on Delivery Expected at 10 am. EST Thursday, February 18, 1993 PES1lDES U.S. and Mexican Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Programs Differ
Statement of Peter F. Guerrero, Associate Director... |
| Date Dec. 9, 1992 |
Report No. PEMD-93-6 |
Title
---*--l^-,ll*cI.-I- I inil tvl Slat,cs General Account,ing Office GAO
Ikcc~tlrbc~r 1992 ICq>ort t.,othe Chairman, Subcommittee on Super-fund, Ocean and Water I’ rotJttc:tion, Committee on Environment and Public: Works, U.S. Senate GROUNDWATER PROTECTION Validity and Feasibility of EPA’ Differential s Protection Strategy MI llllllllllllll
148291 RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the Genera... |
| Date Nov. 23, 1992 |
Report No. IMTEC-93-5 |
Title
PESTICIDES Information Systems Improvements Essential for EPA’ s Reregistration EffYorts 148202 I RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. s55 9 73 RELEASED (;AO/IM'I'E(:-!):I-6 I. _. .-_ .._. ._ ._ -. .- ._ ._.._ _ _ __. _ _,___ _. _-___I_ .------ Y ..-_ “_. . .._ 1”1 II -... -. _ -... _“.-l... |
| Date July 23, 1992 |
Report No. T-RCED-92-77 |
Title
United States General Accounting: Office (412~1 '. GAO
For Release Delivery on Expectedat 9:30 a.m., EDT
Thursday Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives llllWlllll Ill
147257 PESTICIDES 30 Years Since Silent Spring-Many Long-standing Concerns Remain
Statement of Peter F. Guerrero, Associate Direc... |
| Date July 9, 1992 |
Report No. T-RCED-92-62 |
Title
United States General Accounting OflIce GAO
For Release on Delivery Expectedat 9:30 a.m. EST Thursday July 9, 1992 Testimony
Before the Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives PESTICIDES Differences in U.S. and Mexican Pesticide Standards and Enforcement
Statementof Peter F. Guerrero, Associate Director, Environmental Protection Issues, Resources,Community, and Economic Development... |
| Date June 22, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-92-190BR |
Title
\$J .---- --..-------Uni -________ --- ___-____ Lttd States General Accounting Off& 1 1 i GAO Briefing Report to the Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives PESTICIDES USDA’ Research to s Support Registration of Pesticides for Minor
146900 GAO United States General Accounting Offke Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-247809 June22... |
| Date June 17, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-92-140 |
Title
__ @ ited __.__.. _General . .._._-___ ..__ Office _..- ---- .___-_--__States _..___. Accounting _ ___..._._ __ ..-__ ____^ .., - ” ‘ ,. L ‘ GAO
_._ .^.. ..___. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives __~.---._.._...^I..... ..___._ _“._. _^-__.-__-_--I_.- _.--.---.--. J&w 1992 PESTICIDES Comparison of U.S. and Mexican Pesticide Standards and Enforcement ,... |
| Date April 10, 1992 |
Report No. HRD-92-30R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-248170 April 10, 1992 The Honorable Vie Fazio House of Representatives Dear Mr. Fazio: As requested by your staff, this letter summarizes our recent reports and testimony related to migrant and seasonal farmworkers. As you know, one of your constituents has expressed concern about the adequacy of federal,... |
| Date March 11, 1992 |
Report No. T-IMTEC-92-9 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
I Testimony
Before the Subcommitteeon DepartmentOperations,Research, and Foreign Agriculture, Committee on Agriculture, Houseof Representatives For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 9:30 a.m. EST
Wednesday March 11,1592 FOOD SAFETY USDA’s Data Program Not SupportingCritical PesticideDecisions
Statementof JayEtta 2. Hecker, Director Resources,Community, and... |
| Date March 11, 1992 |
Report No. T-RCED-92-38 |
Title
United States General Accounting OfIke Testimony
Before the Subcommitteeon Department Operations,Research,and Foreign Agriculture, House of Representatives For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 9:30 a.m., EST Wednesday March 11, 1992 PESTICIDES USDA’s Pesticides ResidueResearchProject
