Regulatory relationships between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other Federal agencies in the implementation of environmental statutes like the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act (ESA); focus was directed toward Biological Opinions developed under the ESA and reviewed by EPA and how those Opinions and EPA's responses impact on the use of agricultural chemicals in crop protection; this focus included congressional responses to the processes used by the agencies involved Relative to the Administration's proposed permitting program designed to respond to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals decision holding that pesticides used in certain agricultural practices in the United States are subject to the permitting requirements of the Clean Water Act and in support of H. R. 872, legislation proposing relief from the consequences of the Court's decision. Congressional efforts to develop legislation to reauthorize the General Farm Act and how those efforts and matters under consideration could impact on issues of importance to the crop protection industry in the United States Congressional deliberation on various budget deficit reduction proposals and the possibility that proposals to add and/or increase pesticide user fees might be considered;  consideration of how those budget deficit reduction proposals would impact on authorization and appropriations legislation addressing programs important to the crop protection industry; reconciliation of appropriations legislation for Agriculture, for Interior, and for Commerce and how that relates to issues important to the industry
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