Regulatory Issues

DHS Industry Security

• Pre-Harvest Security Guidelines and Checklist 2006
• Bioterrism White Paper for the Rice Industry
• Appendix A to Bioterrism White paper
• Appendix B Factsheet to the Bioterrorism White Paper

EPA CWA CWA/FIFRA Authority Issue (NPDES Permits for Pesticide Applications to Water)

• Final USA Rice comments on PGP ICR
• Final USA Rice Comments
• Proposed Permit
• Suggested Talking Points
• Chart of State NPDES Permit Status

EPA CWA SPCC

• SPCC Fact Sheet - January 2013
• Containment Guidelines
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Ag Coalition SPCC Comments
• Secondary Containment Sizing Guide for Aboveground Oil Tanks
• Containment for Mobile Refuelers & Nurse Tanks

EPA SPCC Engineers Contacts for Producers

The engineering companies listed on this site have expressed an interest to the USA Rice Federation to assist rice producers with the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulation. Their contact information is being provided solely as a service to our producers with the understanding that the USA Rice Federation has no knowledge of their expertise, work-product quality, or prices for service. We urge each producer to exercise due diligence in hiring of any contractor or consultant for work on this or any other regulation.

• One Source Environmental
• Fisher and Arnold Environmental
• Eco-Systems, Inc.
• Merritt E McDonald
• Michael E Luckett
• Rick Plummer

EPA Pesticides 2, 4-D

• 2,4-D Coalition comments EPA Petition
• Backgrounder
• Final 2-2009 comment letter
• Straight Talk on 2,4-D

EPA Pesticides Clothianidin

• USA Rice comments about Clothianidin

EPA Pesticides Propanil

• USA Rice Final Propanil Comments