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        <RIN>2070-AJ77</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201010</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2070</CODE>
            <NAME>Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>OCSPP</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>2000</CODE>
            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>EPA</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Synchronizing the Expiration Dates of EPA Pesticide Applicator Certificates With the Underlying State or Tribal Applicator Certificate</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[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 will propose 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.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>40 CFR 171.11(e)</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>7 USC 136a et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/00/2011</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Organizations</SMALL_ENTITY>
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        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>State</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Tribal</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/safety/applicators/applicators.htm</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <NAICS_LIST>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>32532</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
        </NAICS_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Amaris</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Johnson</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2070</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OCSPP</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>703 305-9542</PHONE>
                <FAX>703 308-7070</FAX>
                <EMAIL>johnson.amaris@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>7506P, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Nicole</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Zinn</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2070</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OCSPP</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>703 308-7076</PHONE>
                <FAX>703 308-7070</FAX>
                <EMAIL>zinn.nicole@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>7506P,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
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