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| Date Nov. 4, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-11-37 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
November 2010 Report to Congressional Requesters AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS USDA Could Enhance Pesticide and Fertilizer Usage Data, Improve Outreach, and Better Leverage Resources GAO-11-37 November 2010 AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS
Accountability • Integrity • Reliability USDA Could Enhance Pesticide and Fertilizer Usage Data, Improve Outreach, and Bet... |
| Date Feb. 4, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-419T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Thursday, February 4, 2010 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate BIOMONITORING EPA Could Make Better Use of Biomonitoring Data
Statement of John Stephenson, Director Natural Resources and Environment ... |
| 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 Feb. 24, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-337 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
February 2006 Report to the Ranking Democratic Member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION USDA Needs to Build on 2005 Experience to Minimize the Effects of Asian Soybean Rust in the Future GAO-06-337 a February 2006 AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-337, a report to the Rankin... |
| Date May 17, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-668R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 May 17, 2005 The Honorable Tom Harkin Ranking Democratic Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate Subject: Agriculture Production: USDA’s Preparation for Asian Soybean Rust Dear Senator Harkin: In November 2004, Asian Soybean Rust (ASR) was discovered in the United States in Louisiana. In the... |
| Date March 26, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-485 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2003 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives PESTICIDES ON TOBACCO Federal Activities to Assess Risks and Monitor Residues GAO-03-485 March 2003 PESTICIDES ON TOBACCO
Highlights of GAO-03-485, a report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives Fed... |
| Date Aug. 17, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-815 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2001 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES Management Improvements Needed to Further Promote Integrated Pest Management GAO-01-815 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background USDA Estimates That IPM Has Been Implem... |
| Date July 24, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-724 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters INVASIVE SPECIES Obstacles Hinder Federal Rapid Response to Growing Threat GAO-01-724 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Federal Rapid Response to Invasive Species That Threaten Natural Areas Has Been Minimal Lack of a National System Is a Major Obstacle to Rapid Response Conclusions Recommendations A... |
| Date March 13, 2001 |
Report No. GAO-01-501T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 1 p.m. EST Tuesday March 13, 2001 Testimony
Before the Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee, the Senate of Maryland INFORMATION ON PESTICIDE ILLNESS REPORTING SYSTEMS Statement of John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment GAO-01-501T Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: My name is Jo... |
| Date May 2, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-80 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2000 Congressional Requesters TOXIC CHEMICALS Long-Term Coordinated Strategy Needed to Measure Exposures in Humans GAO/HEHS-00-80 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology 3 46 52 62 68 73 78 Appendix II: Reported Gaps in Human Exposure Data and History of Federal Efforts Appendix III: Survey of State Environmental Hea... |
| 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 Feb. 26, 1999 |
Report No. NSIAD-99-74R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-281994 February 26,1999 The Honorable Byron L. Dorgan United States Senate Subject: Methodological Considerations for a Studv of Pesticide Price Differentials in the United States and Canada Dear Senator Dorgan: Differences in the prices of agricultural pesticides in the United... |
| 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 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 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 12, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-163 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 1995 Report to Senator Harry M. Reid, U.S. Senate PESTICIDES EPA’s Efforts to Collect and Take Action on Exposure Incident Data GAO/RCED-95-163 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-261118 July 12, 1995 The Honorable Harry M. Reid United States Senate Dear Senat... |
| Date May 12, 1995 |
Report No. T-RCED-95-174 |
Title
United States General Accounting Of&e GAO
For Release on Delivery Expectedat 9:30 am. EDT May 12,1995 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA’ Problems with s Collection and Managementof Scientific Data and Its Efforts To Address Them
Statement for the Record by Peter F. Guerrero, Director, Envir... |
| Date April 14, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-159R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-261014 April 14, 1995 The Honorable Richard G. Lugar Chairman The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable Pat Roberts Chairman The Honorable E (Kika) de la Ranking Minority Member... |
| Date March 3, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-104FS |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 1995 Fact Sheet for Congressional Committees MULTIFAMILY HOUSING Better Direction and Oversight by HUD Needed for Properties Sold With Rent Restrictions GAO/RCED-95-104FS GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-259713 Letter date goes here The Honorable Mark O. Hat... |
| Date Feb. 21, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-42 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1995 Report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM Alternatives Are Available for Managing Environmentally Sensitive Cropland GAO/RCED-95-42 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-258910 February 21, 1... |
| 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 Dec. 14, 1994 |
Report No. GGD-95-49R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-259525 December 14, 1994 The Honorable E (Kika) de la Garza Chairman, Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Dear
Mr. Chairman: This letter responds to your request for information concerning Chilean government restrictions on the sale of fresh lettuce. These restrictions affect the operatio... |
| 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 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 Aug. 2, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-94-141 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 1994 Report to Congressional Requesters FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION Carrageenm Food Additive From the Philippines Conforms to Regulations GAOLHEHS-94-141 Notice: This is a reprint of a GAO report. GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Health, Education, and Human Setices Division B-255635 August 2,1994 Congressional R... |
| Date July 15, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-94-171R |
Title
GAO UnitedStates
General Accounting Office Washington, 20648 D.C.
Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-256727
July 15, 1994 Dr* Lynn R. Goldman Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances Environmental Protection Agency Dear Dr. Goldman: At the request of Senator John Glenn, we recently reviewed the process leading to EPA's February 1992 deci... |
| Date June 21, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-94-160R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting OfTice Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-256727
June 21, 1994 - The Honorable John Glenn Chairman, Committee on Governmental United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Affairs This correspondence responds to your September 28, 1992, request that we review the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) February 1992 decis... |
| Date Dec. 15, 1993 |
Report No. PEMD-94-6 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1993 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate
/$Uh I2 PESTICIDES ON FARMS Limited Capability Exists to Monitor Occupational Illnesses and Injuries GAO/PEMD-94-6 Notice: This is a reprint of a GAO report. GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Program Evaluation and Methodo... |
| 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 16, 1993 |
Report No. T-RCED-93-55 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office r4Q424 1 - GAO I Testimony
Before the Subcommitteeon Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives For Relcasc on Delivcry Expcctcd at iO:OOa.tn. EDT
Wednesday PESTICIDES Status of FDA’s Efforts to Improve Import Monitoring and Enforcement
Statementof Richard L. Hembra, Director, Environmental Protection Issues, Re... |
| 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 Sept. 24, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-92-205 |
Title
IJuited States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1992 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives PESTICIDES Adulterated Imported Foods Are Reaching U.S. Grocery Shelves
147773 ED--Not to be released outside the counting Office unless specifically by the Office of Congressional 5559%2
GAO/RCED-92-206 RELE,... |
| 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 July 9, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-92-202R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-247791.2 July9,1992 The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Although pesticides and fertilizers have increased the productivity of U.S. farms and ranches, their effects on human health... |
| 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 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 March 3, 1992 |
Report No. NSIAD-92-79R |
Title
GAO General Accounting OfPlce Wahhgton, D.C. 20648 National Security and International A.fh.h Div-hdon mited Statee
B-243620 March 3, 1992 The Honorable Bob Wise Chairman, Government Information, Justice and Agriculture Subcommittee Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear
Mr. llllllllllllllll
146119 Chairman: As you requested, we are providing more detailed information on ... |
| 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... |
