2070-AK37 201810 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 Rule; Reconsideration of the Minimum Age Requirements

EPA promulgated a final rule to amend the Certification of Pesticide Applicators regulations at 40 CFR 171 on January 4, 2017 (82 FR 952). The rule went into effect on March 6, 2017. In accordance with Executive Order 13777, EPA solicited comments in the spring of 2017 on regulations that may be appropriate for repeal, replacement or modification as part of the Regulatory Reform Agenda efforts. EPA received comments specific to the certification rule. Based on concerns raised through the Regulatory Reform process, EPA announced in December 2017 that it was beginning a process to reconsider the minimum age provision for the Certification rule. EPA plans to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for this action.

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Based on input received from stakeholders in part on Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, the Agency is proposing to amend the Certification of Pesticide Applicators rule ("Certification rule"), 40 CFR part 171, as revised January 4, 2017 (82 FR 952), by revising the minimum age requirements for applicators certified to use RUPs and for persons who use RUPs under the supervision of a certified applicator. EPA is proposing to defer to state or tribal minimum age requirements for commercial applicators, private applicators and noncertified applicators who use RUPs under the supervision of a certified applicator and to establish a federal minimum age of 16 years for all three types of applicators if states or tribes do not establish enforceable minimum age requirements.

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This proposal would amend the Certification of Pesticide Applicators rule ("Certification rule"), 40 CFR part 171, as revised January 4, 2017 (82 FR 952).

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Not to propose the rule with the potential to reduce costs and potentially streamline regulatory burden.

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To be determined.

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By law, some states have minimum age of 18 years of age for workers and would probably not change the state laws to reap the additional cost benefit of this rule.

]]> Notice 12/19/2017 82 FR 60195 NPRM 01/00/2019 Final Rule 09/00/2019 Undetermined Federal Local State Tribal Undetermined No https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety TBD 111 Crop Production 111421 Nursery and Tree Production 115112 Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating 115210 Support Activities for Animal Production 115310 Support Activities for Forestry 321114 Wood Preservation 325320 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 424690 Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers 424910 Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 444220 Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) 561710 Exterminating and Pest Control Services 561730 Landscaping Services 924110 Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs 926140 Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities No No 2070-AJ20 Related to 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 Ryne Yarger 2070 Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP 202 566-2451 yarger.ryne@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7508M, Washington DC 20460