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The Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), part of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has recently updated its guidance document inventory. This move is in response to Executive Order 13891, which mandates federal agencies to maintain publicly accessible, centralized inventories of their guidance documents.
As a result, a variety of documents related to pesticides are now readily available to the public. These include the "Crosswalk Table for Non-public-Health Guidelines", the "Pesticide Programs Barrier Products Clarification Document", the "Consumer Speciality Products Association 'Germs' Letter", and the "Antimicrobial Science Policies" in two versions.
Other documents made accessible include the "Label Requirements for Pesticides Used for Sanitation of Food Contact Surfaces", the "Guidance for Reregistration of Pesticide Products Containing Chlorinated Isocyanurates as the Active Ingredient", the "Guidelines for Dental Issues", and the "SC Johnson Letter - July 21, 2004".
Additional documents include the "Indoor Surface Residue Dissipation 875.2300", the "Consumer Specialty Products Association (CPSA) Fruit Graphic Letter", the "Clarification of Net Contents Declarations for Antimicrobial Wipe Products", the "Wood Preservative Organic Memorandum Letter", the "BISM, JWOD, & Skilkraft Letter", the "Guidance for Testing and Labeling Claims against Pandemic 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Virus", the document titled "875.2700 Product Use Information Post Application", and the "Guidance for the Efficacy Evaluation of Products with Sporicidal Claims Against Clostridium difficile".
Moreover, the "Label Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides Used On Hard Surfaces" and the "Label Requirements for Poultry House Disinfectants" are also available. Additionally, a draft interim guidance, the "Draft Interim Guidance for Non-Residual Sanitization of Hard Inanimate Food Contact Surfaces Using Pre-Saturated Towelettes", has been made public.
This increased transparency and public access to information about pesticide-related policies and procedures is part of a broader federal effort to make agency actions more visible and accessible, thereby promoting accountability and informed participation by the public and regulated entities. While the specific search results do not detail Executive Order 13891 or its direct impact on OPP, this understanding aligns with the known purpose of the Executive Order and general EPA transparency initiatives.
The scientific and medical communities can now access a multitude of documents related to pesticides and health-and-wellness, such as the "Crosswalk Table for Non-public-Health Guidelines" and the "Draft Interim Guidance for Non-Residual Sanitization of Hard Inanimate Food Contact Surfaces Using Pre-Saturated Towelettes". This updated inventory from the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) supports the broader federal initiative aimed at enhancing transparency and promoting informed participation in pesticide-related policies and procedures.
