Source: Todd Neeley, PROGRESSIVE FARMER, 5/24/18

The EPA has extended the public comment period on a proposal to require science that can be replicated in rulemaking, after a number of the more than 96,400 commenters online asked for an extension. The deadline for comments currently is May 30, for the proposed rule, "Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science." The rule proposes using just publicly available data. Critics of the measure are concerned that research involving intellectual property or with privacy concerns could be withheld from EPA rulemaking.

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