Animal Damage Control Program : final environmental impact statement

414 Pages·1997·24 MB·English

by  United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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Animal Damage
United States
I Department of
Agriculture
Control Program
Animal and
Plant Health
Inspection
Service
In Cooperation with Final Environmental Impact
USDA’s
Statement
Forest Service
and
United States Appendix P
Department of the
Interior
Risk Assessment of Wildlife Damage Control
Bureau of
Methods Used by the USDA Animal Damage
Land Management
Control Program
April 1994
Appendix Q I
USEPA-Approved Registrations for Pesticides
Used in the APHIS Animal Damage Control
Program
Volume 3 of 3
United States
Department of
Agriculture
A
National Agricultural Library
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information.
Issue date: April 1994
Cataloging Prep
Animal Damage Control Program
Final Environmental Impact Statement
April 1994
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
United States Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management

Appendix P
Risk Assessment of
Wildlife Damage Control
Methods Used by the
USDA Animal Damage
Control Program

P
Appendix
Appendix P
Risk Assessment of
Wildlife Damage Control
Methods Used by the
USDA APHIS Animal
Damage Control Program
Table of Contents
A. Introduction and Summary.P-1
1. Project Description .P-1
a. Contents of this Appendix.P-2
B. Overview of Risk Assessment.P-2
1. Risk and Risk Assessment.P-2
2. Assessing Risks of APHIS ADC Control Methods.P-3
3. Summary of Findings: Nonchemical Methods.P-5
a. Evaluation Procedure.P-5
b. Findings .P-6
4. Summary of Findings: Chemical Methods.P-7
a. Evaluation Procedure.P-7
b. Findings .P-8
5. Mitigation: APHIS ADC Directives. P-10
a. Additional Mitigation Measures. P-10
(1) Nonchemical Methods . P-10
(2) Chemical Methods.P-11
C. Risk Assessment for APHIS ADC Nonchemical Control Methods. P-12
1. Introduction. P-12
2. Risk Assessment Procedure. P-12
Appendix P ■ i
Appendix
3. Resource Management.P-15
a. Animal Husbandry.P-15
(1) Use Patterns.P-15
(2) Hazards .P-16
(a) Human Health mid Safety.P-16
(b) Environmental.P-16
(3) Risks.P-16
(a) Human Health and Safety.P-16
(b) Environmental.P-16
b. Crop Selection and Planting Schedules .P-16
(1) Use Patterns.P-16
(2) Hazards .P-17
(a) Human Health and Safety.P-17
(b) Environmental.P-17
(3) Risks.P-17
(a) Human Health and Safety.P-17
(b) Environmental.P-17
c. Habitat Management. P-17
(1) Use Patterns. P-17
(2) Hazards .P-17
(a) Human Health and Safety.P-17
(b) Environmental.P-17
(3) Risks. P-18
(a) Human Health and Safety.P-18
(b) Environmental.P-18
d. Modification of Human Behavior.P-18
(1) Use Patterns.P-18
(2) Hazards .P-18
(a) Human Health and Safety.P-18
(b) Environmental.P-18
(3) Risks. P-18
(a) Human Health and Safety.P-18
(b) Environmental.P-18
4. Physical Exclusion.P-18
(1) Use Patterns.P-19
(2) Hazards .P-19
(a) Human Health and Safety. P-19
Appendix P