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

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apparent 3dvers2 2 7 ~ 3 ~ : 3r. ~ . ,?"nack was unabl 2 c3 ci t? ar,y 1 nscancss
<strong>of</strong> patienzs recovering from 1380 poisoning who suffered pemanen-c
damage.
202. Relatsd to'both environmental and human safety is the matter cf
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possible rnisusz o? Ccmpound 1080. ine 1972 order citd 'nstanc2's <strong>of</strong>
rnisuse <strong>of</strong> toxicants and inaicatsd chat it was aeprooriat~ 23
consider "comonly rxagnizod prac~icz" and tha~ she iik2lihool <strong>of</strong>
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label dir=lctions bei-ng fgllowed may efTect their aiequacy. i i.
wi 11 be rzcal led thar Hr. Randal? testified that i E das no; possible
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to nonitor or control the apolicatfon <strong>of</strong> strychnine ~ro~-baits. 72
indi ca~zd tha: i? t,-.= 5aits werg coverea, they coui d nor subs?cuen:ly
be found. He also rfisrred ro the glac2rnent in the fa1 1 <strong>of</strong> 1969 cf 51
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bait stacions , some <strong>of</strong> !+mi ch were on Federal Gover'nmenr prcperzy , \,vni cr;
had noc been approved by eicher the Forest Service or the 3ureau <strong>of</strong>
Land Nanagernent or for location by DWS. ile ~tatyzd That the82 baits
were placed because <strong>of</strong> pressure from sheepmen and an overzealous
suqervisor in the area. An Gctaber 1969 DWS memorandum, <strong>of</strong> which
26/ It is not2d that one <strong>of</strong> the decisions relied upon for the
proposition that comonly recognized practics may affect the adequacy
<strong>of</strong> labelling directions (In Re Stearns, 2 ERC 1364 (1970) was set aside
on appeal , sub nom Stearns Electric Paste Company v. EPA, 4 E4C 1164,
461 F. 2d 293 (7th Cir., 1972).