Notice of Hearing on the Application to Use Sodium Fluoroacetate ...

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?rocjrarn for the 2yonlng 2e$ar~zen, ~f Xgric~izure 2nd a ?q::nass fcr
Xyoming, 2c dl., cestifiea as to he us? <strong>of</strong> Cc~scund :SaO bai:
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stations in %yarning during the period 1975-1977. Dspar~rnent
employees, who were qualified as certified applicafors, began ?lacing
baits in assigned areas <strong>of</strong> the State on or about October 15, 1975.
Rancher certification <strong>of</strong> predati unn 1 osszs as lwei 1 as l anaaw~er cansent
to placment <strong>of</strong> Sai" were rgquird. A total <strong>of</strong> 1051 ~aits der?
placed on 399 ranches in che 1.575-76 kiting grogram. 3ecauss <strong>of</strong>
heavy Pzeding oy predators, baits were r3piaced cn approx'natziy 43
~ercent <strong>of</strong> the ranches. Baits Ner? again ?iacod begjnning cn
dovember 3, 1375, a total <strong>of</strong> 1,005 baits being placzd cn 373 ranches.
11,'. Mr. Crosby consider24 ihe program a suc'zess, ci~ing ~ h 'F,*iS 2 pub1 ication
" Indices <strong>of</strong> Predacor ,Abundance i n the 'tiestern ijni ted S t;t,ls," ivni cn
1O/ Although an injunction issued by the Fzaeral Clisirict Court upon
the gzund EPA had not complied with the National nvi ronmental Pol icy
Act prior to issuance <strong>of</strong> the order susgending and cancelling regis-
trations <strong>of</strong> Cam~ound 1080 for ?redator control in 1972, was overturned
(Wyoming v. Hathaway, 525 F.2d 66, 10th Cir. 1975), Wyoming took the
position that it was entitled ta us2 1C30 for predator control under an
intrastate registration in accordance ~ith the provisions <strong>of</strong> Section 24
<strong>of</strong> FIFRA and 40 CFR 152. Use <strong>of</strong> 1080 for predator control in Nycrning
was hal2d in 1977 as part <strong>of</strong> a settlenent <strong>of</strong> an enforcement procgeding
instituted by EPA.