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Notice of Approval Status; Certifying
Authorities’ Amended Plans for
Certification of Commercial and
Private Applicators of Restricted Use
Pesticides; Batch Three
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is announcing its
approval of fifteen amended
certification plans for certifying
applicators of Restricted Use Pesticides
(RUPs) from the following certifying
authorities: Alabama Department of
Agriculture and Industries (ADAI),
SUMMARY:
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American Samoa Environmental
Protection Agency (AS–EPA), Colorado
Department of Agriculture (CDA),
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands Bureau of Environmental &
Coastal Quality—Division of
Environmental Quality, Pesticides
Branch (CNMI–BECQ–DEQ), Georgia
Department of Agriculture (GDA), Iowa
Department of Agriculture and Land
Stewardship (IDALS), Kentucky
Department of Agriculture (KDA),
Maryland Department of Agriculture
(MdDA), Michigan Department of
Agriculture and Rural Development
(MDARD), Minnesota Department of
Agriculture (MnDA), North Carolina
Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services (NCDACS), North
Dakota Department of Agriculture
(NDDA), Rhode Island Department of
Environmental Management (RIDEM),
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
(WVDA), and Wyoming Department of
Agriculture (WDA). The amended plans
are consistent with the existing
regulatory requirements, including
revisions made in 2017 to enhance and
improve the competency of certified
applicators of RUPs and persons
working under their direct supervision.
The 2017 regulatory revisions are
intended to further reduce potential
exposure of RUPs to certified
applicators and those working under
their direct supervision, other workers,
the public, and the environment.
Federal, state, territory, and tribal
certifying authorities with existing
certification plans were required to
revise their existing plans to conform
with the updated federal standards for
RUP applicator certification and receive
EPA approval by the established
regulatory deadline.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact:
The designated EPA point of contact for
the Certification Plan of interest as
listed in Table 1 of Unit I.B.
For general information contact:
Carolyn Schroeder, Pesticide ReEvaluation Division (7508M), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001;
elephone number: (202) 566–2376;
email address: schroeder.carolyn@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are a federal, state,
territory, or tribal agency who
administers a certification program for
pesticides applicators. You many also
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be potentially affected by this action if
you are: A registrant of RUP products;
a person who applies RUPs, including
those under the direct supervision of a
certified applicator; a person who relies
upon the availability of RUPs; someone
who hires a certified applicator to apply
an RUP; a pesticide safety educator; or
other person who provides pesticide
safety training for pesticide applicator
certification or recertification. The
following list of North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
to help readers determine whether this
document applies to them. Potentially
affected entities may include:
• Agricultural Establishments (Crop
Production) (NAICS code 111).
• Nursery and Tree Production
(NAICS code 111421).
• Agricultural Pest Control and
Pesticide Handling on Farms (NAICS
code 115112).
• Crop Advisors (NAICS codes
115112, 541690, 541712).
• Agricultural (Animal) Pest Control
(Livestock Spraying) (NAICS code
115210).
• Forestry Pest Control (NAICS code
115310).
• Wood Preservation Pest Control
(NAICS code 321114).
• Pesticide Registrants (NAICS code
325320).
• Pesticide Dealers (NAICS codes
424690, 424910, 444220).
• Industrial, Institutional, Structural
& Health Related Pest Control (NAICS
code 561710).
• Ornamental & Turf, Rights-of-Way
Pest Control (NAICS code 561730).
• Environmental Protection Program
Administrators (NAICS code 924110).
• Governmental Pest Control
Programs (NAICS code 926140).
If you have any questions regarding
the applicability of this action to a
particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
B. How can I get copies of these
documents and other related
information?
For assistance in locating documents
related to the approved plans identified
in this notice, please consult the
designated EPA point of contact for the
Certification Plan of interest as listed in
Table 1 of this unit, or the general
contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
TABLE 1—DESIGNATED EPA POINT OF CONTACTS FOR THE CERTIFICATION PLANS
EPA region
Certification plan
EPA point of contact
Region 1 ................................
Region 3 ................................
RIDEM ..................................
MdDA ...................................
WVDA.
ADAI .....................................
GDA.
KDA.
NCDACS.
MDARD ................................
MnDA.
IDALS ...................................
CDA ......................................
NDDA.
WDA.
AS–EPA ...............................
Andrea Szylvian ...................
Courtenay Hoernemann .......
(617) 918–1198
(215) 814–2216
Richard Corbett ....................
