2009 ANNUAL MEETING, JULY 19-21, CHICAGO! The CPDA Annual Meeting is almost upon us! It will be held at the Hotel Monaco in Chicago, July 19-21. This years topics will include EPA and the new administration, a panel of industry CEO's providing their outlook on the economy and agriculture, and an update on global crop protection market trends. There will be panel discussion and presentations on such timely topics as NPDES permits for pesticides, EPA's Web-distributed labeling initiative, inert disclosure on labels and "green" labeling of pesticide products. Representative Judy Diggert, Illinois, has been invited to discuss agriculture legislation in the 111th Congress. For a description of meeting events please visit the 2009 Annual Meeting page. Please contact Tiffany Kildale at tkildale@cpda.com with any questions!
2009 AIC Conference Presentations Available: Presentations from this years AIC Conference are available on the AIC Conference page. The presentations are linked by the title of the presentation; or if a panel presentation it will be linked by the name of the person giving the presentation. More will be posted as they become available.
AG CONNECT Expo 2010: The 2010 AG CONNECT Expo will be held in Orlando, Florida, January 13 - 15. For more information please visit http://www.agconnect.com/
Agricultural Chemical Security Tax Credit: CPDA is making available to its members the tax form required for any eligible agricultural business to claim a credit for qualified security upgrades made to protect specified agricultural chemicals at a facility. To access the form click here. An eligible agricultural business that paid or incurred qualified agricultural chemical security costs after May 22, 2008 and before January 1, 2013 may claim the credit. Manufacturers, formulators, and distributors of agricultural products and inerts used in agricultural formulations are allowed a tax credit equivalent to 30 percent of the costs of security upgrades. The credit is capped at $2 million annually per company and at $100,000 per facility. The tax credit was enacted on May 22, 2008 after Congress overrode a Presidential veto of the Farm Bill with a vote of 316-108 in the House and 82-13 in the Senate. CPDA urges its members to consult with their tax advisors should they have questions on how to claim the credit.
House Joint Resolution Seeks to Overturn ESA Section 7 Inter-Agency Consultation Rules: On January 15, 2009, Representative Nick Rahall (D-WV), Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources, introduced H.J. Res. 18, a House Joint Resolution providing for Congressional disapproval of a rule promulgated by the Bush Administration during its final days that addresses inter-agency consultation under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Chairman Rahall was joined by 12 co-sponsors in introducing the measure including Representatives Ed Markey (D-MA), George Miller (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Lois Capps (D-CA), Jay Inslee (D-WA), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), John Dingell (D-MI), Norm Dicks (D-WA), Sam Farr (D-CA), and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR). H.J. Res. 18 would initiate the process established by the Congressional Review Act of 1998 that gives Congress the authority to overturn a broad range of regulatory rules issued by Federal agencies with the enactment of a joint resolution disapproving the particular regulation in question. The rule, published in the December 15, 2008 Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Interior and the U.S. Department of Commerce, specifies when Section 7 inter-agency consultation is necessary, establishes time frames for the informal consultation process, and clarifies several definitions including the meaning of "biological assessment" and "cumulative effects" as pertaining to the ESA. The final rule became effective on January 15, 2009. During the comment period preceding final promulgation of the rule, CPDA submitted comments in support of its flexible approach to inter-agency consultation in evaluating endangered species effects.
PRIA Content Review Worksheet: EPA has posted on its web site a 21-day initial content review worksheet that OPP employees will use to screen PRIA applications for completeness. To access the worksheet on EPA's web site, click here. |
