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`April 26, 2021
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`Mr. Mark Langer
`Clerk of the Court
`U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
`E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse
`333 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20001
`Via Electronic Filing
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`Re: Farmworker Ass’n of Florida, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection
`Agency, D.C. Cir. 21-1079
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`Dear Mr. Langer:
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`Petitioners Farmworker Association of Florida, et.al, provide this response to
`Intervenor AgLogic’s Rule 28(j) letter concerning the Florida Department of
`Agriculture and Consumer Services Notice of Denial of AgLogic’s applications for
`registration of use of aldicarb products on citrus. AgLogic intends to challenge the
`denial; therefore, the denial is not final.
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`Petitioners’ request for a stay of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)
`registration decisions is not premature. If AgLogic prevails in its state challenge,
`without a stay from this Court, AgLogic may immediately sell aldicarb products
`for use on citrus in Florida. Once sold, EPA allows use of what it refers to as
`“existing stocks” even if a Court vacates the registrations prior to the season of use.
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`Petitioners will further support these statements in its replies to AgLogic and
`EPA’s oppositions to Petitioners’ Motion for Stay.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Jonathan Evans
`JONATHAN EVANS (DC Cir Bar #53186)
`Center for Biological Diversity
`1212 Broadway, Suite 800
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`Oakland, CA 94612
`Tel: (510) 844-7100 x318
`Fax: (510) 844-7150
`jevans@biologicaldiversity.org
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`STEPHANIE M. PARENT (DC Bar 56357)
`Center for Biological Diversity
`P.O. Box 11374
`Portland, OR 97211
`Tel: (971) 717-6404
`Fax: (503) 283-5528
`sparent@biologicaldiversity.org
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`Attorneys for Petitioners Farmworker
`Association of Florida, Environmental
`Working Group, and Center for Biological
`Diversity
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`CERTIFICATES OF SERVICE AND COMPLIANCE
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` hereby certify that this filing is 142 words, and therefore complies with the word
`limitations of Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 28(j) and this Circuit’s local
`rules.
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` hereby certify that on April 26, 2021, I electronically filed the foregoing letter
`brief with the Clerk of the Court by using the appellate CM/ECF system. Counsel
`of record are registered CM/ECF users.
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`/s/ Jonathan Evans
`JONATHAN EVANS
`Center for Biological Diversity
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