(404) 562–9008
Donald Baumgartner ............
(312) 886–7835
Shawn Hackett .....................
Kevin Martin .........................
(913) 551–7774
(303) 312–6085
baumgartner.donald@
epa.gov.
hackett.shawn@epa.gov.
martin.kevin@epa.gov.
Katy Wilcoxen ......................
(415) 947–4205
wilcoxen.katy@epa.gov.
Region 4 ................................
Region 5 ................................
Region 7 ................................
Region 8 ................................
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II. What is the Agency’s authority for
taking this action?
Section 11 of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7
U.S.C. 136 et seq., requires certifying
authorities to have an EPA-approved
certification plan to certify applicators
of RUPs. The Certification of Pesticide
Applicators (CPA) regulation at 40 CFR
part 171 was amended in 2017 (Ref. 1).
As a result, federal, state, territory, and
tribal certifying authorities with existing
certification plans were required to
revise their existing certification plans
to conform with the updated federal
standards for the certification of
applicators of RUPs and submit their
revisions to EPA by March 2020 for EPA
review and approval. The CPA
regulation specifies that the existing
certification plans remain in place until
the revised plans are approved by EPA
on or before the regulatory deadline
established in 40 CFR 171.5. The
Agency has since issued a final rule
extending the original deadline for
certification plans to comply with the
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updated federal standards under the
2017 CPA rule to November 4, 2023
(Ref. 2).
III. What action is the Agency taking?
This action gives notice that the
following 15 certifying authorities’
certification plans submitted to the
Agency meet or exceed the standards of
40 CFR part 171: ADAI, AS–EPA, CDA,
CNMI–BECQ–DEQ, GDA, IDALS, KDA,
MdDA, MDARD, MnDA, NCDACS,
NDDA, RIDEM, WVDA, and WDA. EPA
hereby gives notice that the 15 amended
certification plans for certifying
applicators of RUPs listed in this
document are now approved plans; the
certifying authorities may certify
pesticide applicators and continue with
implementation of the certification
plans as outlined in the approved plans.
With this announcement, EPA has
approved 40 out of the 68 federal, state,
territory, and tribal certification plans
submitted to the Agency. The 15 plans
listed in this notice represent the third
in a series of batched notifications
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szylvian.andrea@epa.gov.
hoernemann.courtenay@
epa.gov.
corbett.richard@epa.gov.
announcing the approval of the federal,
state, territory, and tribal certification
plans moving through the approval
process. These batched notifications are
occurring on a regular basis as plans are
approved. EPA also provides frequent
status updates regarding the reviews
and approvals of state and territory
certification plans on its website at
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-workersafety/certification-standards-pesticideapplicators.
III. References
The following is a list of documents
that are related to the issuance of this
Notice. For assistance in locating these
other documents, please consult the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
1. EPA. Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide
Applicators; Final Rule. Federal
Register. 82 FR 952, January 4, 2017
(FRL–9956–70).
2. EPA. Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide
Applicators; Further Extension to
Expiration Date of Certification Plans;
Final Rule. Federal Register. 87 FR
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50953, August 19, 2022 (FRL–9134.1–
04–OCSPP).
Prevention, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (202) 564–0355; email address:
stoner.nora@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136–136y.
Dated: August 3, 2023.
Mary Elissa Reaves,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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[EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0335; FRL–10664–01–
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Existing ICR Collection and Request
for Comment; School Integrated Pest
Management Awards Program
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces the availability of
and solicits public comment on the
following Information Collection
Request (ICR) that EPA is planning to
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB): ‘‘School Integrated Pest
Management Awards Program,’’
identified by EPA ICR No. 2531.03 and
OMB Control No. 2070–0200. This ICR
represents a renewal. This ICR will
expire on May 31, 2024. Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review
and approval under the PRA, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the information collection that is
summarized in this document. The ICR
and accompanying material are
available in the docket for public review
and comment.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0335,
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments. Do not submit electronically
any information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Additional
instructions on commenting or visiting
the docket, along with more information
about dockets generally, is available at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nora Stoner, Mission Support Division
(7101M), Office of Program Support,
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
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I. What information is EPA particularly
interested in?
Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA
specifically solicits comments and
information to enable it to:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility.
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimates of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
II. What information collection activity
or ICR does this action apply to?
Title: School Integrated Pest
Management Awards Program.
EPA ICR No.: 2531.03.
