List of Pests of Significant Public Health Importance; Notice of Availability

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This notice identifies pests of significant public health importance. Section 28(d) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires EPA, in coordination with, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), to identify pests of significant public health importance and, in coordination with the Public Health Service, to develop and implement programs to improve and facilitate the safe and necessary use of chemical, biological, and other methods to combat and control such pests of public health importance. Issuance of this list fulfills the requirement of FIFRA section 28(d) to identify pests of significant public health importance as a part of this process.