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LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENT THE POPS, PIC, AND LRTAP POPS AGREEMENTS
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION MARCH 2, 2006
Serial No. 109-63
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COMMITTEE
 
ON
 
ENERGY
 
AND
 
COMMERCE J
OE
B
ARTON
,
 
Texas,
Chairman
ALPH
M.
 
H
ALL
,
 
Texas M
ICHAEL
B
ILIRAKIS
,
 
Florida
Vice Chairman
F
RED
U
PTON
,
 
Michigan C
LIFF
S
TEARNS
,
 
Florida P
AUL
E.
 
G
ILLMOR 
,
 
Ohio  N
ATHAN
D
EAL
,
 
Georgia E
D
W
HITFIELD
,
 
Kentucky C
HARLIE
 N
ORWOOD
,
 
Georgia B
ARBARA
C
UBIN
, Wyoming J
OHN
S
HIMKUS
, Illinois H
EATHER
W
ILSON
,
 
 New Mexico J
OHN
B.
 
S
HADEGG
,
 
Arizona C
HARLES
W.
 
“C
HIP
 
P
ICKERING
, Mississippi
Vice Chairman
 V
ITO
F
OSSELLA
,
 
 New York
OY
B
LUNT
,
 
Missouri
 
S
TEVE
B
UYER 
,
 
Indiana G
EORGE
ADANOVICH
,
 
California C
HARLES
F.
 
B
ASS
,
 
 New Hampshire J
OSEPH
R.
 
P
ITTS
,
 
Pennsylvania M
ARY
B
ONO
,
 
California G
REG
W
ALDEN
,
 
Oregon L
EE
T
ERRY
,
 
 Nebraska M
IKE
F
ERGUSON
,
 
 New Jersey M
IKE
OGERS
,
 
Michigan C.L.
 
“B
UTCH
 
O
TTER 
,
 
Idaho S
UE
M
YRICK 
,
 
 North Carolina J
OHN
S
ULLIVAN
,
 
Oklahoma T
IM
M
URPHY
,
 
Pennsylvania M
ICHAEL
C.
 
B
URGESS
,
 
Texas M
ARSHA
B
LACKBURN
,
 
Tennessee J
OHN
D.
 
D
INGELL
,
 
Michigan
 Ranking Member
H
ENRY
A.
 
W
AXMAN
,
 
California E
DWARD
J.
 
M
ARKEY
,
 
Massachusetts
ICK
B
OUCHER 
,
 
Virginia E
DOLPHUS
T
OWNS
,
 
 New York F
RANK
P
ALLONE
,
 
J
.,
 
 New Jersey S
HERROD
B
ROWN
,
 
Ohio B
ART
G
ORDON
,
 
Tennessee B
OBBY
L.
 
USH
,
 
Illinois A
 NNA
G.
 
E
SHOO
,
 
California B
ART
S
TUPAK 
,
 
Michigan E
LIOT
L.
 
E
 NGEL
,
 
 New York A
LBERT
R.
 
W
YNN
,
 
Maryland G
ENE
G
REEN
,
 
Texas T
ED
S
TRICKLAND
,
 
Ohio D
IANA
D
E
G
ETTE
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Colorado L
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APPS
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California M
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Pennsylvania T
OM
A
LLEN
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Maine J
IM
D
AVIS
,
 
Florida J
AN
S
CHAKOWSKY
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Illinois H
ILDA
L.
 
S
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,
 
California C
HARLES
A.
 
G
ONZALEZ
,
 
Texas J
AY
I
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Washington T
AMMY
B
ALDWIN
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Wisconsin M
IKE
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Arkansas B
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A
LBRIGHT
,
 
Staff Director
D
AVID
C
AVICKE
,
 
General Counsel 
 
EID
P.
 
F.
 
S
TUNTZ
,
 
 Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel 
 SUBCOMMITTEE
 
ON
 
ENVIRONMENT
 
AND
 
HAZARDOUS
 
MATERIALS P
AUL
G
ILLMOR 
, Ohio,
Chairman
ALPH
M.
 
H
ALL
,
 
Texas  N
ATHAN
D
EAL
,
 
Georgia H
EATHER
W
ILSON
,
 
 New Mexico J
OHN
B.
 
S
HADEGG
,
 
Arizona V
ITO
F
OSSELLA
,
 
 New York C
HARLES
F.
 
B
ASS
,
 
 New Hampshire J
OSEPH
R.
 
P
ITTS
,
 
Pennsylvania M
ARY
B
ONO
,
 
California L
EE
T
ERRY
,
 
 Nebraska M
IKE
OGERS
,
 
Michigan C.L.
 
“B
UTCH
 
O
TTER 
,
 
Idaho S
UE
M
YRICK 
,
 
 North Carolina J
OHN
S
ULLIVAN
,
 
Oklahoma T
IM
M
URPHY
,
 
Pennsylvania J
OE
B
ARTON
,
 
Texas
(E 
 X
O
 FFICIO
 )
H
ILDA
L.
 
S
OLIS
,
 
California
 Ranking Member
F
RANK
P
ALLONE
,
 
J
.,
 
 New Jersey B
ART
S
TUPAK 
,
 
Michigan A
LBERT
R.
 
W
YNN
,
 
Maryland L
OIS
C
APPS
,
 
California M
IKE
D
OYLE
,
 
Pennsylvania T
OM
A
LLEN
,
 
Maine J
AN
S
CHAKOWSKY
,
 
Illinois J
AY
I
 NSLEE
,
 
Washington G
ENE
G
REEN
,
 
Texas C
HARLES
A.
 
G
ONZALEZ
,
 
Texas T
AMMY
B
ALDWIN
,
 
Wisconsin J
OHN
D.
 
D
INGELL
,
 
Michigan
(E 
 X
O
 FFICIO
 )
 
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CONTENTS
Page Testimony of: McMurray, Hon. Claudia A., Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State ................................ 24 Hazen, Susan B., Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ................ 31 Yeager, Brooks B., Visiting Fellow, The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment ................................................................................. 54 Walls, Michael P., Managing Director, Regulatory and Technical Affairs Department, American Chemistry Council ........................................................................................ 64 Polsky, Claudia, Deputy Attorney General, Environment Section, California Department of Justice .................................................................................................... 69 Roewer, Jim, Executive Director, Utility Sold Waste Activities Group ........................... 80 Goldman, Lynn R., Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University ..................................................................... 85 Elliott, E. Donald, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP ............................................... 91 Goldberg, Steven, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Regulatory Law & Government Affairs, CropLife America ....................................................................... 96 Wiser, Glenn M., Senior Attorney, Center for International and Environmental Law ..... 102 Additional material submitted for the record: Elliott, E. Donald, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, response for the record......... 115 Roewer, Jim, Executive Director, Utility Sold Waste Activities Group, response for the record........................................................................................................................ 122 Yeager, Brooks B., Visiting Fellow, The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment, response for the record........................................... 126 Goldman, Lynn R., Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, response for the record............................... 130 Goldberg, Steven, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Regulatory Law & Government Affairs, CropLife America, response for the record................................. 132 Walls, Michael P., Managing Director, Regulatory and Technical Affairs Department, American Chemistry Council, response for the record................................................. 140 Wiser, Glenn M., Senior Attorney, Center for International and Environmental Law, response for the record................................................................................................... 144 McMurray, Hon. Claudia A., Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State, response for the record.............................................................................................................................. 156 Hazen, Susan B., Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, response for the record.................................................................................................................. 162
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