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RIN: 2070-AJ77

Publication ID: Fall 2011

Title: Synchronizing the Expiration Dates of EPA Pesticide Applicator Certificates With the Underlying State or Tribal Applicator Certificate
Abstract: Applicators of restricted-use pesticides (RUP) can be certified by States, Tribes, or non-EPA Federal agencies that have an EPA-approved certification plan (authorized agencies). As part of a proposed Federal Plan, pesticide applicators may be issued an EPA certificate which allows them to apply RUPs in entities not covered by an authorized agency (e.g., parts of Indian Country) by submitting an application form and providing documentation of an existing valid certification issued by an authorized agency, without further demonstration of competency. The EPA certificate is valid for 2 years for commercial applicators and 3 years for private applicators, or until the expiration date of the original certificate issued by the authorized agencies, whichever occurs first. Some authorized agencies now issue certificates that are valid for up to 5 years. Under the current regulations, the EPA certificate may expire before the underlining certificate that it was based on expires, requiring the applicator to resubmit the same information to renew the EPA certificate. Through this action, EPA proposed to synchronize the expiration dates so that the EPA certificate expires at the same time as the underlying state, tribal, or non-EPA federal certificate. This action will not involve any other substantive changes to the regulations.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 171.11(e)
Legal Authority: 7 USC 136(a) et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	06/24/2011	76 FR 37045
NPRM Comment Period End	08/23/2011
Final Action	12/00/2011

Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0049-0001; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0049
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/safety/applicators/applicators.htm
Sectors Affected: 32532 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Amaris Johnson Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 7506P, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460 Phone:703 305-9542 Fax:703 308-7070 Email: johnson.amaris@epa.gov Nicole Zinn Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 7506P, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:703 308-7076 Fax:703 308-7070 Email: zinn.nicole@epa.gov