2070-AJ20 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2070 Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide Applicators Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 40 CFR 156 40 CFR 171 7 USC 136 7 USC 136i 7 USC 136w None Yes

Change is needed to strengthen the protections for pesticide applicators, the public, and the environment from harm due to pesticide exposure.

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This action is issued under the authority of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, 7 U.S.C. sections 136-136y, particularly sections 136a(d), 136i, and 136w.

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In the years prior to the development of this rulemaking, EPA pursued non-regulatory approaches to protect applicators, the public, and the environment from potential harm due to exposure to RUPs. For example, the Agency developed mechanisms to improve applicator trainers and make training materials more accessible. EPA has also developed nationally relevant training and certification materials to preserve state resources while improving competency. However, the non-regulatory approaches did not address other requisite needs for improving protections, such as the requirements for determining competency and recertification that are being considered in this rulemaking.

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Although subject to change as the proposal is developed, EPA currently estimates incremental costs of about $44 million annually and unquantified, long term health benefits to certified applicators, the noncertified applicators they supervise, and their families. These benefits arise from reducing their daily risk of pesticide exposures and reduced risk of chronic illness. This information will be updated once the proposal is issued.

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Applicators are at risk from exposure to pesticides they handle for their work. The public and the environment may also be at risk from misapplication by applicators without appropriate training. Revisions to the regulations are expected to minimize these risks by ensuring the competency of certified applicators.

]]> NPRM 05/00/2015 Docket #:EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0561. http://epa.gov/sbrefa/pesticide-applicators.html. This action includes retrospective review under EO 13563; see: http://www.epa.gov/regdarrt/retrospective/history.html. No No Federal Local State Tribal No No http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/worker.htm 111 Crop Production 32532 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 5617 Services to Buildings and Dwellings 9241 Administration of Environmental Quality Programs No No Kathy Davis 2070 Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP 703 308-7002 703 308-2962 davis.kathy@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Stop 7506P, Washington DC 20460 Jeanne Kasai 2070 Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP 703 308-3240 703 308-3259 kasai.jeanne@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code PYS1162, Washington DC 20460