Opinion ID: 1254699
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Heading: The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

Text: The EPA also regulates the labeling and sale of pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Under the FIFRA, all pesticides sold in the United States must be registered with the EPA. See 7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq. The EPA approves an insecticide for registration only when it finds that the chemical, when used in accordance with widespread and commonly recognized practice ... [,] will not generally cause unreasonably adverse effects on the environment. No Spray Coalition v. City of New York, 351 F.3d 602, 604-05 (2d Cir.2003) (quoting 7 U.S.C. § 136a(c)(5)(D)). Under the FIFRA, the EPA issues a label for each registered pesticide, indicating the manner in which it may be used; the statute makes it unlawful to use any pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its labeling. Id. (quoting 7 U.S.C. § 136j(a)(2)(6)). For nearly thirty years prior to the adoption of the Final Rule, pesticide labels issued under the FIFRA were required to contain a notice stating that the pesticide could not be discharge[d] into lakes, streams, ponds, or public waters unless in accordance with an NPDES permit. EPA's Policy and Criteria Notice 2180.1 (1977). Despite amendments made to the FIFRA's labeling requirements over the years, pesticide labels have always included a notice about the necessity of obtaining an NPDES permit. See EPA's Policy and Criteria Notice 2180.1 (1984); Pesticide Registration (PR) Notice 93-10 (July 29, 1993); PR Notice 95-1 (May 1, 1995); see also EPA-738-7-96-007 (Feb.1996), available at http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/ REDs/factsheets/3095fact.pdf, (Pesticide Reregistration notification for 4, 4-Dimethyloxazolidine) (referring to the labeling requirement described in the PR Notice).