Notice of Hearing on the Application to Use Sodium Fluoroacetate ...
Notice of Hearing on the Application to Use Sodium Fluoroacetate ...
Notice of Hearing on the Application to Use Sodium Fluoroacetate ...
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iosszs <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> s?e$? 2nd ?ifer,ts <strong>on</strong> n<strong>on</strong>-carset l dl i fe ~cpul a ~ <strong>on</strong>s i bas?< sn<br />
data from <strong>the</strong> LS;! <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> such s:aci<strong>on</strong>s in '!liycming during <strong>the</strong> y.ar 1975-7'7,<br />
should not have bean admitted or if properly adnitczd, should not be<br />
given any weight, because <strong>the</strong> model was not produced for use by counsel<br />
. ,in cross-exani nati<strong>on</strong>. Rr. Loazs ' testim<strong>on</strong>y has not been found <strong>to</strong> be<br />
persuasive for reas<strong>on</strong>s, am<strong>on</strong>g o<strong>the</strong>rs, that <strong>the</strong> model failed <strong>to</strong> cgnsider<br />
imigraxi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> coyotes, possible "bait shyness" and assumed :ha: she<br />
resource base renatned fixsd. The objecti<strong>on</strong>s, howevsr, are rejected as ,<br />
lacking in merit 2ssential ly for <strong>the</strong> reas<strong>on</strong>s s?t far3 in <strong>the</strong> USOA ?eplj<br />
1 o/<br />
3riei, thac is, counsel had access <strong>to</strong> Texas A&?! Ilniverslty (TRNU)'-<br />
and o<strong>the</strong>r data up<strong>on</strong> which <strong>the</strong> model was based, but failed f3 'mke use <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
sucn data. Couns21 object2d <strong>to</strong> having <strong>the</strong> analysis run and dis?layed <strong>on</strong><br />
. .<br />
The nicroc~mpu~2r presenx in <strong>the</strong> hearing room and are no: in a 20s; ::cn<br />
tc. complain i i; such a showing night hal~e ~hrown addi ti2nal 1 i gn?: cn<br />
operati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> rhe model and sugest2d additi<strong>on</strong>al questi<strong>on</strong>s for cross-<br />
exami nati<strong>on</strong>. Moreover, carefu 1 exami nati <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> transc7.i p t rp_vea 1 5<br />
that a1 though ?lr. Loats did state that <strong>the</strong> model (computer codes) das<br />
c<strong>on</strong>sidered <strong>to</strong> be proprietary, he did not flatly refuse <strong>to</strong> producs it,<br />
but stated that he would have <strong>to</strong> c<strong>on</strong>sider <strong>the</strong> matter. It appears chat<br />
Mr. Loats did not fully understand <strong>the</strong> nature <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a pro~ective order that<br />
might have been issued by <strong>the</strong> ALJ in order <strong>to</strong> protect <strong>the</strong> data from<br />
unauthorized disclosure. In any event, <strong>the</strong> matter was not pursued by<br />
counsel and nay not now be used as a basis for objecting <strong>to</strong> i4r. Loats'<br />
!O/ USE!, assert: tkt <strong>the</strong> TAXU data were avai iabie <strong>to</strong> counsel for<br />
EPA and Defenders as early as April 1982.
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