Statementof John W. Harman, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources,Community, and Economic DevelopmentDivi... |
| Date March 9, 1992 |
Report No. NSIAD-92-108 |
Title
GAO
-ll--“-_l.---. .-.. -_-,-.ll._ .-l ..--_( -“.-- Mwch l!W GREAT LAKES FISHERY COMMISSION Actions Needed to Support an Expanded Program i%O/NSIAI)-9% 108 “P I~~I_--III.“XI”~..l”~-~“,IC~~-l.~-__I-I___--..---------_-- ~~----_- -.--.--- GAO United States General Accounting Office Waahiugton, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-246878 March 9,1992 The Hono... |
| Date Feb. 26, 1992 |
Report No. T-RCED-92-33 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Releaseon Delivery Expexted at 9:30 a.m. EST Wednesday February 261992 Testimony
Before the Subcommitteeon Department Operations,Research,and Foreign Agriculture, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives FOOD SAFETY Difficulties in Assessing PesticideRisks and Benefits
Statementof John W. Harman, Director Food and Agriculture Issues Resourc... |
| Date Feb. 14, 1992 |
Report No. HRD-92-46 |
Title
Health and Well-Being at Risk __ _~._” ___..___ ““_.. _,__.. ._ “_,_ “. ,l..“_. . .,““” _ ..,.- .___.._ ._ . ,.-._, _..” .l”.._” ._._..^ ..___ -_-_-------_.-- GAO United States General Accounting Off’ice Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-246619 February 14,1992 The Honorable Edward R. Roybal Chairman, Select Committee on Aging House of Representatives The ... |
| Date Jan. 31, 1992 |
Report No. IMTEC-92-11 |
Title
GAO Report to the Chairman, Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture Subc:ommittcc, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives FOOD SAFETY USDA Data Program Not Supporting Critical Pesticide Decisions ~.-- |
| Date Dec. 31, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-92-32 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1991 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment,Comrnittee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives PESTICIDES ESetter Data Can Improve the ,befulness of EPA’ s Ekmefit Assessments GAO,‘ RCED-9252 Y United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Di... |
| Date Dec. 31, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-92-42 |
Title
--__l____.-_.--__^.-. .. .._-,__-._ IJ~~itwl St,at,w (krtchral _.__. _ _..-__.__...ll____^... - --____.._-_ Awottttt,ittg Ol’l’iw GAO
___“,_,“llll_.l”-.l”~ ._^_““._.. . -~--..Ikc*Prlitwr I!)!~1 ---------- I-kport to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Chtrsight, and Investigations, Chmnit,t,& on Enwgy and Cornrnctrce, PESTICIDE MONITORING FDA’s Automated Information System Is Incomplet... |
| Date Oct. 31, 1991 |
Report No. PEMD-92-8 |
Title
: . .- ” ,’ ,, : ,I. .._ #‘Y‘. ‘. ,: / GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division ,‘%%‘32 B-244735 October 31, 1991 The Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg Chairman, Subcommittee on Superfund, Ocean and Water Protection Committee on Environment and Public Works U.S. Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: On February 27, 1991, you asked... |
| Date Oct. 30, 1991 |
Report No. T-RCED-92-16 |
Title
United States General Accounting Oftlce Testimony
Before the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, and the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:30 p.m. EST Wednesday October 30, 1991 PESTICIDES EPA Lacks Assurance That ... |
| Date Oct. 30, 1991 |
Report No. T-IMTEC-92-3 |
Title
United States General Accounting Offtce GAO Testimony
Before the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, and the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expected at 130 p.m. EST Wednesday October 30, 1991 PESTICIDES EPA’s Information Sy... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1991 |
