[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 165 (Thursday, August 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 53165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21748]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 7565]


Certification Related to Aerial Eradication in Colombia

    Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of State, 
including under the International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 
section of the Department of State Foreign Operations and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2010, (Division F, Pub. L. 111-117), as 
carried forward by The Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2011 (Div. B, Title XI, Pub. L. 112-10), I hereby 
determine and certify that: (1) The herbicide used for aerial 
eradication of illicit crops in Colombia is being used in accordance 
with EPA label requirements for comparable use in the United States and 
in accordance with Colombian laws; (2) the herbicide, in the manner it 
is being used, does not pose unreasonable risks or adverse effects to 
humans or the environment including endemic species; and (3) complaints 
of harm to health or licit crops caused by such aerial eradication are 
thoroughly evaluated and fair compensation is being paid in a timely 
manner for meritorious claims.
    This certification shall be published in the Federal Register, and 
copies shall be transmitted to the appropriate committees of Congress.

    Dated: August 11, 2011.
 Hillary Rodham Clinton,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2011-21748 Filed 8-24-11; 8:45 am]
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