EPA requests comments by June 12, 2012, on draft Reasonable and Prudent Measures and Alternatives included in NMFS’ draft Biological Opinion on the potential effects from the pesticide thiobencarb on ESA-listed Pacific salmon and steelhead. NMFS’ draft BiOp also addresses the pesticide molinate. However at the request of the registrants all molinate uses were cancelled effective July 30, 2008, and the last use date was August 31, 2009.

●Click here to read EPA’s request for comments on NMFS’ draft BiOp for thiobencarb and molinate