Report No. NSIAD-91-284 |
Title
THE U.S. EXPORTIMPORT BANK No Evidence of Financing Restricted Chemical Exports to Iraq i%O/NSIAI)-!I l-2M GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 National Security and International Affairs Division B-246009 September 30,199l The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: As you reques... |
| Date Sept. 25, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-91-208 |
Title
GAO
Stq,l t’ IIltwr 199 1 IZeport, to t,he Chairman, Subcommittee on Toxic: Substances, Environmental Ovctrsight, Research and Development, Cornmitt,ee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senat,e c1 I I LAWN CARE PESTICIDES EPA Needs to Assess State Notification Programs i 1111111 Ill ll
144946 _l-l.- ..___.. .-___-_-. .___ I.--.___-._--.--._.-.~--~--__..--- GAO United States General Accountin... |
| Date Aug. 22, 1991 |
Report No. PEMD-91-22 |
Title
.---“ll*.“.l”_-- _..._,,” .““^ .“..I._. I.*.““.l”“.” “I “. .” - !,rnitcd .“I. ..---.-.-.- 111 --__-____ ..“.. .-.... St2ttc.s -(;(~~t~r;il Acwbunt.ing . .” I._ .---.. ---- Off‘ icct GAO
Alrgllst I!)!%1 INTERNATIONAL FOOD SAFETY Comparison of U.S. and Codex Pesticide Standards 144927 II -- _-.._ _-_ - ._______ -.--- ,, ,,. .-.: (;AO>iIWMI)-91-22 Program Evaluat... |
| Date July 23, 1991 |
Report No. T-RCED-91-83 |
Title
United States General Accounting Of!fke /qy vt/3 - GAO Testimony 144443 For Release on Delivery Erpected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday Ju& 23, 1991 PESTICIDES EPA’ Repeat EmergencyExemptions s May Provide Potential for Abuse Statementof Peter F. Guerrero, Associate Director Environmental Protection Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division
Before the Subcommittee on Environment C... |
| Date May 22, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-91-125 |
Title
I-kport, to the Chairman, Sub&Ymmit,t,ee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of’Representatives PESTICIDES
Food Consumption Data of Little Value to Estimate Some Exposures / Y GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-243628 May 22,199l The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, S... |
| Date May 9, 1991 |
Report No. T-RCED-91-50 |
Title
United States G&eral Accounting OfAce / L/3 gv/ Testimony 143841 For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Thursday May9,199l ’ Pesticides: EPA and State Efforts to Ensure Safe Use of Lawn Care Pesticides Statementof Peter F. Guerrero, Associate Director Environmental Protection Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division
Before the Subcommittee on Toxic Substances, En... |
| Date May 8, 1991 |
Report No. T-RCED-91-46 |
Title
United States Gem&al Accounting Offlee / ‘ f3 8 / (? ; GAO
For Release on Delivery Expectedat 10 a.m. EDT Wednesday
May 8,1991 Testimony 143819 EPA Should Act Promptly to Minimize Contamination of Groundwater by Pesticides Staremenf of Keith 0. Fultz, Director Planning and Reporting Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division
Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Co... |
| Date April 29, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-91-75 |
Title
--_-_ __---1--,._ l”._l..m..“.,~l--ll-.-_-_l..- -_- _.... I_.._ ..___ -_____ lIltit.ed States (h~nera.1 Accounting Office f GAO
April 1991 Ikport to the Chairman, Subcdmmitte~~ on Oversight and Investigatiolns, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives PESTICIDES EPA Could Do More to Minimize Groundwater Contamination .___.___.___- --.-.- _.._ -.--.-.-_---~----.-- . ..-__.. --... |
| Date March 7, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-91-52 |
Title
dw*- United States General Accounting Office *... GAO
March 1991 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives PESTICIDES EPA’ Use of Benefit s Assessmentsin Regulating Pesticides . - GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-242523 March... |