OMB Control No.: 2070–0200.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
approved through May 31, 2024. Under
the PRA, an agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information,
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control
numbers for EPA’s regulations in title 40
of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), after appearing in the Federal
Register when approved, are displayed
either by publication in the Federal
Register or by other appropriate means,
such as on the related collection
instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers for
certain EPA regulations is consolidated
in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: This is a renewal
information collection request (ICR) that
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will cover the paperwork activities
associated with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s new program to
encourage the use of Integrated Pest
Management (IPM) as the preferred
approach to pest control in the nation’s
schools. IPM is a smart, sensible, and
sustainable approach to pest control that
emphasizes the remediation of pest
conducive conditions. IPM combines a
variety of pest management practices to
provide effective, economical pest
control with the least possible hazard to
people, property, and the environment.
These practices involve exclusion of
pests, maintenance of sanitation, and
the judicious use of pesticides.
The EPA’s vision is that all students
in the U.S. will experience the benefits
provided by an IPM program in their
school district. The Agency’s IPM
implementation efforts are based on a
wholesale approach aimed at
kindergarten through 12th grade public
and Tribal schools. The Agency intends
to use the information collected through
this ICR to encourage school districts to
implement IPM programs and to
recognize those that have attained a
notable level of success. Since IPM
implementation occurs along a
continuum, the School IPM (SIPM)
incentive program will recognize each
milestone step a school district must
take to begin, grow, and sustain an IPM
program.
This program has five award
categories (1) Great Start, (2) Leadership,
(3) Excellence, (4) Sustained Excellence,
and (5) Connector. The first four
categories are stepwise levels that are
reflective of the effort, experience, and,
ultimately, success that results from
implementing EPA-recommended IPM
tactics that protect human health and
the environment. Schools with pest
infestations are not only exposed to
potential harm to health and property,
but also to stigmatization. The School
IPM recognition program will give
districts across the nation the
opportunity to receive positive
reinforcement through public
recognition of their efforts in
implementing pest prevention and
management strategies.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 914 hours per
response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
The ICR, which is available in the
docket along with other related
materials, provides a detailed
explanation of the collection activities
and the burden estimate that is only
briefly summarized here:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0509; FRL-7661-03-OCSPP]
Notice of Approval Status; Certifying Authorities' Amended Plans
for Certification of Commercial and Private Applicators of Restricted
Use Pesticides; Batch Three
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its
approval of fifteen amended certification plans for certifying
applicators of Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) from the following
certifying authorities: Alabama Department of Agriculture and
Industries (ADAI), American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-
EPA), Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands Bureau of Environmental & Coastal Quality--
Division of Environmental Quality, Pesticides Branch (CNMI-BECQ-DEQ),
Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA), Iowa Department of Agriculture
and Land Stewardship (IDALS), Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA),
Maryland Department of Agriculture (MdDA), Michigan Department of
Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), Minnesota Department of
Agriculture (MnDA), North Carolina Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services (NCDACS), North Dakota Department of Agriculture
(NDDA), Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM),
West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA), and Wyoming Department
of Agriculture (WDA). The amended plans are consistent with the
existing regulatory requirements, including revisions made in 2017 to
enhance and improve the competency of certified applicators of RUPs and
persons working under their direct supervision. The 2017 regulatory
revisions are intended to further reduce potential exposure of RUPs to
certified applicators and those working under their direct supervision,
other workers, the public, and the environment. Federal, state,
territory, and tribal certifying authorities with existing
certification plans were required to revise their existing plans to
conform with the updated federal standards for RUP applicator
certification and receive EPA approval by the established regulatory
deadline.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact: The designated EPA point of
contact for the Certification Plan of interest as listed in Table 1 of
Unit I.B.
For general information contact: Carolyn Schroeder, Pesticide Re-
Evaluation Division (7508M), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460-0001; elephone number: (202) 566-2376; email address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you are a
federal, state, territory, or tribal agency who administers a
certification program for pesticides applicators. You many also
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be potentially affected by this action if you are: A registrant of RUP
products; a person who applies RUPs, including those under the direct
supervision of a certified applicator; a person who relies upon the
availability of RUPs; someone who hires a certified applicator to apply
an RUP; a pesticide safety educator; or other person who provides
pesticide safety training for pesticide applicator certification or
recertification. The following list of North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive,
but rather provides a guide to help readers determine whether this
document applies to them. Potentially affected entities may include:
Agricultural Establishments (Crop Production) (NAICS code
111).
Nursery and Tree Production (NAICS code 111421).
