Federal Pesticide Control Act of 1971: Hearings Before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, Ninety-second Congress, First Session on H.R. 26, H.R. 1077, H.R. 1722, H.R. 4152, H.R. 4596, H.R. 5182, H.R. 6576, and H.R. 6761, February 22, 23, 24; March 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, and 25, 1971 |
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Page 280 - Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when Government's purposes are beneficient. . . . The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding. Mr.
Page 5 - I would like to summarize briefly for you the development of the proposed legislation. The Council on Environmental Quality convened an interagency task force consisting of the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Science and Technology, and the Departments of Agriculture, Interior, Commerce, and Health, Education, and Welfare.
Page 344 - of the hearing, subject to the provisions of Section 7(c) of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 USC 1006(c)). The National Academy of Sciences shall designate a member of the advisory committee to appear and testify at any such hearing with respect to the report and recommendations of such committee upon request of the
Page 344 - the petitioner, or the officer conducting the hearing: Provided, That this shall not preclude any other member of the advisory committee from appearing and testifying at such hearing. As soon as practicable after completion of the hearing, b'ut not later than ninety days, the Administrator shall evaluate
Page 16 - under the existing law perhaps is most clearly found in section 2(z) (2) (G) which states that a pesticide or economic poison is misbranded if. "when used as directed or in accordance with commonly recognized practice it shall be injurious to living man.
Page 457 - Any other questions? We will stand in recess. (Whereupon, at 12:15 pm, the committee adjourned, to reconvene at 10 am, on Tuesday, March 16, 1971.) FEDERAL PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT OF 1971 TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1971 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ox AGRICULTURE, Washington, DC The Committee met, pursuant to recess, at 10 am, in room 1301,
Page 111 - Mr. Loesch. STATEMENT OF HARRISON LOESCH, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR FOR PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT, ACCOMPANIED BY PAUL E. THOMPSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR RESEARCH OF THE BUREAU OF SPORT FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR The
Page 251 - should be modified by deleting— Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no articles shall be deemed in violation of this act when intended solely for export to any foreign country and And inserting therefor— Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, no article intended solely for
Page 26 - show that a pesticide creates a hazard to man or the environment, (1), that should be corrected immediately to prevent injury, and, (2), that should not be permitted to continue while a hearing or other formal proceeding is being held.
Page 635 - in view of the circumstances I know and the great amount of business that is before this body, I would be happy to ask unanimous consent that my entire statement be inserted in the record and that I be permitted to discuss briefly the contents.