2070-AK92 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2070 Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard; Reconsideration of the Application Exclusion Zone Amendments

On October 4, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) published a final rule that revised the application exclusion zone (AEZ) requirements in the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS). EPA determined that several aspects of the AEZ provisions, such as those regarding the applicability of the AEZ and distance determination criteria, should be revised to reinstate previous requirements that better protect public health and limit exposure for those who may be near ongoing pesticide applications. To restore these protections, EPA finalized the proposed amendments to the AEZ requirements without change.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No Not subject to, not significant 40 CFR 170 7 U.S.C. 136 to 136y Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act No NPRM 03/13/2023 88 FR 15346 Final Rule 10/04/2024 89 FR 80767 Final Action Effective 12/03/2024 Docket #: EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0133. https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/worker-protection-standard-application-exclusion-zone No Businesses State Tribal No No https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety 111 Crop Production 111421 Nursery and Tree Production 113110 Timber Tract Operations 113210 Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products 11511 Support Activities for Crop Production 115112 Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating 115114 Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) 115115 Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders 115310 Support Activities for Forestry 325320 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) 813311 Human Rights Organizations 813312 Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations 813319 Other Social Advocacy Organizations 813930 Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations No No Aidan Black 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA 202 566-2381 black.aidan@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7508M, 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