Agricultural Pest Control and Pesticide Handling on Farms
(NAICS code 115112).
Crop Advisors (NAICS codes 115112, 541690, 541712).
Agricultural (Animal) Pest Control (Livestock Spraying)
(NAICS code 115210).
Forestry Pest Control (NAICS code 115310).
Wood Preservation Pest Control (NAICS code 321114).
Pesticide Registrants (NAICS code 325320).
Pesticide Dealers (NAICS codes 424690, 424910, 444220).
Industrial, Institutional, Structural & Health Related
Pest Control (NAICS code 561710).
Ornamental & Turf, Rights-of-Way Pest Control (NAICS code
561730).
Environmental Protection Program Administrators (NAICS
code 924110).
Governmental Pest Control Programs (NAICS code 926140).
If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How can I get copies of these documents and other related
information?
For assistance in locating documents related to the approved plans
identified in this notice, please consult the designated EPA point of
contact for the Certification Plan of interest as listed in Table 1 of
this unit, or the general contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Table 1--Designated EPA Point of Contacts for the Certification Plans
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EPA point of
EPA region Certification plan contact POC phone Email
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Region 1........................ RIDEM.............. Andrea Szylvian... (617) 918-1198 [email protected].
Region 3........................ MdDA............... Courtenay (215) 814-2216 hoernemann.courten
WVDA............... Hoernemann. [email protected].
Region 4........................ ADAI............... Richard Corbett... (404) 562-9008 corbett.richard@ep
GDA................ a.gov.
KDA................
NCDACS.............
Region 5........................ MDARD.............. Donald Baumgartner (312) 886-7835 baumgartner.donald
MnDA............... @epa.gov.
Region 7........................ IDALS.............. Shawn Hackett..... (913) 551-7774 [email protected].
Region 8........................ CDA................ Kevin Martin...... (303) 312-6085 [email protected]
NDDA............... ov.
WDA................
Region 9........................ AS-EPA............. Katy Wilcoxen..... (415) 947-4205 [email protected].
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II. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?
Section 11 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq., requires certifying authorities to have
an EPA-approved certification plan to certify applicators of RUPs. The
Certification of Pesticide Applicators (CPA) regulation at 40 CFR part
171 was amended in 2017 (Ref. 1). As a result, federal, state,
territory, and tribal certifying authorities with existing
certification plans were required to revise their existing
certification plans to conform with the updated federal standards for
the certification of applicators of RUPs and submit their revisions to
EPA by March 2020 for EPA review and approval. The CPA regulation
specifies that the existing certification plans remain in place until
the revised plans are approved by EPA on or before the regulatory
deadline established in 40 CFR 171.5. The Agency has since issued a
final rule extending the original deadline for certification plans to
comply with the updated federal standards under the 2017 CPA rule to
November 4, 2023 (Ref. 2).
III. What action is the Agency taking?
This action gives notice that the following 15 certifying
authorities' certification plans submitted to the Agency meet or exceed
the standards of 40 CFR part 171: ADAI, AS-EPA, CDA, CNMI-BECQ-DEQ,
GDA, IDALS, KDA, MdDA, MDARD, MnDA, NCDACS, NDDA, RIDEM, WVDA, and WDA.
EPA hereby gives notice that the 15 amended certification plans for
certifying applicators of RUPs listed in this document are now approved
plans; the certifying authorities may certify pesticide applicators and
continue with implementation of the certification plans as outlined in
the approved plans.
With this announcement, EPA has approved 40 out of the 68 federal,
state, territory, and tribal certification plans submitted to the
Agency. The 15 plans listed in this notice represent the third in a
series of batched notifications announcing the approval of the federal,
state, territory, and tribal certification plans moving through the
approval process. These batched notifications are occurring on a
regular basis as plans are approved. EPA also provides frequent status
updates regarding the reviews and approvals of state and territory
certification plans on its website at https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/certification-standards-pesticide-applicators.
III. References
The following is a list of documents that are related to the
issuance of this Notice. For assistance in locating these other
documents, please consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
1. EPA. Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators; Final
Rule. Federal Register. 82 FR 952, January 4, 2017 (FRL-9956-70).
2. EPA. Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators; Further
Extension to Expiration Date of Certification Plans; Final Rule.
Federal Register. 87 FR
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50953, August 19, 2022 (FRL-9134.1-04-OCSPP).
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136-136y.
Dated: August 3, 2023.
Mary Elissa Reaves,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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